East Peoria, Illinois
Tazewell County
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East Peoria is a city ( with a status of "City" ) in Tazewell County in the northern center of the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010 the town had 23.402 inhabitants.
East Peoria is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Peoria.
Geography
East Peoria is located on the left bank of the Illinois River from Peoria, the center of the region. The city of East Peoria is located at 40 ° 39'58 " north latitude and 89 ° 34'48 " west longitude and extending over 54 sq km, spread over 49 km ² of land and 5 km ² water surface. The northern districts of East Peoria adjacent to the Peoria Lake, a natural widening of the Illinois River.
Neighboring towns are Peoria (4.1 km north-west from the city center ), German Town Hills (15,2 km northeast), Washington ( 19.9 km ENE ), Morton (13,5 km to the southeast ), Groveland ( 9.3 km SSE ) and North Pekin (7.3 km south-west ).
The nearest major towns next to Peoria are Chicago (251 km northeast), Indiana's capital Indianapolis (334 km south-east ), Illinois ' capital Springfield (113 km south), St. Louis, Missouri (268 km south-southwest ), Iowa's capital, Des Moines ( 426 km west-northwest ) and the Quad Cities (162 km north-west ).
Traffic
In northwest -southeast Interstate 74 runs through the city centers of Peoria and East Peoria, which are connected via the Murray Baker Bridge. The highway is the fastest connection from Indianapolis at the Quad Cities. As southern and western bypass around both cities branches in the southeast of the urban area of East Peoria from Interstate 474. From the north-east of U.S. Highway 150 leads to the city center, there describes an acute angle and results in südwöstlicher direction again out of the city. The northern edge of the city is made of U.S. Highway 24. The Illinois State Routes 8, 29, 40 and 116 meet together in the city center.
In East Peoria several railway lines of various operating companies come together.
The nearest airport is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, located 12.5 km west of East Peoria.
History
From the prosperous city of Peoria in 1848 a toll bridge was built on the opposite bank. The small town of Colesville arose.
In 1864 the settlement of Blue Town was founded on previously drained marshland near Colesville. The settlers came from Alsace and Lorraine. 1869, the town was renamed in Hilton.
1884 both settlements were combined and charged as Hilton became an independent municipality with the status " Village". 1889, the name was changed in East Peoria. In 1919, the award of the status of " City".
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in East Peoria 23.402 people in 9862 households. The population density was 477.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 95.4 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 9862 households lived statistically 2.33 per person.
21.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 51,841. The per capita income was $ 27,549. 8.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.