Peru, Indiana
E502671
Peru, Indiana is a small city in north-central Indiana known for its historic downtown, circus heritage, and role as the county seat of Miami County.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peru, Indiana canonical | 18 |
| Peru, Indiana area | 1 |
| Peru, Indiana micropolitan statistical area | 1 |
| city of Peru, Indiana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5227647 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peru, Indiana Context triple: [Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Indiana, United States, locatedIn, Peru, Indiana]
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A.
Peru, Illinois
Peru, Illinois is a small city in north-central Illinois situated along the Illinois River and forming part of the LaSalle-Peru metropolitan area.
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B.
Peru, Ohio
Peru, Ohio is a small unincorporated community located in Huron County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Ohio.
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C.
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana is a small city in northern Indiana known for its recreational vehicle manufacturing industry and location near the Michigan border.
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D.
Osceola, Indiana
Osceola, Indiana is a small town in northern Indiana situated between the cities of South Bend and Elkhart.
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E.
Paoli, Indiana
Paoli, Indiana is a small town in southern Indiana known as a local hub for outdoor recreation and as the home community near the Paoli Peaks ski area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peru, Indiana Target entity description: Peru, Indiana is a small city in north-central Indiana known for its historic downtown, circus heritage, and role as the county seat of Miami County.
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A.
Peru, Illinois
Peru, Illinois is a small city in north-central Illinois situated along the Illinois River and forming part of the LaSalle-Peru metropolitan area.
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B.
Peru, Ohio
Peru, Ohio is a small unincorporated community located in Huron County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Ohio.
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C.
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana is a small city in northern Indiana known for its recreational vehicle manufacturing industry and location near the Michigan border.
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D.
Osceola, Indiana
Osceola, Indiana is a small town in northern Indiana situated between the cities of South Bend and Elkhart.
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E.
Paoli, Indiana
Paoli, Indiana is a small town in southern Indiana known as a local hub for outdoor recreation and as the home community near the Paoli Peaks ski area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 765 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| county | Miami County, Indiana ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | small-city population size ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
circus museum
ⓘ
historic downtown district ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | circus-themed festivals ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture-related businesses
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ services ⓘ |
| hasFunction | local government center for Miami County ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
circus industry
ⓘ
railroad history ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFeature |
19th-century commercial buildings downtown
ⓘ
historic residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Peru city limits ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 46970 ⓘ |
| isSeatOf | Miami County government ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annual circus festival
ⓘ
circus heritage ⓘ historic downtown ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Peru micropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
LaSalle-Peru metropolitan area
|
| locatedInRegion | north-central Indiana ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Wabash River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Peru
ⓘ
Republic of Peru ⓘ
linked to:
Peru
|
| nickname |
Circus City
ⓘ
linked to:
Circus Capital of the World
|
| partOf |
Indiana
ⓘ
Miami County, Indiana ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| regionalContext | north-central Indiana community ⓘ |
| role | county seat of Miami County, Indiana ⓘ |
| state | Indiana ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Grissom Air Reserve Base vicinity
ⓘ
U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peru, Indiana Description of subject: Peru, Indiana is a small city in north-central Indiana known for its historic downtown, circus heritage, and role as the county seat of Miami County.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Kokomo–Peru combined statistical area
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includesMicropolitanArea
→
Peru, Indiana micropolitan statistical area
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linked to: Peru, Indiana
linked to: Peru, Indiana
linked to: Peru, Indiana