Peoria, Oregon
Census-designated place
Willamette River at Peoria
Willamette River at Peoria
Peoria is located in Oregon
Peoria
Peoria
Peoria is located in the United States
Peoria
Peoria
Coordinates: 44°27′03″N 123°12′15″W / 44.45083°N 123.20417°W / 44.45083; -123.20417
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLinn
Area
[1]
 • Total0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total103
 • Density216.84/sq mi (83.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code541
FIPS code41-57300
GNIS feature ID2584420[2]

Peoria is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Linn County, Oregon, United States.[2] It is on the right bank of the Willamette River at river mile 141 between Eugene and Corvallis. Lacking stores and services, it is a cluster of houses plus a county park along Peoria Road,[citation needed] about 8 miles (13 km) south of Oregon Route 34 and 12 miles (19 km) north of Harrisburg.[4] As of the 2010 census, the population was 94.[5]

History

Peoria, named for Peoria, Illinois, was first settled in 1851 by H. A. McCartney. By 1875, the community was prosperous enough to have four grain warehouses and a school with 60 pupils. However, after the Oregon and California Railroad established a line through Shedd and Halsey further east, business in Peoria declined.[6]

A post office in this vicinity opened in 1855 under the name "Burlington". The name was changed to "Peoria" in 1857, and the office closed in 1900.[6] Through the early decades of the 20th century, a river ferry operated out of Peoria.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020103—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peoria, Oregon
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Google Maps
  5. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Peoria CDP, Oregon". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 753. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  7. ^ Williams, Travis (2009). The Willamette River Field Guide. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 100–03. ISBN 978-0-88192-866-2.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Oregon, United States
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