Peoria, Oregon
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Peoria, Oregon | |
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.jpg) Willamette River at Peoria | |
  Peoria  Peoria | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′03″N 123°12′15″W / 44.45083°N 123.20417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Linn |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
| • Land | 0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 103 |
| • Density | 216.8/sq mi (83.72/km2) |
| 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 2020 census, Peoria had a population of 103.[5]
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]
