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Sponsored Topics. Pecatonica, Illinois is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,195 at the 2010 census, up from 1,997 at the 2000 census.
Weather | Natural Extremes | Air Quality | Environmental Watch | Government. Peosta is located in east Iowa. Peosta is part of Dubuque County. Peosta has 1.97 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Peosta population is 1,587, which has grown 143.78% since 2000.