Peoria, Oregon

Peoria, Oregon
Census-designated place
Willamette River at Peoria
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Coordinates: 44°27′03″N 123°12′15″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Linn
Area [1]
• Total	0.47 sq mi (1.23 km^2)
• Land	0.47 sq mi (1.23 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	259 ft (79 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	103
• Density	216.84/sq mi (83.72/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code	541
FIPS code	41-57300
GNIS feature ID	2584420[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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	103		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peoria, Oregon
3. "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. 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.

External links

• Historic images of Peoria from the Salem Public Library
• Images of Peoria from the University of Oregon digital archives
• Images of Peoria from Flickr