Peoria County, Illinois

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Peoria County
County
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Peoria County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Illinois
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Illinois's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°47′N89°46′W / 40.79°N 89.76°W / 40.79; -89.76
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Illinois.svg  Illinois
Founded1825
Named for Peoria tribe
Seat Peoria
Largest cityPeoria
Area
 • Total
631 sq mi (1,630 km2)
 • Land619 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (30 km2)  1.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
181,830
 • Density290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
61451, 61517, 61523, 61525, 61526, 61528, 61529, 61531, 61533, 61536, 61539, 61547, 61552, 61559, 61562, 61569, 61601, 61602, 61603, 61604, 61605, 61606, 61607, 61612, 61613, 61614, 61615, 61616, 61625, 61629, 61630, 61633, 61634, 61636, 61637, 61638, 61639, 61641, 61643, 61650, 61651, 61652, 61653, 61654, 61655, 61656
Congressional districts 16th, 17th
Website www.peoriacounty.gov

Peoria County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2020 United States Census listed its population at 181,830. [1] Its county seat is Peoria. [2] Peoria County is part of the Peoria metropolitan area.

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History

Peoria County was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County. It was named for the Peoria, an Illiniwek people who lived there. It included most of the western valley of the Illinois River up to the Chicago river portage.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 631 square miles (1,630 km2), of which 619 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.8%) is water. [4] The county is drained by Spoon River, Kickapoo Creek, Elbow Creek, and Copperas Creek. [5]

Climate and weather

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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Peoria have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1884 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.50 inches (38 mm) in January to 4.17 inches (106 mm) in May. [6]

Adjacent counties

Transportation

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Major highways

Defunct highways

Airports

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1840 6,153—
1850 17,547185.2%
1860 36,601108.6%
1870 47,54029.9%
1880 55,35516.4%
1890 70,37827.1%
1900 88,60825.9%
1910 100,25513.1%
1920 111,71011.4%
1930 141,34426.5%
1940 153,3748.5%
1950 174,34713.7%
1960 189,0448.4%
1970 195,3183.3%
1980 200,4662.6%
1990 182,827−8.8%
2000 183,4330.3%
2010 186,4941.7%
2020 181,830−2.5%
2023 (est.)177,513 [8] −2.4%
US Decennial Census [9]
1790–1960 [10] 1900–1990 [11]
1990–2000 [12] 2010–2019 [1]

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 181,830 people, including 73,253 households. The population density was 301.2 inhabitants per square mile (116.3/km2). There were 83,034 housing units at an average density of 134.1 per square mile (51.8/km2). [4]

The racial makeup of the county was 73.5% white alone, 18.8% black or African American alone, 4.1% Asian alone, 0.4% American Indian alone, .1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 3.1% listed two or more races, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 69.4% were white and not of Hispanic or Latino origin. [13] In terms of ancestry, per the 2010 US Census, 28.3% were German, 14.8% were Irish, 10.4% were English, and 5.5% were American. [14]

Of the 75,793 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.7% were non-families, and 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age was 36.8 years. [15]

The median income for a household in the county was $49,747 and the median income for a family was $63,163. Males had a median income of $51,246 versus $32,881 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,157. About 10.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. [16]

Points of interest

Communities

Cities

Villages

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Townships

The cities of Peoria and West Peoria are considered independent from all of the townships within this county.

School districts

Notable residents

People from Peoria County other than in the city of Peoria:

Government

Peoria County is governed by an 18-member County Board which meets on the second Thursday of each month. Each member represents a district with roughly 10,000 residents. [20]

DistrictBoard MemberResidenceIn office sinceParty
1Sharon K. WilliamsPeoria2012Democratic
2Camille CoatesPeoria2022Democratic
3Betty DuncanPeoria2020Democratic
4Brandy BryantPeoria2019Democratic
5James C. Dillon (Chair)West Peoria2006Democratic
6Dr. Eden BlairPeoria2019Democratic
7Phillip SalzerPeoriaunknownDemocratic
8Nathan HoerrPeoria2022Republican
9Danny PhelanPeoria Heights2022Democratic
10Rob ReneauPeoria2018Democratic
11Linda E. DaleyPeoria2019Republican
12Daniel KelchEdwards2022Republican
13Terry RuthlandChillicothe2022Republican
14Brian ElsasserPrinceville1998Republican
15Steven B. RiekerPeoria2016Republican
16Matt WindishBrimfield2018Republican
17Jennifer Groves AllisonPeoria2019Democratic
18Paul RosenbohmPeoria2010Republican

The County also elects an Auditor, Circuit Clerk, Coroner, County Clerk, Sheriff, State's Attorney, Regional Superintendent (Education), and Treasurer to four-year terms.

