Perley, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Perley, Minnesota |settlement_type = City |nickname = |motto =  |image_skyline = Perley, Minnesota at the intersection of US Highway 75 and Norman County Highway 39.jpg |imagesize = 275px |image_caption = Perley, Minnesota at the intersection of US Highway 75 and Norman County Highway 39 |image_flag = |image_seal =  |image_map = Norman_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Perley_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Perley, Minnesota |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Minnesota |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Norman  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Ann L. Kruse |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = September 27, 1906  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web|title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 28, 2024}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 0.640 |area_land_km2 = 0.640 |area_water_km2 = 0.000 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.247 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.247 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.000  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_est = 110 |pop_est_as_of = 2022 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2022"/> |population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> |population_total = 113 |population_density_km2 = 176.29 |population_density_sq_mi = 457.49  |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_m = 267 |elevation_ft = 876 |coordinates = {{coord|47|10|37|N|96|48|11|W|region:US-MN|display=inline}} |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = 56574 |area_code = 218 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 27-50506 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0649302<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|0649302}}</ref> |blank2_name = Sales tax |blank2_info = 7.375%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/perley.html|title=Perley (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }}

'''Perley''' is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 113 at the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Perley_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2750506|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>

==History== A post office called Perley has been in operation since 1885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Norman |title=Norman County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=July 26, 2015}}</ref> The city was named for George Edmund Perley, a local attorney.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n402 383]}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.247|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 188 |1920= 222 |1930= 231 |1940= 246 |1950= 204 |1960= 165 |1970= 149 |1980= 134 |1990= 132 |2000= 121 |2010= 92 |2020= 113 |estyear=2022 |estimate=110 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=February 28, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 28, 2024}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> }}

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $21,528 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,998. There were 10.5% of families and 12.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 23.7% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

===2010 census=== As of the 2010 census, there were 92 people, 48 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|383.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 53 housing units at an average density of {{convert|220.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 1.1% Native American, 3.3% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.6% of the population.

There were 48 households, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.50.

The median age in the city was 48 years. 15.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 39.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.

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Category:Cities in Norman County, Minnesota Category:Cities in Minnesota