The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 242 to 233 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Peru yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Peru’s history is told.
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Peru, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.