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History · North Perry

21% of North Perry’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1930.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Perry’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 North Perry are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19053 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch North Perry change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Perry’s history is told.

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On the map

North Perry on the map, 1905 to 1994

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

North Perry on the 1905 USGS mapNorth Perry on the 1985 USGS mapNorth Perry on the 1994 USGS map1905Perry sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

North Perry, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 893 to 915 (+2%).

By decade

North Perry, decade by decade

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People over time

North Perry, census by census

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Grew from 316 people in 1930 to 915 in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Buena Vista Beach
Gone or out of use
Perry Nuclear Power Plant Heliportairport

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about North Perry’s history

Memory lane

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 (2), 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.