Peru
New Hope is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 711 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of New Hope, Garfield, and Peru are located in the town.- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Peru, Portage County, Wisconsin” and “Peru, WI”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Budsberg Pond and Skunk Lake.
Budsberg Pond
Lake
Budsberg Pond is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Variant names are "Budsberg Lake" and "Horton Lake". The lake was named after Peter Budsberg, an original owner of the site. Budsberg Pond is situated 1½ miles south of Peru.
Skunk Lake
Lake
Skunk Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. An early variant name was "Valders Lake". Skunk Lake is situated 2 miles southwest of Peru.
Sunset Lake
Lake
Sunset Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Sunset Lake was named in the 1920s. Sunset Lake is situated 2½ miles southwest of Peru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peru and Garfield.
Peru
Hamlet
The Town of Peru is a Town located in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 233 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Meridean and Red Cedar and the ghost towns of Old Tyrone and Old Meridean are located in the town.
Garfield
Hamlet
Garfield is an unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Garfield is situated 2½ miles west of Peru.
Rosholt
Village
Rosholt is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 478 at the 2020 census. Rosholt is situated 5 miles northwest of Peru.
Peru
- Category: unincorporated community
- Location: Town of New Hope, Portage, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.56997° or 44° 34′ 12″ north
Longitude
-89.24345° or 89° 14′ 36″ west
Elevation
1,112 feet (339 metres)
Open location code
86PGHQ94+XJ
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Peru” goes by many names.
- French: “Peru”
- Persian: “پرو، شهرستان پورتیج، ویسکانسین”
- Persian: “پرو”
- Urdu: “پیرو، پورٹیج کاؤنٹی، وسکونسن”
- Urdu: “پیرو”
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