Peru, Vermont
Peru, Vermont | |
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Peru, Vermont | |
| 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 Codes | 05152 (Peru) 05148 (Londonderry) |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-55000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462172 |
| Website | www.peruvt.org |
Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 531 at the 2020 census. 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".