The Quad Cities metropolitan area, more formally known as the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the metropolitan area associated with the

Quad Cities The Quad Cities is a region of cities (originally four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. These cities are t ...

in the

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s of

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and

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. The area consists of the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in Illinois, and their suburbs in northwest Illinois and southeast Iowa. The Quad Cities metropolitan area is also considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, and is the largest metropolitan area along the

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in Iowa and between

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and the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Davenport–Moline–Rock Island

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consists of four counties: Scott County in

and

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, and Rock Island counties in

. The MSA had an estimated population of 381,568 as of 2020, and the

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had a population of 474,019, making it the 91st largest CSA in the nation.

Communities

Largest municipalities

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Silvis, Illinois Silvis is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. It is part of a larger metropolitan area known as the Quad Cities. The Quad Cities Metropolitan Area is situated across four counties in Illinois and Iowa. It is located four miles fr ...

Andalusia, Illinois Andalusia is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,178 at the 2010 census, an increase from 1,050 in 2000. Geography Andalusia is located along the Mississippi River at (41.440431, -90.720932). According ...

Aledo, Illinois Aledo (u--doh) is a city in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,640 at the 2010 census, up from 3,613 in 2000. It is the county seat of Mercer County. History Aledo was established in the 1850s when the railroad was ext ...

Blue Grass, Iowa Blue Grass is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, Muscatine and Scott County, Iowa, Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,666 as of 2020 United States Census, 2020. Most of Blue Grass is part of the Davenport, Iowa, Davenpo ...

Buffalo, Iowa Buffalo is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2020 census. Buffalo is located on the Mississippi River. The city is a part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area. Geography Buffalo's longitude and latitude ...

Cambridge, Illinois Cambridge is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,160 at the 2010 census, down from 2,180 in 2000. It is the county seat of Henry County. History Before 1843, the land where Cambridge is currently located was ...

Carbon Cliff, Illinois Carbon Cliff is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,134 at the 2010 census. It lies in the south part of Hampton Township. Geography Carbon Cliff is located at (41.498698, -90.396129). According to t ...

Coal Valley, Illinois The village of Coal Valley is located in both Rock Island County and Henry County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,743 at the 2010 census, up from 3,606 in 2000. It is mostly residential, housing families who work in or out of ...

Colona, Illinois Colona is a city in Henry County, Illinois, along the Green River. It is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. The population was 5,099 at the 2010 census, down from 5,173 at the 2000 census. The City of Colona was created in 1997 by the ...

Eldridge, Iowa Eldridge is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,726 in the 2020 Census; Eldridge is a suburb and part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. History Jacob M. Eldridge, the city's namesake, arrived in central Scott ...

Geneseo, Illinois Geneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,539. Geneseo is 20 miles east of the Quad Cities, at the intersection of Interstate 80, U.S. Route 6 and Illinois Route 82. Geneseo is well k ...

Hampton, Illinois Hampton is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,863 at the 2010 census. History The village was originally in territory claimed by the Sauk and Fox Indians, and several Woodland era Native mounds are loca ...

Le Claire, Iowa LeClaire is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,710 in 2020, a 65.4% increase from 2,847 in 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing communities in the Quad Cities. LeClaire is considered a suburb and part of the ...

Milan, Illinois Milan ( ) is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,099 at the 2010 census. The village is located near the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. History The village is on the Rock River in northwest Illinois ...

Orion, Illinois Orion ( ) is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 census. It is the site for transmitters for many of the Quad Cities' radio and television stations, including KLJB, KWQC-TV, WMWC-TV, WQAD-TV, W ...

Park View, Iowa Park View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,389 at the 2010 census. Geography Park View is located at (41.693764, −90.541373). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP ...

Port Byron, Illinois Port Byron is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States and part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area. The population was 1,647 at the 2010 census. Geography Port Byron is located at (41.618051, -90.332789). According to the 201 ...

Walcott, Iowa Walcott ( /ˈwɔlkɔt/ ''WAWL-cawt'', �wɔlkət is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,551 at the time of the 2020 census. Walcott's interchange on Interstate 80 is home to an enormous compl ...

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Andover, Illinois Andover is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 578 at the 2010 census, down from 594 in 2000. History Andover is the oldest community in Henry County. Andover was the first area to be settled as a town within ...

Annawan, Illinois Annawan is an incorporated town in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 878 at the 2010 census. Geography Annawan is located at (41.397094, -89.908893). According to the 2010 census, Annawan has a total area of , all land. ...

Atkinson, Illinois Atkinson is an incorporated town in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 965 at the 2020 census, down from 972 in 2010. Geography Atkinson is located at (41.418770, -90.014626). According to the 2010 census, Atkinson has a ...

* Cleveland, Illinois *

Dixon, Iowa Dixon is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 202 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Dixon is located at (41.741464, −90.782891). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ...

Donahue, Iowa Donahue is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 335 at the 2020 census. The city has a mayor-council form of government. Education Donahue is part of the North Scott Community School District, based in nearby Eldri ...

Long Grove, Iowa Long Grove is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 838 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Long Grove is located at (41.696806, −90.584974). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total ...

Matherville, Illinois Matherville is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census. Geography Matherville is located at (41.260255, -90.605874). According to the 2010 census, Matherville has a total area of , of whic ...

* Maysville, Iowa * McCausland, Iowa *

New Liberty, Iowa New Liberty is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 138 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography New Liberty is located at (41.717125, −90.879327). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a tot ...

North Henderson, Illinois North Henderson is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 162 at the 2020 census. Geography North Henderson is located in southeastern Mercer County at (41.089830, -90.475184). It is southeast of Aledo, the co ...

Panorama Park, Iowa Panorama Park is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 139 at the time of the 2020 census. It is surrounded by Bettendorf, and is part of the Quad Cities metro area. Geography Panorama Park is located at (41.555156, ...

Pleasant Valley, Iowa Pleasant Valley Township is a township in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Geography Pleasant Valley Township covers an area of and is located on the shore of the Mississippi River between the cities of Bettendorf and Le Claire According to ...

Princeton, Iowa Princeton is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 923 at the time of the 2020 census. History The first known settlers in Princeton Township were brothers Giles and Haswell Pineo, ''circa'' 1836. By 1838, Elizabeth C ...

Riverdale, Iowa Riverdale is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 379 at the time of the 2020 census. Arconic has an aluminum rolling mill in Riverdale that employs approximately 2,000 people. The city is surrounded on three sides b ...

Sherrard, Illinois Sherrard is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 692 at the 2020 census. Sherrard is home to the Sherrard Junior / Senior High School, home of the Sherrard Tigers. Geography Sherrard is located at (41.318470, ...

Unincorporated places

* Barstow, Illinois * Creekville, Iowa * Dayton, Illinois *

Lynn Center, Illinois Lynn Center is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East sec ...

Montpelier, Iowa Montpelier is an unincorporated community in eastern Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. Located along Iowa Highway 22, it lies on the Mississippi River above the city of Muscatine, the county seat of Muscatine County. Its elevation is 568&n ...

* Mount Joy, Iowa * Nekoma, Illinois *

Osco, Illinois Osco is an unincorporated community in Osco Township, Henry County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, ...

Ophiem, Illinois Ophiem is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2010 United States Census, listed its population at 50,486. Its county seat is Cambridge. H ...

* Preemption, Illinois

References

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