OfficeCurrent HolderIn office sinceParty
AuditorJessica Thomas2018Democratic
Circuit ClerkBobby Spears2002Democratic
CoronerJamie Harwood2016Democratic
County ClerkRachael Parker2019Democratic
SheriffChris Watkins2022Republican
State's AttorneyJodi Hoos2019Democratic
Regional SuperintendentElizabeth Crider2014Democratic
TreasurerNicole Bjerke2017Republican

Politics

United States presidential election results for Peoria County, Illinois [21]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 36,89646.62%40,56451.26%1,6782.12%
2020 38,25245.55%43,57851.90%2,1432.55%
2016 35,63345.05%38,06048.12%5,4096.84%
2012 36,77446.90%40,20951.28%1,4281.82%
2008 34,57942.32%45,90656.19%1,2191.49%
2004 41,05149.60%41,12149.68%5990.72%
2000 36,39847.39%38,60450.26%1,8102.36%
1996 30,99041.82%37,38350.45%5,7297.73%
1992 30,71837.77%38,09946.85%12,51115.38%
1988 37,60551.35%35,25348.14%3720.51%
1984 45,60755.02%36,83044.43%4620.56%
1980 47,81557.26%28,27633.86%7,4198.88%
1976 46,52656.65%34,60642.14%9911.21%
1972 50,32464.49%27,26434.94%4440.57%
1968 37,02149.96%30,93741.75%6,1478.29%
1964 33,32741.30%47,36058.70%00.00%
1960 45,52953.77%39,06146.13%860.10%
1956 50,88862.72%30,14537.15%1080.13%
1952 49,24559.09%33,95540.74%1390.17%
1948 35,01852.78%31,02646.76%3080.46%
1944 34,17150.81%32,83748.83%2430.36%
1940 34,91145.21%42,00954.40%3010.39%
1936 25,42533.96%48,06364.20%1,3771.84%
1932 25,16639.50%37,60559.02%9451.48%
1928 31,02456.50%23,15042.16%7391.35%
1924 25,24358.55%6,34314.71%11,52626.74%
1920 24,54166.00%9,45325.42%3,1888.57%
1916 18,61548.38%18,71848.65%1,1452.98%
1912 9,22941.91%8,36437.98%4,42720.10%
1908 10,82852.47%8,89843.12%9094.41%
1904 11,86862.02%5,69729.77%1,5708.20%
1900 10,70051.82%9,43345.69%5142.49%
1896 10,48652.70%9,06845.57%3441.73%
1892 7,26645.63%8,05350.57%6053.80%

Prior to 1992, Peoria County, like most of central Illinois, was powerfully Republican. Usually, it only voted for Democratic Party presidential candidates when they won nationally by a landslide. It began trending away from the GOP in the mid-1980s, as evidenced when Ronald Reagan only carried it with 55 percent of the vote in 1984 even as he was winning reelection in a landslide nationally.

From 1992 onward, the county has backed the Democratic candidate in every presidential election, though never by a margin greater than 10 percent aside from 2008 when Illinoisan Barack Obama won it by nearly 14 points. This relative closeness in results was most evident in 2004 when the county backed John Kerry over George W. Bush by only 70 votes.

In Congress, Peoria County is represented by Democrat Eric Sorensen of Illinois's 17th congressional district and Republican Darin LaHood of the Illinois's 18th congressional district.

In the Illinois Senate, Peoria County is represented by Republican Win Stoller of the 37th Legislative District and Democrat Dave Koehler of the 46th Legislative District. In the Illinois House of Representatives, Peoria County is represented by Republican Ryan Spain of the 73rd Representative District, Republican Travis Weaver of the 91st Representative District and Democrat Jehan Gordon-Booth of the 92nd Representative District.

Education

K-12 school districts include: [22]

Secondary school districts include: [22]

Elementary school districts include: [22]

See also

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