THE PEORIA CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Peoria City township has 40.1 square miles of land in Peoria County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Peoria City and Peoria County
Peoria City is associated with Peoria 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.
Peoria City by land and water
The Census records 2.58 square miles of water within Peoria City, or 6.1% of its total area. It is 4.2 percentage points higher than the 1.8% recorded for Peoria County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Peoria City township has 83.1% of the land area of nearby Peoria city (48.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

