THE EAST PEORIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
River Hills setting.
East Peoria city has 20.7 square miles of land in Tazewell County. Its Census reference point is in River Hills, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
East Peoria and Tazewell County
East Peoria is associated with Tazewell County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
East Peoria by land and water
The Census records 1.82 square miles of water within East Peoria, or 8.1% of its total area. It is 6.3 percentage points higher than the 1.7% recorded for Tazewell County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, East Peoria city has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Fondulac township (17.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.