Peoria, Colorado facts for kids

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Census Designated Place
Location of the Peoria CDP in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Peoria, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Arapahoe County
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
Area
• Total	13.804 sq mi (35.753 km2)
• Land	13.765 sq mi (35.650 km2)
• Water	0.040 sq mi (0.103 km2)
Elevation	5,272 ft (1,607 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	153
• Density	11.08/sq mi (4.279/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	Byers 80103
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature	Peoria CDP

Peoria is a small community in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. It is known as an unincorporated community, which means it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it is managed by the county.

Peoria is also a census-designated place (CDP). This is a special area defined by the government just for counting people during a census. It helps keep track of how many people live there. Peoria is part of the larger Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020, about 153 people lived in Peoria. The local post office for the area is in Byers, Colorado, with ZIP code 80103.

Geography of Peoria

Peoria covers an area of about 35.75 square kilometers (or 13.8 square miles). Most of this area is land, with a very small part, about 0.1 square kilometers, being water.

Population and Demographics

The United States Census Bureau is the group that counts the population in the U.S. They first counted Peoria as a census-designated place for the United States Census 2010.

Here's how the population of Peoria has changed:

See also

• In Spanish: Peoria (Colorado) para niños