Quad Cities

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The Quad Cities are an amalgamation of places on the Mississippi River in the states of Iowa and Illinois in the American Midwest . The total population (estimate for 2005 ) of the region, which is about three hours west of Chicago by car , is 376,309. The five largest cities are:

The slogan of this region is “A community joined by a river”. What all places have in common is their geographical location on the edge of the so-called Rust Belt , otherwise they differ significantly in political, social and economic terms.

The Quad Cities are one of the few areas where the same seven-digit phone number is within two area codes (563 and 309), allowing local and local calls to be made across the river. In addition to these five anchor cities, a large number of smaller parishes make up the Quad Cities area. The Quad City International Airport in Moline likes to market itself for its catchment area as an alternative to the major airports, especially Chicago. The Quad Cities nuclear power plant is located almost 20 miles north-northeast of the metropolitan area .

Before World War II and in the immediate post-war period, the area was known as the Tri-Cities. The original tri-cities were Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport. However, in the early 1960s, the area grew due to the merger with Rock Island County. Because of the high population growth in Bettendorf, it was discussed whether the name "Quint Cities" should be adopted, but this was rejected. Today the area is still known as Quad Cities.

The Quad Cities are an example of the Multiple Nuclei model , a system of merging several cities.

literature

  • Frederick I. Anderson, Roald D. Tweet, E. Lawrence McDonald: Quad Cities: Joined by a River. Lee Enterprises, Davenport 1982, ISBN 0910847002 .

Web links

Commons : Quad Cities  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 41 ° 31 ′  N , 90 ° 32 ′  W