Peru, Illinois

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The city of Peru is located in La Salle County.

Peru is 190 feet [57.91 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Peru lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Peru can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Peru had a population of 9,835 people^<3> (or 8.82% of the total population of La Salle County). The population of Peru represented 0.08% of the total of Illinois.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Peru had a population of 9,810 people. This is a decrease of 0.25% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Peru.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	De Pue	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,753	4.83% decrease
	Earlville	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,822	2.47% increase
	Granville	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,343	5.02% decrease
	Henry	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,415	4.92% decrease
	La Moille	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	743	3.88% decrease
	Mendota	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	6,995	3.81% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Peru.

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Peru. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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