THE PERU LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Champlain Lowlands setting.
Peru town has 78.9 square miles of land in Clinton County. Its Census reference point is in Champlain Lowlands, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Peru and Clinton County
Peru is associated with Clinton County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Peru by land and water
The Census records 13.5 square miles of water within Peru, or 14.6% of its total area. It is 7.5 percentage points higher than the 7.1% recorded for Clinton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Peru town has 41 times the land area of nearby Peru CDP (1.92 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

