Peoria, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Census-designated place in Oregon, United States

44°27′03″N 123°12′15″W / 44.45083°N 123.20417°W / 44.45083; -123.20417CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyLinnArea

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• Total0.47 sq mi (1.23 km²) • Land0.47 sq mi (1.23 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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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 code541FIPS code41-57300GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	103		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]^[3]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peoria, Oregon
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ Google Maps
^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Peoria CDP, Oregon". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ ^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.
^ Williams, Travis (2009). The Willamette River Field Guide. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 100–03. ISBN 978-0-88192-866-2.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.