Ancestry in the Town of Peru, Oxford County, Maine (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Oxford County and the Town of Peru
Town of Peru
Oxford County
0%5%10%15%20%CountFrenchEnglishUnclassified1Other2French CanadianIrishAmericanScottishItalianGermanLithuanianSwedishCanadianDutchScotch-IrishPolishGreekBritish19.318182%14.813522%19.318182%19.3%23816.639610%22.140002%16.639610%16.6%20515.584416%20.968952%15.584416%15.6%19212.581169%12.195675%12.581169%12.6%15511.201299%5.490497%11.201299%11.2%13810.470779%15.748966%10.470779%10.5%12910.227273%9.710466%10.227273%10.2%1267.224026%4.731322%7.224026%7.2%896.168831%4.652786%6.168831%6.2%764.545455%6.137978%4.545455%4.5%563.896104%0.860399%3.896104%3.9%481.704545%1.186757%1.704545%1.7%211.461039%0.856908%1.461039%1.5%181.136364%0.612576%1.136364%1.1%141.055195%1.846455%1.055195%1.1%130.811688%2.012252%0.811688%0.8%100.730519%0.307161%0.730519%0.7%90.649351%0.554984%0.649351%0.6%8
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Oxford County and the Town of Peru
Town of Peru
Oxford County
0%50%100%Count%Central AmericanGuatemalan100.000000%7.994186%100.000000%100.0%171.380%1.38%100.000000%5.668605%100.000000%100.0%171.380%1.38%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Oxford County and the Town of Peru
Town of Peru
Oxford County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%JapaneseVietnamese50.000000%7.871720%50.000000%50.0%20.162%0.16%50.000000%8.454810%50.000000%50.0%20.162%0.16%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Town of Peru to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Peru. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Peru, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Peru
0%10%20%30%Count#CaribouBiddefordTown of WinslowWinslowRegional School Unit 1010Town of BuxtonBuxtonAugustaTown of WaterboroWaterboro965800Tract 965800Town of FairfieldFairfieldTown of BerwickBerwickSanfordAuburnPresque IsleTown of LebanonLebanonTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchZIP Code 04290ZIP 04290Town of PeruTown of LisbonLisbonTown of HampdenHampdenLewistonWatervilleSacoWestbrookTown of SkowheganSkowheganBrewerOld TownTown of WindhamWindhamBangorTown of GrayMaineTown of EliotTown of South BerwickS BerwickOxford CountyOxfordTown of StandishStandishTown of FreeportFreeportTown of TopshamTopshamTown of GorhamGorhamBelfastTown of WellsTown of BrunswickBrunswickSouth PortlandS PortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of KitteryKitteryTown of ScarboroughScarboroughBathTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of OronoTown of YorkTown of CumberlandCumberlandTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethNew EnglandPortlandRocklandEllsworthNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited States35.193622%35.193622%35.2%2,781126.540462%26.540462%26.5%5,664224.816658%24.816658%24.8%1,895323.404959%23.404959%23.4%4,24823.350566%23.350566%23.4%1,897422.834519%22.834519%22.8%4,268522.552425%22.552425%22.6%1,753621.639068%21.639068%21.6%77121.605774%21.605774%21.6%1,437720.927135%20.927135%20.9%1,571820.338009%20.338009%20.3%4,248920.136861%20.136861%20.1%4,6201020.101097%20.101097%20.1%1,8691119.450801%19.450801%19.5%1,1901219.441755%19.441755%19.4%1,2051319.330812%19.330812%19.3%1,6871419.318182%19.318182%19.3%23819.318182%19.318182%19.3%23819.271949%19.271949%19.3%1,7101518.812151%18.812151%18.8%1,3811618.612344%18.612344%18.6%6,7521718.575679%18.575679%18.6%2,9971818.171296%18.171296%18.2%3,4541918.003228%18.003228%18.0%3,2352017.887341%17.887341%17.9%1,5022117.804826%17.804826%17.8%1,6532217.491835%17.491835%17.5%1,3392316.655329%16.655329%16.7%2,9382416.450709%16.450709%16.5%5,3452516.424637%16.424637%16.4%1,3122615.692111%15.692111%15.7%208,693209k15.273821%15.273821%15.3%9652715.030005%15.030005%15.0%1,1022814.813522%14.813522%14.8%8,48814.298481%14.298481%14.3%1,4402914.086387%14.086387%14.1%1,1613013.893025%13.893025%13.9%