Town of Peru
Peru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 531 at the 2020 census. Originally known as Bromley, the town name was changed to "Peru" by the land grantees as a way of attracting land buyers to an area that had been described as 36 square miles of "trees, bears and mountain lions".Places of Interest
Highlights include Hapgood State Forest and Bromley Mountain.
Hapgood State Forest
Protected area
Hapgood State Forest covers 118 acres in Peru, Vermont in Bennington County. The forest is managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation and surrounds the summit of 3,260-foot Bromley Mountain. Hapgood State Forest is situated 2 miles south of Town of Peru.
Bromley Mountain
Peak
Photo: Redjar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bromley Mountain is a peak, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Town of Peru.
Town of Peru
- Type: Locality with 364 residents
- Location: Bennington, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.2551° or 43° 15′ 19″ northLongitude
-72.9207° or 72° 55′ 15″ westPopulation
364Elevation
2,021 feet (616 metres)Open location code
87M9734H+3PGeoNames ID
5239743
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