Quad Cities (Illinois portion)

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metropolitan area region

Quad Cities (Illinois portion) refers to the Illinois side of the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River, primarily including the cities of Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline.

Aliases (7)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area region →
containsCountySeatOf	Rock Island County, Illinois NERFINISHED →
country	United States →
county	Rock Island County, Illinois NERFINISHED →
demographicRole	constitutes a significant share of the Quad Cities metropolitan population →
economicActivity	agriculture-related services → manufacturing → transportation and logistics →
economicRole	serves as an industrial and commercial core of the Quad Cities →
formsCrossBorderRegionWith	Quad Cities (Iowa portion) →
governedAs	multiple municipal governments →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	Augustana College (Rock Island) → Western Illinois University–Quad Cities campus →
hasMajorBridgeConnectionTo	Bettendorf, Iowa → Davenport, Iowa →
hasMajorEmployer	John Deere (world headquarters in Moline) →
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Interstate 280 NERFINISHED → Interstate 74 NERFINISHED → Interstate 88 NERFINISHED →
hasUrbanCenter	East Moline riverfront → downtown Moline → downtown Rock Island →
historicalDevelopment	grew as an industrial and river-transport hub along the Mississippi River →
includesCity	East Moline, Illinois → Moline, Illinois → Rock Island, Illinois NERFINISHED →
locatedIn	Midwestern United States →
locatedOnRiver	Mississippi River →
metropolitanArea	Davenport–Moline–Rock Island metropolitan area →
partOf	Quad Cities →
principalCityOf	Quad Cities metropolitan area →
regionalIdentity	part of the Quad Cities region →
regionalPlanningBody	Bi-State Regional Commission →
riverValley	Mississippi River Valley →
sharesLaborMarketWith	Quad Cities (Iowa portion) →
sharesMediaMarketWith	Quad Cities (Iowa portion) →
sportsCulture	hosts minor league and collegiate sports teams associated with the Quad Cities region →
state	Illinois →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
tourismAttractionType	historic downtown districts → riverfront parks and trails →
transportationRole	functions as a regional crossroads between Illinois and Iowa →
transportMode	freight rail → regional airport access via Quad City International Airport (in Moline) → river barge traffic on the Mississippi River →
urbanAreaType	bi-state metropolitan area segment →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Davenport, Iowa ("Quad Cities") → Davenport, Iowa ("Quad Cities metropolitan area") → Quad Cities (Illinois portion) ("Quad Cities") → Scott County, Iowa ("Quad Cities metropolitan area") →	partOf
Illinois → Illinois ("Davenport–Moline–Rock Island metropolitan area (Illinois portion)") → Illinois ("Davenport–Moline–Rock Island–Bettendorf metropolitan area (Illinois portion)") →	hasMajorMetropolitanArea
Scott County, Iowa ("Quad Cities") →	adjacentToMetropolitanArea
I-88 (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) ("Quad Cities region") →	connects
Upper Mississippi Valley ("Quad Cities") →	hasMajorCity
Scott County, Iowa ("Davenport–Moline–Rock Island metropolitan area") →	hasMetropolitanArea
Interstate 74 ("Quad Cities metropolitan area") →	hasSegmentIn
Durant, Iowa ("Davenport–Moline–Rock Island metropolitan area") →	isPartOfMetropolitanArea
Tri-Cities Blackhawks ("Quad Cities") →	locatedIn
Davenport, Iowa ("Davenport–Moline–Rock Island metropolitan area") →	locatedInMetropolitanArea
Quad Cities (Illinois portion) ("Davenport–Moline–Rock Island metropolitan area") →	metropolitanArea
Tri-Cities Blackhawks ("Tri-Cities region of Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport") →	originOfName
Quad Cities (Illinois portion) ("Quad Cities metropolitan area") →	principalCityOf