Peru, Vermont Peru, Vermont Peru, Vermont Peru, Vermont Peru, Vermont is positioned in the US Peru, Vermont - Peru, Vermont Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States.
The populace was 375 at the 2010 census. Originally known as Bromley, the town name was changed to "Peru" by the territory grantees as a way of attracting territory buyers to an region that had been described as 36 square miles (93 km2) of "trees, bears and mountain lions". Peru is positioned in northeastern Bennington County, bordered by Rutland County to the north.
3,300-foot-high (1,000 m) Bromley Mountain and its ski region are in the southern part of the town, and 3,392-foot (1,034 m) Styles Peak and 3,428-foot (1,045 m) Peru Peak are to the north.
Vermont Route 11 crosses the southeastern part of the town, past Bromley Mountain Ski Area.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 37.3 square miles (96.7 km2), of which 37.2 square miles (96.4 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.32%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 416 citizens , 157 homeholds, and 118 families living in the town.
There were 445 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km2).
There were 157 homeholds out of which 35.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 66.2% were married couples residing together, 5.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families.
In the town, the age distribution of the populace shows 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $47,188, and the median income for a family was $54,063.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Peru has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Peru town, Bennington County, Vermont".
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