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 the center of the Quad Cities metropolitan area, a region within the Mississippi River Valley, which as of 2013 had a population estimate of 383,781 and a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population of 474,937, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation.
Quad Cities | |
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| Coordinates: 41°31′00″N 90°32′00″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Iowa Illinois |
| Largest city | Davenport, Iowa |
| Other cities | Moline, Illinois Rock Island, Illinois Bettendorf, Iowa East Moline, Illinois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 170 sq mi (400 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 383,681 |
| • Rank | 144th in the U.S. |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (618/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-05:00 (CDT) |
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