Peru, Illinois

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Back to Peru, IL housing info, La Salle County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Peru IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Peru, IL La Salle County Population in July 2008: 9,810. Population change since 2000: -0.3%   Males: 4,641   (47.3%) Females: 5,169   (52.7%) Median resident age:   40.9 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 61354. Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,569 (it was $37,060 in 2000) Peru:   $45,569 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $26,998 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $128,969 (it was $84,900 in 2000) Peru:   $128,969 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $144,533; Detached houses: $149,324; In 2-unit structures: $102,051; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $132,578; Mobile homes: $16,467 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 61354 Peru, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: United Physical Therapy, LLC Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Peru: White Non-Hispanic (93.8%) Hispanic (4.1%) Other race (1.2%) Two or more races (0.8%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Peru: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Peru, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Peru is mentioned 79 times on our forum: La Salle-Peru and Heritage Harbor, Ottawa  (8 replies) Employment in Peru  (4 replies) Can you tell me about Peru?  (4 replies) What is your favorite Chicago food?  (156 replies) Images of Illinois  (488 replies) Peru  (0 replies) Latest news from Peru, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (31.1%), Polish (21.5%), Italian (17.4%), Irish (15.4%), English (9.5%), United States (5.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 05/13/1890 Elevation: 610 feet Land area: 5.94 square miles. Population density: 1651 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.33 N, Longitude: 89.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,565 (+26.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,861 (41.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 815

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Peru, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.14
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Peru, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Peru-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 137% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the Peru city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/20/2004, a category 3 tornado 5.6 miles away from the city center killed 8 people and injured 12 people and caused $8 million in damages.

Peru-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 14.6 miles away from Peru center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 31.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Peru, IL

• Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan Field Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 300, Itinerant Ops: 6,550, Local Ops: 14,000, Military Ops: 150)
• Gerald H Hamer Airport (Runways: 1)
• Trovero Airport (Runways: 1)
• Illinois Valley Community Hospital Heliport

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Notable locations in Peru: Saint Josephs Hall (A), Peru Turner Hall (B), Peru Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Peru Mall Shopping Centr (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Peru include: Saint Valentine Church (A), Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church (B), Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church (C), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (D), First Church of Christ Scientist (E), First Congregational Church (F), Church of the Nazarene (G), Grace Church (H), Zion United Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Peru include: Centennial Park (1), Market Square (2), Baker Park (3), Sunset Park (4), McKinley Park (5), Washington Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Peru Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attractions: Green River Lines Hanson Tours (Tours & Charters; 3131 May Road), Green River Lines (Tours & Charters; 3131 May Road). Hotels: Comfort Inn Peru (5240 Trompeter Road), Fairfield Inn - La Salle / Peru (4385 Venture Dr), Econo Lodge (Routes 251 & I 80), Fairfield Inn Peru (4385 Venture Drive).

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This city:	7.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

This city:	3.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Peru, IL

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• Days Inn Peru, I-80 & 251, Peru, IL 61354, Phone: (815) 224-1060
• Fairfield Inn By Marriott Peru, 4385 Venture Dr, Peru, IL 61354, Phone: (815) 223-7458, Fax: (815) 223-7458
• Super 8 Motel, 1851 May Rd, Peru, IL 61354, Phone: (815) 223-1848, Fax: (815) 223-1848
• Motel 6 Peru, 1900 May Rd, Peru, IL 61354, Phone: (815) 224-2785, Fax: (815) 224-3074
• Comfort Inn Peru, 5240 Trompeter Rd, Peru, IL 61354, Phone: (815) 223-8585, Fax: (815) 223-9292
• Ramada Ltd-peru, 4389 Venture Dr, Peru, IL 61354, Phone: (815) 224-9000
• Econolodge-peru, 1840 May Rd, Peru, IL 61354, Phone: (815) 224-2500

Here		62.5%
USA		50.2%

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,454 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($128 average AGI)

La Salle County:	0.02%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Bureau County, IL	0.47% ($30,479 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.44% ($40,520)
from Kendall County, IL	0.39% ($48,291)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,207 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($81 average AGI)

La Salle County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Bureau County, IL	0.55% ($30,241 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.38% ($37,749)
to Kendall County, IL	0.29% ($40,023)

• Fire: 2
• Hazardous Condition: 5

• #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper (population 5,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded (population 5,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on highway construction per resident in 2004 in $"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters (population 5,000+)"

• #96 (61354) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Zimbabwean first ancestries"
• #99 (61354) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Slovene first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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