Profile for Perry, Georgia, GA

Former and merged names include:
· Wattsville

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 52. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.1 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn

Local festivals include:

• Georgia National Fair - Oct. 4-14, 2007
• Mossy Creek Spring Barnyard Festival - April 21-22, 2007
• Mossy Creek Fall Barnyard Festival - Oct. 20-21, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Perry

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (10)

Hotels (18)

Libraries (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Perry
• School enrollment & education levels in Perry
• Transportation & commute times in Perry
• Houston County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Georgia
• State data - Georgia
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Perry demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Houston County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Macon area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 31069 ZIP code.

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• Perry city government
• Houston County government
• Perry Chamber of Commerce
• Perry tourism

6% of Perry residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Perry ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Perry
• Cemeteries in Houston County
• Libraries in or near Perry

Post a query on a message board:

• Houston County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - GA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Perry museums
• Perry historic sites
• Perry area parks
• Wineries near Perry

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• Perry area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Houston County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Georgia cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Perry
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Houston County

• Perry business guide
• Perry Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Georgia
• Local ordinances in Georgia (Partial selection)

• Crime in Houston County
• Arrests in Houston County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Georgia
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Perry was $18,266, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Houston County economic census
• Houston County economic summary
• Houston County employment growth
• Houston County unemployment rate
• Georgia economic data

18% of Perry residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Perry
• Colleges in Georgia
• Learning Disabilities Association in Georgia
• Schools in or near Perry
• School districts in or near Perry
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Georgia high schools

• Movies playing in or near Perry
• YouTube videos about Perry

• Air pollution in Houston County
• Diesel soot in Houston County
• Land contamination in Houston County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Georgia
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Houston County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Georgia

Perry festival dates:

• Georgia National Fair - Oct. 4-14, 2007
• Mossy Creek Spring Barnyard Festival - April 21-22, 2007
• Mossy Creek Fall Barnyard Festival - Oct. 20-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Perry festival web sites:

• Georgia National Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Georgia county fairs
• Georgia festivals (Georgia tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Perry

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Perry
• Geocaches in Georgia

• Perry items now on sale

• Perry local government Web site
• Houston County government
• Georgia state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Perry medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Perry
• Historic sites in Georgia
• Museums in or near Perry
• Museums in Georgia
• Georgia state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Houston County genealogy forum

Median rent in Perry, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $365.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $843.

• Research Perry Apartments
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• Jobs in the Perry area
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Libraries in Perry include Perry Branch Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Perry

• Georgia statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Perry area
• Historic maps of GA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Georgia
• Topographic map of Perry

Newspapers in Perry include Houston Home Journal

TV stations in Perry include WPGA.

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• Military bases in Georgia
• American Legion post locator
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• Search obituaries in Georgia
• Recent death notices - selected GA newspapers

• Perry Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Georgia
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Perry
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• Parks near Perry
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Houston County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Perry political report.

• Georgia Democratic party
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• Georgia elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Perry
• Total membership by faith, in Houston County

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The average commute time for Perry workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Perry include Best Inns Perry, Best Western Bradbury Inn & Suites, Comfort Inn Perry, Days Inn Perry, Econo Lodge, Guesthouse Inn & Suite Perry, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Perry, Howard Johnson, Jameson Inn Perry ... More hotels.

• Perry travel guide
• Airports near Perry
• Hotels near Perry
• Georgia tourism bureau

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• Major storms (searchable by county)
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• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Georgia
• Wildlife refuges in Georgia

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