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Moline is a city in Rock Island County set between the Mississippi River to the north and the Rock River to the south, and one of the Quad Cities along with Rock Island, East Moline, Davenport and Bettendorf.

Moline was platted in 1843 by David B. Sears and six other men, who built a dam and water-powered mills on the Mississippi rapids.

The name Moline is adapted from the French 'moulin,' meaning mill, and the city proudly calls itself the 'City of Mills.'

Moline was incorporated in 1848, the same year John Deere moved his plow factory there to use the river's water power and transportation links.

Deere & Company grew from that Moline plow shop into the world's largest agricultural machinery maker, and its world headquarters remains in Moline today.

The first railroad reached Moline in 1854, and the first bridge across the Mississippi River in the area followed in 1856.

Around 1900 Moline had the largest Belgian community in the United States, alongside large Swedish and German populations drawn by factory work.

Moline became known across the country as the 'Plow City' and the 'Farm Implement Capital of the World.'

Moline's population was 42,985 at the 2020 census.

Moline has about 18,300 households, and roughly 67% of its homes are owner-occupied, according to Census Bureau QuickFacts.