Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- County
- Miami
- Townships
- Peru , Washington
- Founded by
- William N. Hood
- Mayor
- Don Sturch ( R )
- Total
- 5.14 sq mi (13.32 km )
- Land
- 5.05 sq mi (13.09 km )
- Water
- 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km ) 1.69%
- Elevation
- 650 ft (200 m)
- Density
- 2,190/sq mi (845.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 46970-46971
- Fips code
- 18-59328
- Website
- www .cityofperu .org
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Encyclopedic overview
Peru is a city in, and the county seat of, Miami County, Indiana, United States. It is 73 miles (117 km) north of Indianapolis. The population was 11,073 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous community in Miami County. Peru is located along the Wabash River and is part of the Kokomo-Peru Combined Statistical Area.
Residents of Peru usually pronounce the name of Peru like the name of the nation of Peru as it is commonly pronounced in American English. Elderly Hoosiers commonly use the archaic pronunciation of /ˈpiːru/ PEE-roo.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.