Peoria, Oregon Explained

Official Name:Peoria, Oregon
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Pushpin Label:Peoria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Linn
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.23
Area Land Km2:1.23
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:103
Population Density Km2:83.72
Population Density Sq Mi:216.84
Timezone:Pacific
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:Pacific
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:44.4508°N -123.2042°W
Elevation Ft:259
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:541
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:41-57300
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584420
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:0.47
Area Land Sq Mi:0.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00

Peoria is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Linn County, Oregon, United States. 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, about 8miles south of Oregon Route 34 and north of Harrisburg.[2] As of the 2010 census, the population was 94.[3]

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.[4]

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.[4] Through the early decades of the 20th century, a river ferry operated out of Peoria.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. https://maps.google.com Google Maps
  3. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Peoria CDP, Oregon. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. August 25, 2020.
  4. Book: McArthur, Lewis A. . Lewis A. McArthur . Lewis L. McArthur . Lewis L. McArthur . . 1928 . 7th. 2003 . Oregon Historical Society Press . Portland, Oregon. 0-87595-277-1 . 753 .
  5. Book: Williams, Travis. The Willamette River Field Guide. Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. 2009. 100–03. 978-0-88192-866-2.