Midwest

Peru

Miami County, IN

Population

10,862

Walk Score

80 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$764

Median home value

$78,500

Founded

1834

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Godfroy’s Addition Historic District · listed 2023
  • Jacobs, Terrell, Circus Winter Quarters · listed 2012
  • Peru Courthouse Square Historic District · listed 2018
  • Peru High School Historic District · listed 2013
  • Peru Westside Historic District · listed 2023

Notable landmarks

  • Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building · listed 1983
  • Cole, James Omar, House · listed 1984
  • Godfroy, Francis, Cemetery · listed 1984
  • Miami County Courthouse · listed 2008
  • Paw Paw Church and Cemetery
  • Shirk-Edwards House · listed 1995
  • Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters · listed 1987
  • Westleigh Farms · listed 2003

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