Peoria, Oregon

Peoria is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Linn County, Oregon, United States.[3] 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 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.[2]

Peoria, Oregon
Census-designated place
Willamette River at Peoria
Peoria
Peoria
Coordinates: 44°26′55″N 123°12′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLinn
Area
 • Total0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 • Total94
 • Density200/sq mi (76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code(s)541
FIPS code41-57300
GNIS feature ID1125295
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[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.[5]

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.[5] Through the early decades of the 20th century, a river ferry operated out of Peoria.[6]

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Oregon". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Peoria CDP, Oregon". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. "Peoria". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. Google Maps
  5. 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.
  6. Williams, Travis (2009). The Willamette River Field Guide. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 100–03. ISBN 978-0-88192-866-2.


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