Editing Quad Cities (section)

==Metropolitan area==

The '''Quad Cities metropolitan area''', more formally known as the '''Davenport–Moline–Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area''' ([[Metropolitan Statistical Area|MSA]]), is the metropolitan area associated with the Quad Cities in the [[U.S. state]]s of [[Iowa]] and [[Illinois]]. The Davenport–Moline–Rock Island MSA consists of four counties – [[Scott County, Iowa|Scott County]] in [[Iowa]] and [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]], [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]], and [[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]] counties in [[Illinois]] – and had an estimated population of 384,324 as of 2020.

The Quad Cities metropolitan area is also considered part of the [[Great Lakes Megalopolis]], and is the largest metropolitan area along the [[Mississippi River]] in Iowa and between [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] and the [[St. Louis metropolitan area]].<ref>[[Great Lakes Megalopolis]]</ref>

===Population by County===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!2020 rank<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-total-cities-and-towns.html|title = City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2019}}</ref>
!State
!County
!2020 Census
!2010 Census
!Change
|-
|1
|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|174669|165224}}
|-
|2
|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|144672|147546}}
|-
|3
|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|49284|50486}}
|-
|4
|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|15699|16434}}
|- class="sortbottom"
|Metro
|[[Iowa]], [[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]], [[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]], [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]], [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|384324|379690}}
|-
|}

===Population by City===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!2020 rank<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-total-cities-and-towns.html|title = City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2019}}</ref>
!City
!State
!County
!2020 Census
!2010 Census
!Change
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|101724|99685}}
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Moline, Illinois|Moline]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|42985|43483}}
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Bettendorf, Iowa|Bettendorf]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|39102|33217}}
|-
|4
|align=left|[[Rock Island, Illinois|Rock Island]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|37108|39018}}
|-
|5
|align=left|[[East Moline, Illinois|East Moline]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|21374|21302}}
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Silvis, Illinois|Silvis]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|8003|7479}}
|-
|7
|align=left|[[Eldridge, Iowa|Eldridge]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|6726|5651}}
|-
|8
|align=left|[[Geneseo, Illinois|Geneseo]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|6539|6586}}
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Milan, Illinois|Milan]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|5097|5099}}
|-
|10
|align=left|[[Colona, Illinois|Colona]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|5045|5099}}
|-
|11
|align=left|[[Le Claire, Iowa|Le Claire]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|4710|3765}}
|-
|12
|align=left|[[Coal Valley, Illinois|Coal Valley]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]], [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|3873|3743}}
|-
|13
|align=left|[[Aledo, Illinois|Aledo]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|3633|3640}}
|-
|14
|align=left|[[Park View, Iowa|Park View]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|2709|2389}}
|-
|15
|align=left|[[Cambridge, Illinois|Cambridge]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|2086|2160}}
|-
|16
|align=left|[[Carbon Cliff, Illinois|Carbon Cliff]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|1846|2134}}
|-
|17
|align=left|[[Hampton, Illinois|Hampton]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|1779|1863}}
|-
|18
|align=left|[[Orion, Illinois|Orion]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|1754|1861}}
|-
|19
|align=left|[[Port Byron, Illinois|Port Byron]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|1668|1647}}
|-
|20
|align=left|[[Blue Grass, Iowa|Blue Grass]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]], [[Muscatine County, Iowa|Muscatine]]
| {{change|invert=on|1666|1452}}
|-
|21
|align=left|[[Walcott, Iowa|Walcott]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|1551|1629}}
|-
|22
|align=left|[[Andalusia, Illinois|Andalusia]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|1184|1178}}
|-
|23
|align=left|[[Buffalo, Iowa|Buffalo]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|1176|1270}}
|-
|24
|align=left|[[Atkinson, Illinois|Atkinson]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|965|972}}
|-
|25
|align=left|[[Rapids City, Illinois|Rapids City]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|964|959}}
|-
|26
|align=left|[[Princeton, Iowa|Princeton]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|923|886}}
|-
|27
|align=left|[[Annawan, Illinois|Annawan]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|884|878}}
|-
|28
|align=left|[[Coyne Center, Illinois|Coyne Center]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|877|0}}
|-
|29
|align=left|[[Viola, Illinois|Viola]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|869|955}}
|-
|30
|align=left|[[Long Grove, Iowa|Long Grove]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|838|808}}
|-
|31
|align=left|[[Matherville, Illinois|Matherville]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|707|723}}
|-
|32
|align=left|[[Sherrard, Illinois|Sherrard]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|692|640}}
|-
|33
|align=left|[[Cordova, Illinois|Cordova]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|671|672}}
|-
|34
|align=left|[[Andover, Illinois|Andover]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|555|578}}
|-
|35
|align=left|[[Reynolds, Illinois|Reynolds]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]], [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|498|539}}
|-
|36
|align=left|[[Oak Grove, Illinois|Oak Grove]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|476|396}}
|-
|37
|align=left|[[Hillsdale, Illinois|Hillsdale]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|417|523}}
|-
|38
|align=left|[[Edgington, Illinois|Edgington]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|391|0}}
|-
|39
|align=left|[[Riverdale, Iowa|Riverdale]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|379|405}}
|-
|40
|align=left|[[Donahue, Iowa|Donahue]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|335|346}}
|-
|41
|align=left|[[McCausland, Iowa|McCausland]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|313|291}}
|-
|42
|align=left|[[Campbell's Island, Illinois|Campbell's Island]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|275|0}}
|-
|43
|align=left|[[Preemption, Illinois|Preemption]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|254|0}}
|-
|44
|align=left|[[Dixon, Iowa|Dixon]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|202|247}}
|-
|45
|align=left|[[Montpelier, Iowa|Montpelier]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]], [[Muscatine County, Iowa|Muscatine]]
| {{change|invert=on|186|0}}
|-
|46
|align=left|[[Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois|Rock Island Arsenal]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|182|149}}
|-
|47
|align=left|[[Cleveland, Illinois|Cleveland]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|163|188}}
|-
|48
|align=left|[[North Henderson, Illinois|North Henderson]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]]
| {{change|invert=on|162|187}}
|-
|49
|align=left|[[Illinois City, Illinois|Illinois City]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|159|0}}
|-
|50
|align=left|[[Maysville, Iowa|Maysville]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|156|176}}
|-
|51
|align=left|[[Taylor Ridge, Illinois|Taylor Ridge]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|141|0}}
|-
|52
|align=left|[[Panorama Park, Iowa|Panorama Park]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|139|129}}
|-
|53
|align=left|[[New Liberty, Iowa|New Liberty]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|138|137}}
|-
|54
|align=left|[[Ophiem, Illinois|Ophiem]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|123|0}}
|-
|55
|align=left|[[Osco, Illinois|Osco]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|108|0}}
|-
|56
|align=left|[[Barstow, Illinois|Barstow]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|89|0}}
|-
|57
|align=left|[[Lynn Center, Illinois|Lynn Center]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|85|0}}
|-
|58
|align=left|[[Joslin, Illinois|Joslin]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|85|0}}
|-
|59
|align=left|[[Buffalo Prairie, Illinois|Buffalo Prairie]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
| {{change|invert=on|64|0}}
|-
|60
|align=left|[[Big Rock, Iowa|Big Rock]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]], [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton]]
| {{change|invert=on|49|0}}
|-
|61
|align=left|[[Argo, Iowa|Argo]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|44|0}}
|-
|62
|align=left|[[Nekoma, Illinois|Nekoma]]
|align=left|[[Illinois]]
|align=left|[[Henry County, Illinois|Henry]]
| {{change|invert=on|23|0}}
|-
|63
|align=left|[[Plainview, Iowa|Plainview]]
|align=left|[[Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]]
| {{change|invert=on|19|0}}
|-
|}
===Places with over 100,000 inhabitants===
* [[Davenport, Iowa]]

