Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 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 of trees and bears."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.4 square miles (96.8 km), of which, 37.3 square miles (96.7 km) of it is ...
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Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 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 of trees and bears."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.4 square miles (96.8 km), of which, 37.3 square miles (96.7 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km) of it (0.19%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 416 people, 157 households, and 118 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.1 people per square mile (4.3/km). There were 445 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.84% White, 0.24% Asian, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 157 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with...
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