Peoria County, Illinois

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. county Peoria County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2020 United States census listed its population at 181,830.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Peoria.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Peoria County is part of the Peoria metropolitan area.

History

Template:Expand section Peoria County was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County. It was named for the Peoria, an Illiniwek people who lived there. It included most of the western valley of the Illinois River up to the Chicago river portage.

Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.8%) is water.<ref name=CD/> The county is drained by Spoon River, Kickapoo Creek, Elbow Creek, and Copperas Creek.<ref>Template:Cite AmCyc</ref>

Climate and weather

Template:Climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Peoria have ranged from a low of Template:Convert in January to a high of Template:Convert in July, although a record low of Template:Convert was recorded in January 1884 and a record high of Template:Convert was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in May.<ref name=WX/>

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Demographics

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2020 census

Peoria County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 174,586 152,801 143,932 135,620 120,629 87.09% 83.58% 78.47% 72.72% 66.34%
Black or African American alone (NH) 21,349 24,746 29,320 32,720 33,635 10.65% 13.54% 15.98% 17.54% 18.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 275 303 365 373 342 0.14% 0.17% 0.20% 0.20% 0.19%
Asian alone (NH) 1,322 2,193 3,010 5,819 7,730 0.66% 1.20% 1.64% 3.12% 4.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> 39 59 61 x x 0.02% 0.03% 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 462 188 288 314 783 0.23% 0.10% 0.16% 0.17% 0.43%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 2,652 4,487 8,559 x x 1.45% 2.41% 4.71%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,472 2,596 3,827 7,102 10,091 1.23% 1.42% 2.09% 3.81% 5.55%
Total 200,466 182,827 183,433 186,494 181,830 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 181,830 people, including 73,253 households. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 83,034 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name="CD">Template:Cite web</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 73.5% white alone, 18.8% black or African American alone, 4.1% Asian alone, 0.4% American Indian alone, .1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 3.1% listed two or more races, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 69.4% were white and not of Hispanic or Latino origin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In terms of ancestry, per the 2010 US Census, 28.3% were German, 14.8% were Irish, 10.4% were English, and 5.5% were American.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Of the 75,793 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.7% were non-families, and 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age was 36.8 years.<ref name="DP1">Template:Cite web</ref>

The median income for a household in the county was $49,747 and the median income for a family was $63,163. Males had a median income of $51,246 versus $32,881 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,157. About 10.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Points of interest

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Townships

The cities of Peoria and West Peoria are considered independent from all of the townships within this county. Template:Div col

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School districts

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Notable residents

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Government

Peoria County is governed by an 18-member County Board which meets on the second Thursday of each month. Each member represents a district with roughly 10,000 residents.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

District Board Member Residence In office since Party
1 Sharon K. Williams Peoria 2012 Democratic
2 Camille Coates Peoria 2022 Democratic
3 Betty Duncan Peoria 2020 Democratic
4 Brandy Bryant Peoria 2019 Democratic
5 James C. Dillon (Chair) West Peoria 2006 Democratic
6 Dr. Eden Blair Peoria 2019 Democratic
7 Phillip Salzer Peoria unknown Democratic
8 Nathan Hoerr Peoria 2022 Republican
9 Danny Phelan Peoria Heights 2022 Democratic
10 Rob Reneau Peoria 2018 Democratic
11 Linda E. Daley Peoria 2019 Republican
12 Daniel Kelch Edwards 2022 Republican
13 Terry Ruthland Chillicothe 2022 Republican
14 Brian Elsasser Princeville 1998 Republican
15 Steven B. Rieker Peoria 2016 Republican
16 Matt Windish Brimfield 2018 Republican
17 Jennifer Groves Allison Peoria 2019 Democratic
18 Paul Rosenbohm Peoria 2010 Republican

The County also elects an Auditor, Circuit Clerk, Coroner, County Clerk, Sheriff, State's Attorney, Regional Superintendent (Education), and Treasurer to four-year terms.

Office Current Holder In office since Party
Auditor Jessica Thomas 2018 Democratic
Circuit Clerk Bobby Spears 2002 Democratic
Coroner Jamie Harwood 2016 Democratic
County Clerk Rachael Parker 2019 Democratic
Sheriff Chris Watkins 2022 Republican
State's Attorney Jodi Hoos 2019 Democratic
Regional Superintendent Elizabeth Crider 2014 Democratic
Treasurer Nicole Bjerke 2017 Republican

Politics

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Prior to 1992, Peoria County, like most of central Illinois, was overwhelmingly Republican. Usually, it only voted for Democratic Party presidential candidates when they won nationally by a landslide. It began trending away from the GOP in the mid-1980s, as evidenced when Ronald Reagan only carried it with 55 percent of the vote in 1984 even as he was winning reelection in a landslide nationally.

From 1992 onward, the county has backed the Democratic candidate in every presidential election, though never by a margin greater than 10 percent aside from 2008 when Illinoisan Barack Obama won it by nearly 14 points. This relative closeness in results was most evident in 2004 when the county backed John Kerry over George W. Bush by only 70 votes.

In Congress, Peoria County is represented by Democrat Eric Sorensen of Illinois's 17th congressional district and Republican Darin LaHood of the Illinois's 18th congressional district.

In the Illinois Senate, Peoria County is represented by Republican Win Stoller of the 37th Legislative District and Democrat Dave Koehler of the 46th Legislative District. In the Illinois House of Representatives, Peoria County is represented by Republican Ryan Spain of the 73rd Representative District, Republican Travis Weaver of the 91st Representative District and Democrat Jehan Gordon-Booth of the 92nd Representative District.

Education

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