1,2133113.599765%13.599765%13.6%2,3143213.281132%13.281132%13.3%8823312.923601%12.923601%12.9%1,2893412.733571%12.733571%12.7%2,6103512.670788%12.670788%12.7%3,2183612.184211%12.184211%12.2%9263711.452395%11.452395%11.5%1,3463811.452049%11.452049%11.5%1,1013911.219487%11.219487%11.2%2,1974011.219102%11.219102%11.2%9354110.421077%10.421077%10.4%8864210.357495%10.357495%10.4%1,1564310.193322%10.193322%10.2%1,102449.603193%9.603193%9.6%1,227459.325056%9.325056%9.3%706468.981582%8.981582%9.0%829478.443917%8.443917%8.4%1,238,6281.24M8.358715%8.358715%8.4%5,571486.731302%6.731302%6.7%486496.663282%6.663282%6.7%525503.521134%3.521134%3.5%1,974,1511.97M2.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M
Count number of people reporting 'French' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'French' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Peru to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Peru. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Peru, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Peru
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Regional School Unit 1010965800Tract 965800ZIP Code 04290ZIP 04290Town of PeruManchesterMaineOxford CountyOxfordNew EnglandNew BedfordLowellWorcesterSpringfieldLynnTown of GreeceGreeceTown of WaterburyWaterburyNortheastProvidenceBrocktonQuincyCambridgeTown of AmherstAmherstSyracuseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAlbanyTown of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanToms River TownshipToms RivBostonRochesterTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenBuffaloPittsburghTown of StamfordStamfordErieTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of IslipTown of BabylonBabylonTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HartfordHartfordAllentownTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadEdison TownshipEdisonPhiladelphiaTown of BridgeportBridgeportBrooklynTown of RamapoRamapoWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeJersey CityStaten IslandYonkersLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson23.404959%23.404959%23.4%4,24821.639068%21.639068%21.6%77119.318182%19.318182%19.3%23819.318182%19.318182%19.3%23817.150348%17.150348%17.2%18,90518.9k115.692111%15.692111%15.7%208,693209k14.813522%14.813522%14.8%8,4888.443917%8.443917%8.4%1,238,6281.24M8.301049%8.301049%8.3%7,88527.295829%7.295829%7.3%8,01637.243150%7.243150%7.2%13,30413.3k45.978921%5.978921%6.0%9,20754.004388%4.004388%4.0%3,68763.594487%3.594487%3.6%3,47473.564659%3.564659%3.6%3,89383.521134%3.521134%3.5%1,974,1511.97M3.250751%3.250751%3.3%5,81492.964783%2.964783%3.0%2,811102.845237%2.845237%2.8%2,656112.816370%2.816370%2.8%3,063122.657104%2.657104%2.7%3,312132.611708%2.611708%2.6%3,770142.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.520701%2.520701%2.5%2,481152.098967%2.098967%2.1%1,916162.002154%2.002154%2.0%32,73532.7k171.965260%1.965260%2.0%1,791181.930185%1.930185%1.9%12,70612.7k191.836978%1.836978%1.8%3,863201.791796%1.791796%1.8%2,115211.743618%1.743618%1.7%8,511221.517825%1.517825%1.5%3,931231.456904%1.456904%1.5%4,448241.404128%1.404128%1.4%1,789251.380832%1.380832%1.4%1,383261.364211%1.364211%1.4%1,779271.261926%1.261926%1.3%2,574281.195675%1.195675%1.2%4,014291.090249%1.090249%1.1%2,325301.071799%1.071799%1.1%3,189310.999839%0.999839%1.0%1,243320.968869%0.968869%1.0%1,159330.903854%0.903854%0.9%6,948340.769465%0.769465%0.8%1,767350.758825%0.758825%0.8%773360.701310%0.701310%0.7%10,94010.9k370.695134%0.695134%0.7%1,022380.672612%0.672612%0.7%17,53417.5k390.660921%0.660921%0.7%878400.598234%0.598234%0.6%605410.591212%0.591212%0.6%1,547420.532827%0.532827%0.5%2,522430.499687%0.499687%0.5%998440.458598%0.458598%0.5%449450.415496%0.415496%0.4%9,598460.252439%0.252439%0.3%3,627470.209306%0.209306%0.2%268480.157779%0.157779%0.2%442490.040165%0.040165%0.0%5950
