Peoria, Illinois Totally Explained

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Peoria, Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe) is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 112,936. The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 369,161 in 2005.
Peoria has become famous as a representation of the average American city because of its demographics and its perceived mainstream Midwestern culture. On the Vaudeville circuit, it was said that if an act would succeed in Peoria, it would work anywhere. The question "Will it play in Peoria?" has now become a metaphor for whether something appeals to the American mainstream public, and Peoria is often used as a test market for new products, services, and public policy polling.
Peoria is also headquarters for Caterpillar Inc., one of the 30 companies composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

History

Peoria is one of the oldest settlements in Illinois, much older than Chicago, as explorers first ventured up the Illinois River from the Mississippi. The lands that eventually would become Peoria were first settled in 1680, when French explorers René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti constructed Fort Crevecoeur. This fort would later burn to the ground, and in 1813 Fort Clark was built. When the County of Peoria was organized in 1825, Fort Clark was officially named Peoria.

Geography

Peoria is located at (40.720737, -89.609421).

Topography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.6 square miles (120.8 km²).Land comprises 44.4 square miles (115.0 km²) of the area, and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) (4.78%) is water.
Peoria is bounded on the east by the Illinois River except for the enclave of Peoria Heights, which also borders the river. Four bridges run directly between the city and neighboring East Peoria. On the south end of Peoria's western border are Bartonville and the newly established city of West Peoria. Local municipal plans indicate that the city intends to continue its expansion northwest, into an area unofficially considered part of Dunlap, Illinois.

Environment

Climate

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Measurement	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Record High	70	72	86	92	93	105	104	103	100	90	81	71
Normal High	30.7	36.6	49.4	62.0	73.0	82.2	85.7	83.6	76.7	64.4	48.8	35.5
Normal Low	14.3	19.7	30.2	40.3	50.8	60.1	64.6	62.6	54.0	42.3	31.4	20.1
Record Low	-25	-19	-10	14	25	39	47	41	26	19	-2	-23

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