Peoria, Arizona

Ruins of a village built by Hohokam people about 1000 years ago at Lake Pleasant Regional Park in Peoria, Arizona.

Peoria is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the US state of Arizona. Most of the city is in Maricopa County. The northern part is in Yapavai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. It was named for Peoria, Illinois because that is where many of the early settlers came from.[1]

In the 2020 United States Census, 190,985 people lived in the city.[2] Peoria is the eighth largest city in Arizona. Peoria has a Mayor–council government; a mayor and six councilmen who are all elected.[1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Peoria, Arizona". CityTownInfo.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. "QuickFacts: Peoria city, Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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