Peoria, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 40°41′37″N 89°35′20″W / 40.69365°N 89.58899°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Peoria |
Settled | 1691 |
Incorporated Town | 1835 |
Incorporated City | 1845 |
Named for | Peoria people |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
Area | |
• City | 50.55 sq mi (130.93 km2) |
• Land | 47.97 sq mi (124.24 km2) |
• Water | 2.58 sq mi (6.69 km2) |
Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 113,150 |
• Density | 2,358.72/sq mi (910.71/km2) |
• Urban | 259,781 (US: 155th)[2] |
• Urban density | 1,781.9/sq mi (688.0/km2) |
• Metro | 368,782 (US: 150th) |
Demonym | Peorian |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 29 total ZIP Codes:
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Area code | 309 |
FIPS code | 17-59000 |
Website | www |
Peoria is a city on the Illinois River in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, Peoria had more than 110,000 people living in it. It is the home of the Peoria Rivermen ice hockey team. One of Peoria's largest businesses is Caterpillar, a company that makes bulldozers, mining trucks, and other kinds of machinery.