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History · Perrytown

Perrytown dates to 1959

Most of Perrytown was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1970.

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How Perrytown began

When was Perrytown founded?

1959

Perrytown dates its founding to 1959 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 148 in 19702020 census: 23267 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Perrytown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Perrytown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Perrytown’s history is told.

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The story so far

Perrytown, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Perrytown yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Perrytown is a town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Perrytown had a population of 232. It is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area and was founded in 1959 by local entrepreneur Perry Campbell.

Perrytown was established in 1959. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 272 to 232 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Perrytown, decade by decade

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On the map

Perrytown on the map, 1951 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Perrytown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Perrytown on the 1951 USGS mapPerrytown on the 1978 USGS map1951Hope sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Perrytown.

People over time

Perrytown, census by census

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Between 148 and 282 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Perrytown’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Perrytown

Nobody well known was born in Perrytown itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mike HuckabeeGovernor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 · b. 1955
Melinda DillonAmerican actress · b. 1939
Ketty LesterAmerican actress, recording artist · b. 1934
Vince FosterAmerican lawyer · b. 1945
Kenny GuinnAmerican politician; 27th Governor of Nevada · b. 1936
LuenellAmerican comedian and actress · b. 1959
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Providence ChurchchurchProvidence Schoolschool

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Perrytown’s history

What year was Perrytown founded?

In 1959, according to Wikidata. the census of 1970 counted 148 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.