Perley is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States.

[6] The city was named for George Edmund Perley, a local attorney.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.247 square miles (0.64 km2), all land.

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.

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.