Peoria, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
City
	Peoria City Hall
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	Location of Peoria in Peoria County, 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)
• 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: 61601-61607, 61612-61615, 61625, 61629, 61630, 61633, 61634, 61636-61639, 61641, 61643, 61650-61656;
Area code	309
FIPS code	17-59000
Website	www.peoriagov.org

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.

Roads

Many people drive in and out of Peoria on Interstate 74. People also drive around Peoria on Interstate 474. Peoria is 157 miles (257 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, Illinois.

Culture

Peoria has become famous as a representation of the average American city because of its demographics and its perceived mainstream Midwestern culture. On the Vaudeville circuit, it was said that if an act would succeed in Peoria, it would work anywhere. The question "Will it play in Peoria?" has now become a metaphor for whether something appeals to the American mainstream public.

References

↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
↑ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
↑ "29 ZIP Code Results for listing Peoria, IL a "Primary city"". Unitedstateszipcodes.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

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[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

[urban_area-2] "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[3] "29 ZIP Code Results for listing Peoria, IL a "Primary city"". Unitedstateszipcodes.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

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