South Peru, Indiana | |
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Neighborhood of Peru, Indiana | |
  South Peru  South Peru | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′44″N86°03′25″W / 40.74556°N 86.05694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 443838 [1] |
South Peru is a neighborhood within Peru, Indiana in Washington Township, Miami County. [1]
South Peru was platted in 1873. [2] The community was so named from its location across the Wabash River from Peru. [3] By 1887, South Peru contained a sawmill, several shops, a brewery and a couple saloons. [4]
South Peru was annexed by Peru in 1914. [5]
South Peru is situated in the northern part of Washington Township and is separated from the city of Peru by the Wabash River.
Miami County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 35,962. The county seat is the City of Peru. Miami County is part of the Kokomo-Peru CSA.
Converse is a town in Richland Township, Grant County, and Jackson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 census.
Denver is a town in Jefferson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 478 at the 2020 census.
Mexico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 915 at the 2020 census.
Peru is a city in, and the county seat of, Miami County, Indiana, United States. It is 73 miles (117 km) north of Indianapolis. The population was 11,073 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous community in Miami County. Peru is located along the Wabash River and is part of the Kokomo-Peru Combined Statistical Area.
The Wabash River is a 503-mile-long (810 km) river that drains most of the state of Indiana in the United States. It flows from the headwaters in Ohio, near the Indiana border, then southwest across northern Indiana turning south near the Illinois border, where the southern portion forms the Indiana-Illinois border before flowing into the Ohio River.
The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via an artificial waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Over 460 miles long, it was the longest canal ever built in North America.
The Mississinewa River is a tributary of the Wabash River in eastern Indiana and a small portion of western Ohio in the United States. It is 120 miles (190 km) long and is the third largest tributary behind the White and Little Wabash Rivers, only slightly larger than the Embarras and Vermilion Rivers. Via the Wabash and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
Cicero Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,086 and it contained 3,646 housing units. It is the largest of the six townships in the county.
Erie Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 554 and it contained 242 housing units. The township's only community is Erie.
Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,412 and it contained 1,044 housing units.
Peru Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,638 and it contained 5,195 housing units.
Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,493 and it contained 1,630 housing units.
Dallas Township is one of 12 townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,114 and it contained 904 housing units.
Wayne Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 470.
Chili (Cheye-leye) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
North Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Peoria is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Bennetts Switch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
...south of Peru on the south side of the Wabash River.
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