Editing Moline, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
The city of Moline is nestled beside and on a broad bluff situated between the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] and [[Rock River (Illinois)|Rock River]] in Rock Island County, Illinois. The city's highland areas are cut across by many deep ravines that break up the city into natural neighborhoods. The city is bounded to the east by East Moline and to the west by Rock Island.

Moline is located approximately {{convert|165|mi|km}} west of Chicago and approximately {{convert|164|mi|km}} northwest of [[Springfield, Illinois]]. Moline and its neighboring communities within the Quad Cities form the largest urban area along the Mississippi River between the [[Twin Cities|Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul)]] to the north and [[St. Louis]] to the south, and are located approximately halfway between them. The area is served by four interstate highways: [[Interstate 74]] (which runs directly through Moline, bisecting it in roughly equal halves), [[Interstate 280 (Illinois-Iowa)|Interstate 280]] (which serves as a ring road around the Quad Cities), [[Interstate 80]] (which [[Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge|crosses the Mississippi River]] a few miles to the northeast of Moline), and [[Interstate 88 (west)|Interstate 88]] (which begins on the eastern border of the Quad Cities and ends in Hillside, Illinois, near Chicago).

According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of {{convert|16.66|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|16.43|sqmi}} (or 98.62%) is land and {{convert|0.23|sqmi}} (or 1.38%) is water.<ref name="United States Census">{{cite web
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  |title=2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places – Illinois
  |publisher=United States Census
  |access-date=2012-10-13
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  |archive-date=December 5, 2012
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  }}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
Through the Neighborhood Partnership Program, the City of Moline has established nine city-sponsored neighborhood associations and is working to form more.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} These associations assist their residents by organizing neighborhood clean-up days, participating in the crime watch program, planning social activities, and other activities.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Notable neighborhoods include Moline's downtown, now known as Moline Centre, which is a historic area bounded approximately by 12th and 34th Streets and the Mississippi River and 6th Avenue. The area is home to Moline's City Hall, its original, and now vacant, Carnegie-sponsored public library, and other civic institutions.

Other neighborhoods include Floreciente, Olde Towne, Uptown, Overlook, Karsten's Park, Wharton (home to [[Wharton Field House]] which gives the neighborhood its name), Hamilton Heights, Wildwood, Prospect Park, Park Hill, Forest Hill, Highland, Villa Park, Green Acres, Molette, Rockview Estates, Homewood (home to the [[Playcrafter's Barn Theater]]),<ref>{{cite web|author=Virgo Multimedia |url=http://www.playcrafters.com/ |title=Playcrafters Barn Theatre – Community theater for the Quad-Cities |publisher=Playcrafters.com |access-date=2016-02-03}}</ref> Heritage Park, Stewartville, Deerview, and Walton Hills.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

=== Climate ===
Typical of the northern half of Illinois, Moline experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa'') with hot, humid summers and cold, moderately snowy winters; precipitation is distributed throughout the year but is greater in the warmer months. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|22.6|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|75.4|°F|1}} in July; on average, there are 23 days of {{convert|90|°F|0}}+ highs, 43 days with a high at or below freezing, and 11 days of sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows annually. Extremes in temperature have ranged from {{convert|111|°F|0}}, set on July 14, 1936, down to {{convert|−33|°F|0}}, set on January 30, 2019;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/dvn/Climate_Records#RERMLI|title = Climate Records}}</ref> the record coldest maximum temperature is {{convert|−12|°F|0}} on [[1994 North American cold wave|January 18, 1994]] and January 29, 1966, while the record warmest minimum is {{convert|84|°F|0}}, set the same day of the record high.{{efn|The summer of 1936, as part of the [[Dust Bowl]], was particularly extreme, setting the records for annual number of daily highs reaching 90&nbsp;°F (59) and 100&nbsp;°F (21), as well as the hottest month on record; July averaged {{convert|85.0|°F|1}}.<ref name="NOWData NWS Davenport, IA (DVN) - MLIthr"/>}} Temperatures reach {{convert|100|°F|0}} only several years per decade, and {{convert|−20|°F|0}} readings are even rarer; the last occurrence of each was July 25, 2012 and January 31, 2019.<ref name="NOWData NWS Davenport, IA (DVN) - MLIthr"/> The average window for freezing temperatures is October 10 thru April 24, allowing a growing season of 168 days.

Snowfall averages {{convert|31.6|in|cm}} per season, but has ranged as low as {{convert|11.1|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1901–02 to {{convert|69.7|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1974–75;<ref name="NOWData NWS Davenport, IA (DVN) - MLIthr"/> on average, measurable (≥{{convert|0.1|in|cm|abbr=on|disp=or}}) snow occurs from November 21 to March 26, and rarely in October and April. Unlike much of the Midwest, measurable snow has never officially occurred in May and September.<ref name="NOWData NWS Davenport, IA (DVN) - MLIthr"/>

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