Peru, Vermont | |
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 Peru, Vermont | |
  Peru, Vermont Location in the United States  Peru, Vermont Peru, Vermont (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′38″N 72°53′54″W / 43.24389°N 72.89833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Bennington |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.3 sq mi (96.7 km2) |
| • Land | 37.2 sq mi (96.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,647 ft (502 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 531 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05152 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-55000[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462172[2] |
| Website | http://www.peruvt.org/ |
Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 531 at the 2020 census.[3] Originally known as Bromley, the town name was changed to "Peru" by the land grantees as a way of attracting land buyers to an area that had been described as 36 square miles (93 km2) of "trees, bears and mountain lions".
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Peru town, Bennington County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2022.