Peoria County

Peoria County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Peoria
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Peoria County Courthouse 324 Main Street Peoria, Illinois 61602
Foundation :	January 13, 1825
Made up from:	Sangamon County
Area code :	001 309
Demographics
Residents :	186,494  (2010)
Population density :	116.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1634 km²
Water surface :	29 km²
map
Website : www.co.peoria.il.us

The Peoria County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 186,494 residents and a population density of 116.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Peoria .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Illinois on the right bank of the Illinois River , which expands to Peoria Lake in front of the city of Peoria .

The county has an area of ​​1634 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Peoria County:

Knox County	Stark County	Marshall County
		Woodford County
Fulton County	Tazewell County

Protected areas

Train in Wildlife Prairie State Park

• Jubilee College State Park
• Wildlife Prairie State Park

history

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	6153		-
1850	17,547		185.2%
1860	36,601		108.6%
1870	47,540		29.9%
1880	55,355		16.4%
1890	70,378		27.1%
1900	88,608		25.9%
1910	100,255		13.1%
1920	111.710		11.4%
1930	141,344		26.5%
1940	153.374		8.5%
1950	174,347		13.7%
1960	189,044		8.4%
1970	195.318		3.3%
1980	200,466		2.6%
1990	182,827		-8.8%
2000	183,433		0.3%
2010	186.494		1.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Peoria County was formed on January 13, 1825 from parts of Sangamon County . It was named after the Peoria , an Indian tribe of the Illinois Confederation.

Territorial development

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  Peoria County from its inception in 1825 to 1826

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  1826 to 1827

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  1827 to 1830

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  1830 to 1831

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  1831 until today

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Peoria County had 186,494 people in 75,416 households. The population density was 116.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in each of the 75,416 households.

The racial the population was composed of 75.7 percent white, 17.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 3.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.0 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,689  USD . The per capita income was $ 28,743. 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Peoria County

Citys

Chillicothe Elmwood Pekin 1

Peoria West Peoria

Villages

Bartonville Bellevue Brimfield Dunlap

Glasford Hanna City Kingston Mines Mapleton

Norwood Peoria Heights Princeville

Census-designated places (CDP)

• Rome
• Lake Camelot

Unincorporated Communities

Alta Cramers Gemstone Eden Edgewater Edwards

El Vista Elmore Galena Knolls High meadows Holmes Center Kickapoo

Lake Lancelot Lake of the Woods Laura Lawn Ridge Mardell Manor Mossville

North Hampton Oak Hill Orchard Mines Pottstown Renchville Rome Heights

Smithville South Rome Southport Trivoli Tuscarora West Hallock

^{1 - predominantly in Tazewell County}

structure

Peoria County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Akron Township 1068    17-00477 Brimfield Township 1235    17-08316 Chillicothe Township 8364    17-14130 Elmwood Township 2598    17-23711 Hallock Township 1600    17-32304 Hollis Township 1881    17-35645 Jubilee Township 1695    17-38765 Kickapoo Township 7158    17-39818 Limestone Township 19,705    17-43523 Logan Township 3192    17-44342

Township Population (2010) FIPS Medina Township 12,564    17-48099 Millbrook Township 488    17-49113 Peoria City Township 104,409    17-59013 Princeville Township 1628    17-61938 Radnor Township 3613    17-62510 Richwoods Township 6089    17-63771 Rosefield Township 1217    17-65715 Timber Township 2511    17-75289 Trivoli Township 1021    17-76121 West Peoria Township 4458    17-80749

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Peoria County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1784920. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Peoria County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 26, 2012 
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 26, 2012
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 26, 2012  

Web links

Commons : Peoria County, Illinois  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - Peoria County, IL

Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′  N , 89 ° 46 ′  W