Colona, Illinois

Colona Green Rock
309
FIPS code	17-15664
Wikimedia Commons	Colona, Illinois
Website	www.ColonaIL.com

Colona is a city in

. The population was 5,307 at the 2020 census, up from 5,099 at the 2010 census.

The City of Colona was created in 1997 by the merger of the former City of Green Rock and the former Village of Colona.^[2] It was the first community in Illinois to merge by popular vote.^[3]

Geography

Colona is located at 41°28′32″N 90°20′56″W / 41.47556°N 90.34889°W / 41.47556; -90.34889 (41.475684, -90.348787).

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According to the 2010 census, Colona has a total area of 4.126 square miles (10.69 km²), of which 4.02 square miles (10.41 km²) (or 97.43%) is land and 0.106 square miles (0.27 km²) (or 2.57%) is water.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	217		—
1920	211		−2.8%
1930	244		15.6%
1940	264		8.2%
1950	319		20.8%
1960	491		53.9%
1970	1,293		163.3%
1980	2,172		68.0%
1990	2,237		3.0%
2000	5,173		131.2%
2010	5,099		−1.4%
2020	5,045		−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

of any race were 4.06% of the population.

There were 1,936 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,476, and the median income for a family was $48,250. Males had a median income of $33,826 versus $20,909 for females. The

, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Quad Cities MetroLINK provides bus service on Route 30 connecting Colona to destinations across the Quad Cities.^[8]

References

External links

• City of Colona, official website