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 For information about the City of West Peoria,
including statistics on population, demographics, household income,
etc., please go to:
http://www.city-data.com/city/West-Peoria-Illinois.html or
Click
Here to see a community profile on the Illinois DCEO website.
To see more in-depth
economic/demographic information,
Click Here and go to Rural Information Resources, then
Preformatted Reports. Click on ‘Municipalities’ for City
info; for a Peoria
County profile click on "Counties".
To see a Peoria regional area profile, go to
http://www.edc.centralillinois.org |
The City of West Peoria (and West Peoria Township) encompasses approximately one and
one-half square miles and according to the 2000 census, was
populated by 4,762 persons. The 2000 census, the most recent data
available for the following, also revealed that the majority, or
88.1 percent, of the population of West Peoria is white. The
minority population (11.9 percent) is primarily black. Nearly 22
percent of the population is under the age of 18, 20 percent are age
65 and over, and the remaining 58 percent are between the ages of 18
and 64.
West Peoria is bounded on the east, north and south by the City of
Peoria. The Kickapoo River valley extends along the area’s western
boundary. The northern one-third of West Peoria is distinctively
separate from the rest. The steep topography, wooded bluffs, Dry Run
Creek’s floodplain, and Farmington Road (a major east/west arterial
roadway) create physical barriers between the north and south
portions of the community.
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