Location & Size
The City of Perryville was incorporated in 1831.We are the county seat of Perry County and located in southeast Missouri at the intersection of Missouri Highway Route 51 and U.S. Interstate 55 (exit 129), approximately 70 miles south of St. Louis and 30 miles north of Cape Girardeau. The City currently encompasses approximately 8.1 square miles.
2020 Census Information
- City population - 8,555
- County population - 18,956
- State population - 6,154,913
2010 Census Information
- City Population - 8,225
- County population - 18,971
- State population - 5,988,927
2000 Census Information
- City population - 7,667
- County population - 18,132
- State population - 5,595,211
1990 Census Information
- City population - 6,933
- County population - 16,648
- State population - 5,117,073