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 th ...

in the

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s of

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

and

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...

. The area consists of the cities of

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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

Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwestern United States centered around the confluence of the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is commonly known as the Twin Citi ...

and the

St. Louis metropolitan area Greater St. Louis is a bi-state metropolitan area that completely surrounds and includes the independent city of St. Louis, the principal city. It includes parts of both Missouri and Illinois. The city core is on the Mississippi Riverfront on t ...

. The Davenport–Moline–Rock Island

Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporate ...

consists of four counties: Scott County in

and

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, Mercer, 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 ...

* Andalusia, Illinois *

Aledo, Illinois Aledo (u--doh) is a city in Mercer County, Illinois, 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 w ...

Blue Grass, Iowa Blue Grass is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,666 as of 2020. Most of Blue Grass is part of the Davenport– Moline– Rock Island, IA- IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, but the Muscatine Co ...

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 latitud ...

Cambridge, Illinois Cambridge is a village in 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, of Greater St. Louis. Other ...

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 *

Colona, Illinois Colona is a city in Henry County, Illinois, Henry County, Illinois, along the Green River (Illinois), Green River. It is part of the Quad Cities United States metropolitan area, metropolitan area. The population was 5,099 at the 2010 census, dow ...

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 ...

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 loc ...

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

* Milan, 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, ...

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 20 ...

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 comple ...

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 *

Cleveland, Illinois Cleveland is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 188 at the 2010 census, down from 253 in 2000. Geography Cleveland is located at (41.507084, -90.313624). According to the 2010 census, Cleveland has a total a ...

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 * Long Grove, Iowa * Matherville, Illinois *

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* McCausland, Iowa * New Liberty, Iowa * North Henderson, Illinois * Panorama Park, Iowa *

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 s ...

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&nb ...

Mount Joy, Iowa Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish ...

* Nekoma, Illinois * Osco, Illinois * Ophiem, Illinois *

Preemption, Illinois Preemption is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 254. Preemption is west of Sherrard and has a post office ...

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