Editing Viola, Delaware

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'''Viola''' is a town in [[Kent County, Delaware]], United States. It is part of the [[Dover metropolitan area]]. The population was 140 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ |title=The Delaware Census State Data Center |access-date=November 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141632/http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ |archive-date=December 31, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
Viola was built in 1856 after the [[Delaware Railroad]] opened a station. The town was laid out on a grant called Golden Thicket, owned by William Shores in 1681.<ref name=fwp>{{cite book |author=Federal Writers' Project |author-link=Federal Writers' Project |title=The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida|url=https://archive.org/stream/oceanhighwaynewb00federich/oceanhighwaynewb00federich_djvu.txt |access-date=April 10, 2009 | year=1938 |publisher=Modern Age Books |location=[[New York City|New York]]|series=American Guide Series}}</ref>

==Geography==
Viola is located at {{coord|39|02|34|N|75|34|19|W|type:city}} (39.0428907, –75.5718695).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1920 = 114
| 1930 = 104
| 1940 = 113
| 1950 = 134
| 1960 = 159
| 1970 = 154
| 1980 = 167
| 1990 = 153
| 2000 = 156
| 2010 = 157
| 2020 = 140
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 156 people, 62 households, and 48 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|878.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 1.92% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race made up 1.92% of the population.

Of the 62 households, 30.6% have at least one person under the age of 18, 62.9% had [[Marriage|married couples]], 11.3% had a single woman householder, 21.0% had non-families, and 19.4% were owned by a single person, with 8.1% who were 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.78.

About 21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household was $47,813 and the median income for a family was $49,531. Males had a median income of $39,250 versus $24,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,687. About 3.4% of the population live below the [[poverty line]], 16.7% of which are 65 or older.

The only non-residential structures within town limits are a post office, a VCF Ruritan hall, and the Felton-Viola United Methodist Church. The town council has recently implemented strict zoning regulations designed to prevent suburban sprawl. The regulations prohibit businesses with more than two employees, restrict the construction of multi-family dwellings, and forbid any annexation of outlying parcels into the original town proper.

==Education==
Viola is within the [[Lake Forest School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10001_kent/DC20SD_C10001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kent County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 16, 2021}}</ref> The zoned high school is [[Lake Forest High School (Delaware)|Lake Forest High School]].

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-17 11 15 08 View south along Main Street at Howard Street in Viola, Kent County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|View south along Main Street in Viola]]
Main Street is the main north–south road through Viola. The road is called Turkey Point Road outside the town limits and leads north toward [[Woodside, Delaware|Woodside]] and south toward [[Felton, Delaware|Felton]]. Evens Road is the main east–west road through Viola and leads east to an intersection with [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]] in [[Canterbury, Delaware|Canterbury]]. US 13 heads north toward [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] and south toward [[Harrington, Delaware|Harrington]].<ref name="DE 2017 map">{{Delaware road map|year=2017}}</ref> The [[Delmarva Central Railroad]]'s Delmarva Subdivision line passes north–south through Viola.<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Central Railroad|publisher=Carload Express|url=http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/|access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref>

===Utilities===
[[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity to Viola.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|title=Service Territory|publisher=Delmarva Power|access-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525061222/http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|archive-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref> [[Chesapeake Utilities]] provides natural gas to the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Service Territory|publisher=Chesapeake Utilities|url=http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://viola.delaware.gov/ Official website]
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[[Category:Towns in Kent County, Delaware]]
[[Category:Towns in Delaware]]