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Population (year 2000): 6,370. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,857 (+7.6% change)
Males: 3,096 (48.6%), Females: 3,274 (51.4%)
Zip code:
12972
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $39,051 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,500 (year 2000)
Races in Peru:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: French (21.5%), Irish (19.5%),
German (10.9%), United States (10.3%), English (9.9%), French
Canadian (8.3%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Peru
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Peru town
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 9.9%
2.7% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.8% North
America, 0.7% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Peru:
- CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
PLATTSBURGH, NY)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 23 miles;
BURLINGTON, VT)
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Peru:
- CLINTON CO (about 8 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 28 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID:
BTV)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 84 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peru:
- PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 7 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY;
ID: PBG)
- ROUSES POINT (about 31 miles; ROUSES POINT, NY; ID:
K21)
- MARCY FIELD (about 31 miles; KEENE, NY; ID: 1I1)
Amtrak stations near Peru:
- 6 miles: PORT KENT (RTE. 9 NORTH) - Seasonal
Station. Services: free short-term parking, call for
taxi service.
- 10 miles: PLATTSBURGH (BRIDGE ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Peru:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 9 miles;
PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
- SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; COLCHESTER,
VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL
(about 33 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,265)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles;
QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 99 miles; POTSDAM,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,885)
Public high school in Peru:
- PERU SHS (Students: 761; Location: 17 SCHOOL
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Peru:
- PERU MS (Students: 562; Location: 17 SCHOOL
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PERU IS (Students: 501; Location: 116
PLEASANT ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- PRIMARY BLDG SCHOOL (Students: 434; Location:
116 PLEASANT ST; Grades: KG - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Peru:
- ST AUGUSTINES SCHOOL (Students: 171;
Location: PO BOX 567 3030 ROUTE 22 MAIN; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Peru:
- PERU FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$109,602; Location: 3024 ROUTE 22; 17,120 books; 406
audio materials; 112 video materials; 46 serial
subscriptions)
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