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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Viola, Illinois | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]] | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Mercer County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Viola Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Mercer County, Illinois | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = USA | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_label = Viola | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States | coordinates = {{coord|41|12|14|N|90|35|5|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer]] | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = [[Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois|Greene]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Village president | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_17.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 16, 2023}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 2.21 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.85 | area_land_km2 = 2.17 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.84 | area_water_km2 = 0.04 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 795 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1778123&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race β Viola village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref> | population_total = 869 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 400.45 | population_density_sq_mi = 1036.99 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 61486 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 309|309]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 17-78123 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = Viola, Illinois | website = {{URL|villageofviola.org}} | footnotes = }} '''Viola''' (pronounced vy-OLA) is a village in [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 869 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> a decline of 9 percent from 955 in 2010. ==Geography== Viola is in eastern Mercer County at the junction of [[U.S. Route 67]] and [[Illinois Route 17]]. US 67 passes through the village on 13th Street, leading north {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Rock Island, Illinois|Rock Island]] and south the same distance to [[Monmouth, Illinois|Monmouth]]. IL 17 follows 17th Avenue through the village, crossing 13th Street at the village's center. IL 17 leads west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Aledo, Illinois|Aledo]], the Mercer [[county seat]], and east {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[New Windsor, Illinois|New Windsor]]. [[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg]] is {{convert|27|mi}} to the southeast. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Viola has a total area of {{convert|0.85|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 1.76%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The village drains south to tributaries of Pope Creek and north to Skunk Creek, a tributary of the [[Edwards River (Illinois)|Edwards River]]. Pope Creek and the Edwards River are west-flowing direct tributaries of the [[Mississippi River]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1870= 407 |1880= 370 |1890= 421 |1900= 552 |1910= 760 |1920= 668 |1930= 566 |1940= 743 |1950= 826 |1960= 812 |1970= 946 |1980= 1144 |1990= 964 |2000= 956 |2010= 955 |2020= 869 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} 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 956 people, 383 households, and 274 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,155.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 401 housing units at an average density of {{convert|484.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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. {{Clear|left}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|villageofviola.org}} {{Mercer County, Illinois}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Mercer County, Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Illinois]]
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