Peoria, Kansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Kansas City (MO). It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northeast of Peoria and has a population of 441,545 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Overland Park. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the northeast of Peoria and has a population of 149,080 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Kansas City	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	142,562	2.93% decrease
	Lawrence	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	90,520	13.01% increase
	Leawood	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	31,342	13.33% increase
	Lenexa	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	46,822	16.36% increase
	Merriam	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	10,814	1.76% decrease
	Olathe	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	119,993	29.08% increase
	Ottawa	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,850	7.79% increase
	Prairie Village	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	21,479	2.69% decrease
	Shawnee	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Topeka	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	123,446	0.87% increase
	Belton (MO)	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	24,591	13.17% increase
	Grandview (MO)	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	24,033	3.41% decrease
	Lee's Summit (MO)	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
	Raymore (MO)	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	17,703	58.83% increase
	Raytown (MO)	NE	46 mi [74 km]	28,194	7.22% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baldwin City	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	4,308	26.71% increase
	Edgerton	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,817	26.18% increase
	Fontana	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	217	45.64% increase
	Gardner	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	17,462	85.85% increase
	Greeley	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	322	1.53% decrease
	Lane	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	253	1.17% decrease
	Osawatomie	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	4,488	3.38% decrease
	Paola	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	5,351	6.79% increase
	Parker	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	310	10.32% increase
	Pomona	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	945	2.38% increase
	Princeton	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	334	5.36% increase
	Rantoul	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	239	0.83% decrease
	Richmond	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	503	1.37% decrease
	Wellsville	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,737	8.16% increase
	Williamsburg	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	357	1.71% increase

Franklin County

Peoria is located in Franklin County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin: Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Johnson, Linn, Miami and Osage.

While not sharing a border with Franklin, the counties of Leavenworth and Shawnee are close to Peoria.

Below are counties that are near Peoria (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Peoria:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Peoria
	Allen County	S	Mildred	38 miles [61 km]
	Anderson County	S	Greeley	15 miles [24 km]
	Coffey County	SW	Agricola	23 miles [37 km]
	Douglas County	N	Black Jack	12 miles [19 km]
	Jefferson County	N	Buck Creek	32 miles [51 km]
	Johnson County	NE	Edgerton	14 miles [22 km]
	Leavenworth County	N	Fall Leaf	26 miles [41 km]
	Linn County	SE	Parker	19 miles [30 km]
	Miami County	SE	Stanton	5 miles [8 km]
	Osage County	W	Quenemo	20 miles [32 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas<3>

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