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Peoria, Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe) is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County,Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city was the sixth largest in Illinois and had a total population of 112,936. The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 369,161 in 2005, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the state (after the Chicagoland area and the Metro-East portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area).

Peoria has become famous as a representation of the average American city because of its demographics and its perceived mainstream Midwestern culture. On the Vaudeville circuit, it was said that if an act would succeed in Peoria, it would work anywhere. The question " Will it play in Peoria? " has now become a metaphor for whether something appeals to the American mainstream public, and Peoria is often used as a test market for new products, services, and public policy polling.

Peoria is also headquarters for Caterpillar Inc., one of the 30 companies composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average. find out more at wikipedia©

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