Count number of people reporting 'French' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'French' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Peru to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Peru. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Peru, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Peru
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Regional School Unit 1010965800Tract 965800ZIP Code 04290ZIP 04290Town of PeruMaineOxford CountyOxfordNew EnglandNortheastSeattleNortheast TarrantNE TarrantSeattle EastNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisTucsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDenverAustinTulsaOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSacramentoTampaSan DiegoPhoenixPlanoManhattanLas VegasBostonColumbusSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAlbuquerqueOrlandoHoustonFort WorthNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodSan JoseAtlantaOntarioMilwaukeeTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteWashingtonAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Los AngelesSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan BernardinoChicagoEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyMiamiSouthwest DallasSW DallasTown of HempsteadHempsteadBaltimoreSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoPhiladelphiaBrooklynDetroitQueensBronx23.404959%23.404959%23.4%4,24821.639068%21.639068%21.6%77119.318182%19.318182%19.3%23819.318182%19.318182%19.3%23815.692111%15.692111%15.7%208,693209k14.813522%14.813522%14.8%8,4888.443917%8.443917%8.4%1,238,6281.24M3.521134%3.521134%3.5%1,974,1511.97M2.853136%2.853136%2.9%29,78129.8k12.766194%2.766194%2.8%15,84715.8k22.754833%2.754833%2.8%16,15516.2k32.668850%2.668850%2.7%19,96920.0k42.596224%2.596224%2.6%22,68722.7k52.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.453781%2.453781%2.5%16,27616.3k62.365614%2.365614%2.4%20,31820.3k72.353797%2.353797%2.4%13,94113.9k82.339048%2.339048%2.3%15,41415.4k92.311704%2.311704%2.3%19,65619.7k102.188373%2.188373%2.2%24,51724.5k112.162928%2.162928%2.2%14,41214.4k122.156733%2.156733%2.2%51,33151.3k132.118999%2.118999%2.1%67,51167.5k142.026311%2.026311%2.0%11,09011.1k152.002154%2.002154%2.0%32,73532.7k161.978761%1.978761%2.0%37,00237.0k171.930185%1.930185%1.9%12,70612.7k181.896841%1.896841%1.9%15,53615.5k191.830631%1.830631%1.8%18,02618.0k201.775985%1.775985%1.8%11,40611.4k211.751344%1.751344%1.8%10,20210.2k221.701556%1.701556%1.7%56,21056.2k231.659151%1.659151%1.7%14,13514.1k241.632336%1.632336%1.6%25,25325.3k251.565886%1.565886%1.6%10,83910.8k261.508667%1.508667%1.5%8,721271.503072%1.503072%1.5%26,40526.4k281.501664%1.501664%1.5%8,711291.489927%1.489927%1.5%9,592301.472593%1.472593%1.5%8,816311.467174%1.467174%1.5%11,86711.9k321.460678%1.460678%1.5%9,626331.299156%1.299156%1.3%22,05022.1k341.222348%1.222348%1.2%31,47231.5k351.205436%1.205436%1.2%22,19222.2k361.156221%1.156221%1.2%9,698370.978734%0.978734%1.0%26,56326.6k380.942669%0.942669%0.9%9,018390.925198%0.925198%0.9%8,908400.919248%0.919248%0.9%8,880410.903854%0.903854%0.9%6,948420.867633%0.867633%0.9%5,388430.849686%0.849686%0.8%5,961440.722742%0.722742%0.7%3,964450.701310%0.701310%0.7%10,94010.9k460.672612%0.672612%0.7%17,53417.5k470.473192%0.473192%0.5%3,234480.415496%0.415496%0.4%9,598490.252439%0.252439%0.3%3,62750
Count number of people reporting 'French' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'French' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Peru. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Maine
County:
Oxford
ZIP Codes:
04220, 04290, 04292
Unified School District:
10
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-18
State House Districts:
ME-115, ME-116
Neighboring Towns:
Canton, Dixfield, Hartford, Mexico, Rumford, Sumner, Woodstock
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
Milton
Nearby Towns:
Buckfield, Carthage, Greenwood, Hanover, Jay, Livermore, Paris, West Paris, Wilton
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
South Franklin