Contact Us

Perry County EDA
Larry W. Tucker, CEcD, EDFP
Executive Director
112 West Saint Maries, Suite 5
P.O. Box 109
Perryville, MO 63775

Exit 129 on I55

Phone: (573) 547-1097
Fax: (573) 547-7327
(800) 211-0554
perryida@perrycountymo.org

Community Profile
POPULATION PDF Print E-mail

 

    2000   1990   1980
 
 Perryville       

  7,667

  6,933

  7,343 

 Perry County   

18,132

16,648 

16,784

 
EDUCATION PDF Print E-mail

Public Schools:

Grades                                            Schools

 K - 8

 Altenburg Public School Disitrict 48

 K - 12

Perry County Public School District 32

Private Schools:

Grades                                            Schools

 K - 6

St. Vincent Elementary School, Perryville, MO 

 K - 8

Immanuel Lutheran School, Perryville, MO 

 

St. Joseph School, Old Appleton, MO 

 

Salem Lutheran School, Farrar, MO 

 1 - 8

Concordia Lutheran School, Altenburg, MO 

 7 - 12

St. Vincent Jr/Sr High School, Perryville, MO 

Vocational Schools:

Perryville Area Career & Technology Center

Area Colleges & Universities:

Perryville Area Higher Education Center, Perryville, MO
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Mineral Area College, Park Hills, MO

 

 
GOVERMENT PDF Print E-mail
  • Mayor/Board of Aldermen/City Administrator
     Deborah M. Gahan, Mayor
     Brent Buerck, City Administrator
  • City Zoning and comprehensive plan
  • Subdivision ordinance with design standards
  • City engineer
  • Perry County I D A with bonding capacity
  • 26 full-time policemen
  • 19 full-time sheriff deputies & 12 Reserve
  • 106 volunteer fire department personnel
     Perryville/Perry County 48
     Biehle  15
     Altenburg/Frohna 28
     East Perry County Rural  15
  • Fire insurance rating
     Perryville:  4
     Perry County:  9, 
     5 miles or more out:  10
  • Public and private garbage collection
  • Public and private recycling centers
 
TAXES PDF Print E-mail

For year 2008 assessed value of property:

     City of Perryville  $  122,971,463
     Perry County  $  275,205,730

 

2008 Basic Property Tax levy (per $100 of assessed value):

 City of Perryville  $      .7365
 Perry County        1.0186
 School District 32        3.1926
 State of Missouri          .0300
           Total  $    4.9777
 Commercial Surtax  $    1.06

 

Sales Tax:

 State of Missouri    4.225%
 City of Perryville    1.875%
 Perry County    1.625%
               Total Sales Tax Rate    7.725%

 

 
CLIMATE PDF Print E-mail
 Coldest month - January

  Normal temperature - 38.7°F

 Hottest month - July

  Normal temperature - 78.5°F

   
 Driest month - July

  Normal precipitation - 2.7 in.

 Wettest month - May

  Normal precipitation - 4.7 in.

   
 Average annual rainfall:

                               43.1 in.

 Average annual snowfall:

                               11.0 in.

 
HEALTH SERVICES PDF Print E-mail
  • Perry County Memorial Hospital, Perryville
     25 beds, 24-hour emergency and acute care
  • Medical Personnel
     11  MDs 2  DO 7  DCs 
     2  Optometrists 7 Dentist 2  DVMs 
     45 RNs 13 LPNs  3 APRNs 

 
LABOR FORCE FOR PERRY COUNTY PDF Print E-mail
 Civilian labor force (June, 2009)

10,416

 Total Employment

  9,581

 Unemployed

     835

      Unemployment as % of work force

 8.0

 
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PDF Print E-mail
  • Community lake with fishing and boating
  • 3 public parks
  • 3 public tennis courts
  • Public golf course
  • Country club
  • Bowling alley
  • Handball/racquetball court
  • Golf driving range
  • Perry Park Center that features:
21,000 sq. ft. gymnasium that includes:
2 full size courts for basketball
volleyball, tennis, indoor soccer
seats over 2,300 for concerts and other events
three lane 1/10 mile walking/jogging track with treadmills and bikes
19,000 sq. ft. 417 theatre for:
performing arts, shows, concerts, events

daily movies on the big screen (Wehrenberg affiliate)

dressing rooms, storage, green rooms, orchestra pit, grand piano, plus a lot more
22,000 sq. ft. aquatics center:
water slide, diving boards, kiddy pool
six lap lanes. party area, sun deck & complete locker rooms
1,400 sq. ft. fitness room that includes:
Cybex 2000 weight equipment
meeting rooms / aerobics room
two racquetball courts
free weights, treadmills & more
15,000 sq. ft. Riverside Regional Library:
complete with computers, internet
comfortable chairs and couches
movies, books, and children's area
Complete Kid's Club Room:
with games, crafts, play area
fenced in playground
Other Special Features:
arcade area, large concessions, vending machines