Welcome to Perry ...

The city of Perry is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perry has a population of 915 people<2> (see below for details).

Perry is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Perry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Perry is located in the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Perry: 66073<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perry had an population of 915 people. This is a decrease of 1.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perry had a population of 929 people. This makes Perry the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Perry represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 206th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 929 people, the population of Perry increased 3.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 901 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Perry.

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Perry: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Atchison County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perry.

Communities near Perry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Perry.

• Topeka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <5>
• Lawrence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <5>
• Eudora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <5>
• Tonganoxie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
  • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <5>
• Valley Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <5>
• Oskaloosa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <5>
• McLouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <5>
• Meriden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <5>
• Ozawkie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
  • Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <5>
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Perry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

Looking for more information about Perry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Perry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Perry.

Adding Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Perry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Perry post office opened in 1866.

We also found Perry in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/