Peoria,_Oregon

Peoria, Oregon

Peoria, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

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]

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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

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References

  1. [1]
    "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peoria, Oregon
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    "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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    Google Maps
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    "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Peoria CDP, Oregon". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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    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.
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    Williams, Travis (2009). The Willamette River Field Guide. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 100–03. ISBN 978-0-88192-866-2.
  8. [8]
    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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