===Places with 10,001 to 100,000 inhabitants===
* [[Moline, Illinois]]
* [[Bettendorf, Iowa]]
* [[Rock Island, Illinois]]
* [[East Moline, Illinois]]

===Places with 1,001 to 10,000 inhabitants===
* [[Andalusia, Illinois]]
* [[Aledo, Illinois]]
* [[Blue Grass, Iowa]]
* [[Buffalo, Iowa]]
* [[Cambridge, Illinois]]
* [[Carbon Cliff, Illinois]]
* [[Coal Valley, Illinois]]
* [[Colona, Illinois]]
* [[Eldridge, Iowa]]
* [[Geneseo, Illinois]]
* [[Hampton, Illinois]]
* [[Le Claire, Iowa]]
* [[Milan, Illinois]]
* [[Orion, Illinois]]
* [[Park View, Iowa]]
* [[Port Byron, Illinois]]
* [[Silvis, Illinois]]
* [[Walcott, Iowa]]

===Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants===
* [[Andover, Illinois]]
* [[Annawan, Illinois]]
* [[Atkinson, Illinois]]
* [[Cleveland, Illinois]]
* [[Dixon, Iowa]]
* [[Donahue, Iowa]]
* [[Long Grove, Iowa]]
* [[Matherville, Illinois]]
* [[Maysville, Iowa]]
* [[McCausland, Iowa]]
* [[New Liberty, Iowa]]
* [[North Henderson, Illinois]]
* [[Panorama Park, Iowa]]
* [[Pleasant Valley Township, Scott County, Iowa|Pleasant Valley, Iowa]]
* [[Princeton, Iowa]]
* [[Riverdale, Iowa]]
* [[Sherrard, Illinois]]
* [[Viola, Illinois]]

===Unincorporated places===
* [[Barstow, Illinois]]
* [[Creekville, Iowa]]
* [[Dayton, Henry County, Illinois|Dayton, Illinois]]
* [[Lynn Center, Illinois]]
* [[Montpelier, Iowa]]
* [[Mount Joy, Iowa]]
* [[Nekoma, Illinois]]
* [[Osco, Illinois]]
* [[Ophiem, Illinois]]
* [[Park View, Iowa]]
* [[Preemption, Illinois]]