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Population (year 2000): 9,835. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,815 (-0.2% change)
Males: 4,653 (47.3%), Females: 5,182 (52.7%)
La Salle County
Zip code:
61354
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $37,060 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,700 (year 2000)
Races in Peru:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (31.1%), Polish (21.5%),
Italian (17.4%), Irish (15.4%), English (9.5%), United States
(5.3%).
Elevation: 610 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Peru
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Peru city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 8.9%
3.4% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.7%
Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+0.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Peru:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (925 WEST
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Peru:
- ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SPRING VALLEY,
IL)
- MENDOTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MENDOTA,
IL)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF OTTAWA (about 20 miles;
OTTAWA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Peru:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 47 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 59 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 61 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peru:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 2
miles; PERU, IL; ID: VYS)
- HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 12 miles; LOSTANT, IL;
ID: 2V3)
- GRANDPAS' FARM MENDOTA (about 13 miles; MENDOTA, IL;
ID: 0C7)
Amtrak station near Peru:
- 15 miles: MENDOTA (8TH ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Peru:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
Private high school in Peru:
- SAINT BEDE ACADEMY (Students: 332; Location:
ROUTE 6 WEST; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Peru:
- ROOSEVELT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: 2233 6TH ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- PERU WASHINGTON SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 1325 PARK RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHVIEW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 1429 SHOOTING PK RD; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Peru:
- PERU CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM (Students: 272;
Location: 2003 FIFTH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHILDRENS MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 36;
Location: 1521 6TH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Peru:
- PERU P.L. (Operating income: $284,621;
Location: 1409 11TH STREET; 41,384 books; 843 audio
materials; 1,332 video materials; 137 serial
subscriptions)
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