Quad Cities
English
Map of Illinois and Iowa showing the highlighted counties that are in the Quad Cities region
A montage of pictures from the Quad City metro area
Alternative forms
- Quad City (attributive)
Proper noun
the Quad Cities
- A region of cities (originally four) 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.
- 1959, Civil Aeronautics Board Reports, volume 28, page 799:
- The total population of the Quad Cities in 1950 was 184,493 while the metropolitan area population was 234,256.
- 2013, Aleatha Romig, Convicted, →ISBN:
- The rest of the afternoon was spent back in front of the fire, discussing art and upcoming events in the Quad Cities.
- 2018, Margaret Littman, Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Natchez Trace Parkway, Memphis, Tupelo, Mississippi Blues Trail, Avalon Travel, →ISBN:
- Don’t forget to get gas in the Quad Cities before heading back to the Trace.
Further reading
Quad Cities on Wikipedia.Wikipedia