Peoria County: County in Illinois, United States of America
Peoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 186,494 and a population density of 114 people per km². After 9 years in 2019 county had an estimated population of 179,179 inhabitants. Its county seat is Peoria. The county was created 196 years ago in 1824.
Peoria County has a total area of 630.89 square miles (1634 km2), of which 630.2 square miles (1632.2 km2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2) is water.
Population : | 179,179 (2019) |
Country : | United States of America |
State : | Illinois |
Area : | 1634 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 1.8% |
Land as percent of area : | 98.2% |
Named for : | Peoria tribe |
Altitude : | 620 feet / 189 meters |
Capital : | Peoria |
Establishment : | January 01, 1825 |
Time Zone : | America/Chicago |
Local time : | 22:15:40 (21st April 2021) |
Density : | 110 Pop. per km² as of 2019 |
Population growth : | -4.08% (2010-2019) |
Peoria County, IL has 6 neighbors .
According to census records, the population of Peoria County decreased by 4.08% in 9 years.
Year | Population | Method |
2010 | 186,494 | census |
2011 | 186,754 | estimation process |
2012 | 187,317 | estimation process |
2013 | 188,643 | estimation process |
2014 | 187,512 | estimation process |
2015 | 186,481 | estimation process |
2016 | 185,043 | estimation process |
2017 | 182,525 | estimation process |
2018 | 180,620 | estimation process |
2019 | 179,179 | estimation process |
People born in Peoria County, IL, including politician Charles J. Colden, political consultant Michael Connell, United States Army Medal of Honor recipient Matthew Bickford, you can see a list of people who born in Peoria County, IL.
Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Peoria County, IL.
City Name | Population | Title |
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Peoria | 110,417 | County seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States |
Chillicothe | 8,193 | Civil township in northeast Peoria County, Illinois |
Kickapoo | 6,914 | Township in Peoria County, Illinois |
Bartonville | 6,113 | Village in Peoria County, Illinois |
Peoria Heights | 5,779 | Village in eastern Peoria County, Illinois |
West Peoria | 4,445 | City in Peoria County, Illinois |
Bellevue | 2,049 | Village in Illinois, United States |
Elmwood | 2,011 | City in Peoria County, Illinois, United States |
Hollis | 1,818 | Township in Peoria County, Illinois |
Princeville | 1,672 | Township in Peoria County, Illinois |
Rome | 1,618 | Unincorporated census-designated place in Illinois, United States |
Dunlap | 1,448 | Village in Illinois, USA |
Hanna City | 1,192 | Human settlement in United States of America |
Akron | 1,029 | City in United States of America |
Trivoli | 984 | Civil township in western Peoria County, Illinois |
Glasford | 957 | Human settlement in Illinois, United States of America |
County Name | Population | Title |
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Illinois | 12,671,821 | State of the United States of America |
Cook County | 5,150,233 | County in Illinois, United States |
Chicago | 2,693,976 | City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States |
DuPage County | 922,921 | County in Illinois, United States |
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Will County | 690,743 | County in Illinois, United States |
Kane County | 532,403 | County in southern Utah, United States |
Markham | 328,966 | City in Cook County, Illinois, United States |
McHenry County | 307,774 | County in Illinois, United States |
Winnebago County | 282,572 | County in Illinois, United States |
Madison County | 262,966 | County in Montana, United States |
Saint Clair County | 259,686 | The County of St. |
Champaign County | 209,689 | County in Illinois, United States |
Sangamon County | 194,672 | County in Illinois, United States |
McLean County | 171,517 | County in North Dakota, United States |
Rockford | 169,980 | County seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States |
Official website of Peoria County, IL