Peoria
county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States
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Summary
Peoria is a city of Illinois[1]. Peoria draws 6,026 Wikipedia views per month (city of illinois category, ranking #3 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Peoria County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Illinois River[5]
- Head of government: Rita Ali[6]
- Named after: Peoria Tribe[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Clonmel[8], Friedrichshafen[9]
- Legislative body: Peoria City Council[10]
- Postal code: 61601[11], 61602[12], 61603[13], 61604[14], 61605[15], 61606[16], 61607[17], 61612[18], 61613[19], 61614[20], 61615[21], 61625[22], 61629[23], 61630[24]
- Commons category: Peoria, Illinois[25]
- Local dialing code: 309[26], 861[27]
- Inception: January 1, 1680[28]
- Coordinate location: 40.6925, -89.59[29]
- Official website: http://www.peoriagov.org/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Peoria, Illinois[31]
- Commons gallery: Peoria, Illinois[32]
- Population: 113,546[33], 115,007[34], 113,150[35]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Peoria, Illinois[36]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], The American Cyclopædia[39], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[40], New International Encyclopedia[41], The New Student's Reference Work[42]
- Capital of: Peoria County[43]
- Official name: Peoria[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Peoria, Illinois[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Peoria, Illinois[46]
- Number of households: 46,430[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Peoria include Peoria[48], a city in the United States[49], in United States[50] and Peoria International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in United States[53].
Why It Matters
Peoria has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Peoria is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Peoria include Peoria[48], a city in the United States[49], in United States[50] and Peoria International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in United States[53].