The city of Peoria changes district boundaries every 10 years after a census count and the latest map has been finalized.
All six council districts in Peoria will change in some way for the 2018 City Council election.
The census showed a 5 percent population increase from 2010 to 2015, mostly in Peoria’s northern region.
In the new map, for example, the Willow district will extend farther into the Mesquite district.
Peoria Deputy City Manager Julie Arendall says most Peoria residents won’t be in a different district.
“The district boundaries just shifted slightly but if someone lives in an area that is changing districts, they won’t see a change to their representative until January of ‘19,” Arendall said.
The final map was recently approved by City Council and was submitted by a Peoria citizen through the online redistricting site.
The council considered dozens of different resident-created submissions.
“We experienced the most growth in the northern part of the city in what we have as the Mesquite district," Arendall said. "But each district did experience some level of change.”
Peoria residents can find the new district map on the city’s website.
