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Perry County, Tennessee

5 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.

In four numbers

People
8,697
Median household income
$55,972
±10,067
Unemployed
5.8%
224 of 3,850 in the labour force
Homes with broadband
81.6%
2,945 of 3,610 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

County government in Perry County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
County of Perry8,472 (2021)Po Box 16, LindenWebsite

Cities, towns and villages 2

Cities, towns and villages in Perry County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
City of Lobelville931 (2021)Po Box 369, LobelvilleWebsite
Town of Linden1,011 (2021)Po Box 46, LindenWebsite

Special districts 2

Special districts in Perry County
NameWhat it doesOfficeWebsite
Perry County Soil Conservation DistrictSoil and water conservationPo Box 414, Linden—
Perry County Sanitation DistrictSolid waste managementPo Box 16, LindenWebsite

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

  • Perry County

    School district5 schools

    857 Squirrel Hollow DR, Linden, TN, 37096

    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

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.