Perry (also Perrys Bridge, Pont Berry) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,171.[2]

Perry
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishVermilion
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,171
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The zipcode is: 70575.[3] Perry's Bridge sprang up sometime after 1817, when Robert Perry, originally from Kentucky, was given a contract by the St. Martin Parish Police Jury to build a bridge across the river. By 1827, Perry, who was first appointed Sheriff of Vermilion Parish, serving 1844 to 1848, owned stores on each side of the river at Perry's Bridge, maintained a tannery there, and had other landholdings. In 1844, Perry laid out the little town.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,171
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2020[5]

2020 census

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Perry CDP, Louisiana – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[5] % 2020
White alone (NH) 951 81.21%
Black or African American alone (NH) 79 6.75%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 0.17%
Asian alone (NH) 51 4.36%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.09%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 26 2.22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 61 5.21%
Total 1,171 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Perry, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Perry CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  5. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Perry CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.

29°56′55″N 92°09′25″W / 29.94861°N 92.15694°W / 29.94861; -92.15694