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Welcome to Peoria County ...

Time Zone: Peoria County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Peoria is the Seat for Peoria County.

Peoria County was founded in 1825 and was created by taking area from Fulton County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Peoria had a population of 179,179 people. This is a decrease of 3.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 186,222 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Peoria represented 1.45% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Peoria County:

  • Bartonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue is located in Peoria County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Brimfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chillicothe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunlap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dunlap is located in Peoria County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <2>
  • Elmwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood is located in Peoria County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,995 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <2>
  • Glasford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanna City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Kingston Mines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mapleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Peoria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Peoria is located in Peoria County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <2>
    • Peoria Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Princeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West Peoria
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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