Place:Peoria, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States

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NamePeoria
TypeTown
Coordinates36.915°N 94.67°W
Located inOttawa, Oklahoma, United States
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Peoria is a town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for the Peoria people, a tribe of Native Americans who were removed to Indian Territory from east of the Mississippi River during the 19th century.[1] The territory had been occupied by the Quapaw people, who sold some of their land to the Peoria.

The population was 131 at the 2010 U. S. Census, down from 141 at the 2000 census. The long decline of mining meant that jobs moved elsewhere. Peoria is part of the Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area.[1]

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