City
Location of Peoria in Peoria County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°43′15″N 89°36′34″W / 40.72083°N 89.60944°W / 40.72083; -89.60944Coordinates: 40°43′15″N 89°36′34″W / 40.72083°N 89.60944°W / 40.72083; -89.60944
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Peoria
Settled	1680
Incorporated, Town	1835
Incorporated, City	1845
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Rita Ali
• City Manager	Patrick Urich
Area
• City	50.45 sq mi (130.67 km2)
• Land	48.23 sq mi (124.92 km2)
• Water	2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2)
Elevation	509 ft (155 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	115,007
• Estimate  (2016)	114,265
• Density	2,369.12/sq mi (914.73/km2)
• Metro	373,590
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	29 total ZIP codes: 61601-61607, 61612-61615, 61625, 61629, 61630, 61633, 61634, 61636-61639, 61641, 61643, 61650-61656
FIPS code	17-59000
Website	www.peoriagov.org

Peoria is a city on the Illinois River in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2000 census, Peoria had more than 110,000 people living in it. It is the home of the Peoria Rivermen ice hockey team. One of Peoria's largest businesses is Caterpillar, a company that makes bulldozers, mining trucks, and other kinds of machinery.