Perry County, Indiana
17 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 19,270
- Median household income
- $61,151
- ±7,346
- Unemployed
- 4.5%
- 395 of 8,788 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.4%
- 6,551 of 7,758 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Perry | 19,316 (2021) | 2219 Payne St, Tell City | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cannelton | 1,523 (2021) | 210 S 8th St, Cannelton | — |
| City of Tell City | 7,552 (2021) | Po Box 515, Tell City | Website |
| Town of Troy | 356 (2021) | Po Box 57, Troy | — |
Townships 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Anderson | 1,598 (2021) | 16850 Avery Ridge Rd, Troy | — |
| Township of Clark | 1,077 (2021) | 7189 State Road 62, Birdseye | — |
| Township of Leopold | 723 (2021) | 16223 Old State Road 37, Leopold | — |
| Township of Oil | 2,540 (2021) | 26475 State Road 37, English | — |
| Township of Tobin | 710 (2021) | 9757 E State Rd 66, Rome | — |
| Township of Troy | 12,057 (2021) | 717 Jefferson ST. Ste. Rc1, Tell City | Website |
| Township of Union | 611 (2021) | 16171 Parks Rd, Magnet | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlefork Watershed Conservancy District | Flood control | 4195 Adler Rd, Tell City | — |
| Cannelton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 336, Tell City | — |
| Tell City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1648 10th St, Tell City | — |
| Perry County Public Library | Libraries | 2328 Tell St, Tell City | Website |
| Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3214 Tell St, Tell City | — |
| Perry County Solid Waste Management District | Solid waste management | 125 S 8th St, Cannelton | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Cannelton City Schools
School district1 schools
109 S Third St, Cannelton, IN, 47520
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Perry Central Com Schools Corp
School district2 schools
18677 Old SR 37, Leopold, IN, 47551
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
School district2 schools
837 17th St, Tell City, IN, 47586
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Breckinridge County Farmers Market (1377 Hwy 261 South Hardinsburg)
English Farmers' Market (914 East State Highway 64 English)
Jasper Farmers' Market (201 Mill Street Jasper) · Huntingburg Farmers' Market (Huntingburg)
Hancock Co Farmers Market (2500 US 60 west Hawesville)
Meade County Farmers Market (Brandenburg)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.