Editing Peru, Wisconsin

{{for|the community in Portage County|Peru, Portage County, Wisconsin}}
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|official_name            = Town of Peru
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|image_skyline            = Peru Town Hall 02.jpg
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|image_caption            = Town hall
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|map_caption              = Location of the Town of Peru
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name  = {{flag|United States}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn]]

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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 50.8
|area_land_km2            = 48.5
|area_water_km2           = 2.3
|area_total_sq_mi         = 19.6
|area_land_sq_mi          = 18.7
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.9

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|population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 247
|population_density_km2   = 5.1
|population_density_sq_mi = 13.2

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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
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|elevation_m              = 262
|elevation_ft             = 860
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|area_code                = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]  
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|blank_info               = 55-62125<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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The '''Town<ref>"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355</ref> of Peru''' is a Town located in [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Meridean and Red Cedar and the ghost towns of Old Tyrone and Old Meridean are located in the town.

==Geography==

{{wide image|Meridean, Wisconsin.jpg|200px||100%|left
|alt=Meridean, Wisconsin}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 19.6&nbsp;square miles (50.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 18.7&nbsp;square miles (48.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.9&nbsp;square miles (2.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (4.49%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population |align = left
|1990= 203
|2000= 247
|2010= 242
|estimate=251
|estyear=2020
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 247 people, 83 households, and 68 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 13.2 people per square mile (5.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 4.6 per square mile (1.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 93.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.81% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.21% from two or more races.

There were 83 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $16,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,774. About 8.2% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.1% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Dunn County, Wisconsin}}
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[[Category:Towns in Dunn County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]