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Census Data for Peru

As far as we can tell, Peru has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Peru, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Rosholt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosholt is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
  • Nelsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Amherst Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
  • Iola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Iola is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Amherst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amherst is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Scandinavia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
  • Big Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
  • Ogdensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Elderon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elderon is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
  • Tigerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tigerton is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
  • Park Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Plover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Plover is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Stevens Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
    • Whiting
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Manawa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa

Portage County ...

Peru is located in Portage County<1>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Portage County.

Miscellaneous Information for Peru ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Portage County or the community of Peru:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Peru:
    • GNIS ID for Peru: 1581576
    • GNIS ID for Portage County: 1581109
    • GNIS ID for State of Wisconsin: 1779806
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 55 (Wisconsin)
    • County Code: 097 (Portage County)
    • Place Code: 62150 (Peru)
    • State & County Code: 55/097 (Wisconsin / Portage County)
    • State & Place Code: 55/62150 (Wisconsin / Peru)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Peru is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Peru.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.