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| Coordinates: 40°41′34″N 89°35′26″W / 40.69278°N 89.59056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Illinois |
| County | Peoria |
| Townships | Peoria City, Richwoods, West Peoria |
| Settled | 1691 |
| Incorporated Town | 1835 |
| Incorporated City | 1845 |
| Named for | Peoria people |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Rita Ali (D) |
| • City Manager | Patrick Urich |
| • City Clerk | Stefanie Tarr |
| • City Treasurer | Steve Morris |
| 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 (8th in Illinois) |
| • Density | 2,359/sq mi (911/km2) |
| • Urban | 259,781 (US: 156th)[2] |
| • Urban density | 1,781.9/sq mi (688.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 402,391 (US: 138th) |
| 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 (/piˈɔːriə/ pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in and county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States.[4] Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in Illinois.[5][6] It is the principal city of the Peoria metropolitan area in Central Illinois, consisting of the counties of Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford which had a population of 402,391 in 2020.
Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest permanent European settlement in Illinois, according to the Illinois State Archaeological Survey.[7] Originally[vague] known as Fort Clark, it received its current name when the County of Peoria was organized in 1825. The city was named after the Peoria people, a member of the Illinois Confederation. On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln made his Peoria speech against the Kansas-Nebraska Act.[8][9] Prior to prohibition, Peoria was the center of the whiskey industry in the United States. More than 12 distilleries operated in Peoria by the end of the 19th century, more than any other city in the U.S.[10]
A major port on the Illinois River, Peoria is a trading and shipping center for a large agricultural area that produces corn, soybeans, and livestock. Although the economy is well diversified, the city's traditional manufacturing industries remain important and produce earthmoving equipment, metal products, lawn-care equipment, labels, steel towers, farm equipment, building materials, steel, wire, and chemicals.[11] Until 2018, Peoria was the global and national headquarters for heavy equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar Inc., one of the 30 companies composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and listed on the Fortune 100; the company relocated its headquarters to Deerfield, Illinois in 2018, and then Irving, Texas, in 2022.[12][13]
The city is associated with the phrase "Will it play in Peoria?", which may have originated from the vaudeville era and is often spuriously attributed to Groucho Marx. Museums in the city include the Peoria Riverfront Museum, the Pettengill–Morron House and the John C. Flanagan House (both of which are managed by the Peoria Historical Society), and the Peoria Playhouse Children's Museum. Wheels o' Time Museum is near Peoria.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. 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.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "QuickFacts Peoria city, Illinois". Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Peoria city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Happy 325th Birthday PEORIA" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Lincoln, Abraham (2001). Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Vol. 2. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Springfield, Mailing Address: 413 S. 8th Street; Us, IL 62701 Phone:492-4241 Contact. "Peoria Speech, October 16, 1854 - Lincoln Home National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Rise & Fall of The Whiskey Trust | Spirits Education". Moonshine University. June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Peoria | Illinois, United States". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Caterpillar to Move Headquarters to Chicago Suburb of Deerfield, Ill". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Caterpillar's move to Deerfield made official in SEC filing". The State Journal-Register. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.