Viola, Illinois

Viola
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Mercer
Coordinates	41°12′14″N 90°35′5″W / 41.20389°N 90.58472°WCoordinates: 41°12′14″N 90°35′5″W / 41.20389°N 90.58472°W
Area	0.85 sq mi (2 km^2)
- land	0.84 sq mi (2 km^2)
- water	0.02 sq mi (0 km^2)
Density	1,155.8/sq mi (446/km^2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61486
Area code	309 Exchange: 596
Location of Viola within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Viola, Illinois

Viola (pronounced vy-ola) is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 955 at the 2010 census, a decline of one person from 956 in 2000.

Geography

Viola is located at 41°12′14″N 90°35′5″W / 41.20389°N 90.58472°W (41.203833, -90.584620).^[1]

According to the 2010 census, Viola has a total area of 0.855 square miles (2.21 km²), of which 0.84 square miles (2.18 km²) (or 98.25%) is land and 0.015 square miles (0.04 km²) (or 1.75%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	407		—
1880	370		−9.1%
1890	421		13.8%
1900	552		31.1%
1910	760		37.7%
1920	668		−12.1%
1930	566		−15.3%
1940	743		31.3%
1950	826		11.2%
1960	812		−1.7%
1970	946		16.5%
1980	1,144		20.9%
1990	964		−15.7%
2000	956		−0.8%
2010	955		−0.1%
Est. 2015	924	[3]	−3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 956 people, 383 households, and 274 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,155.8 people per square mile (444.7/km²). There were 401 housing units at an average density of 484.8 per square mile (186.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.22% White, 0.84% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 383 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,161, and the median income for a family was $47,159. Males had a median income of $36,458 versus $20,556 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,127. About 7.4% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
3. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.