Peoria County, Illinois
The Peoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 186 494 inhabitants and a population density of 116.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Peoria.
- 2.1 Territorial Development
Geography
The County is located in the central northwestern Illinois on the right bank of the Illinois River, which extends in front of the city Peoria to Peoria Lake.
The county has an area of 1634 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water surface.
At the Peoria County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
Reserves
- Jubilee College State Park
- Wildlife Prairie State Park
History
The 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 confederacy.
Territorial Development
1826-1827
1827-1830
1830-1831
1831 to today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Peoria County 186 494 people in 75 416 households. The population density was 116.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 75 416 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
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. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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. The per capita income was $ 28,743. 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Peoria County
Citys
- Chillicothe
- Elmwood
- Pekin1
- Peoria
- West Peoria
Villages
- Bartonsville
- Bellevue
- Brimfield
- Dunlap
- Glassford
- Hanna City
- Kingston Mines
- Mapleton
- Norwood
- Peoria Heights
- Princeville
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Rome
- Lake Camelot
Unincorporated communities
- Alta
- Cramer
- 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
- Rench Ville
- Rome Heights
- Smithville
- South Rome
- Southport
- Trivoli
- Tuscarora
- West Hallock
1 - predominantly in Tazewell County
Structure
The Peoria County is divided into 20 townships: