Perryville is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 88 at the 2020 census, down from 113 in 2010. Mount Katmai erupted on June 6, 1912, permanently displacing many local native people. One month after the eruption, 78 of the Katmai refugees boarded the U.S. revenue cutter Manning to retu…Perryville is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 88 at the 2020 census, down from 113 in 2010. Mount Katmai erupted on June 6, 1912, permanently displacing many local native people. One month after the eruption, 78 of the Katmai refugees boarded the U.S. revenue cutter Manning to return to the Alaska Peninsula and establish a new village. After a failed first village site selection, the natives were relocated yet again to a spot 200 miles southwest of Mt. Katmai. The new settlement was named "Perry", and later became known as "Perryville", for K.W. Perry, captain of the Manning.
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