Coleta is a village in Whiteside County,

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. The population was 164 at the 2010 census, up from 155 in 2000.

Geography

Coleta is located at (41.905566, -89.805016). According to the 2010 census, Coleta has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 155 people, 60 households, and 45 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 71 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.77%

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, 1.29%

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, 0.65% Native American, and 1.29% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.23% of the population. There were 60 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were

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living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.00. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $34,886. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,469 for females. The

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for the village was $17,439. About 2.4% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the

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, including 5.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those 65 or over.

Education

The school district is

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/ref> Sterling High School is the zoned comprehensive high school. Besides the local public schools, Christ Lutheran School, located in nearby Sterling, serves students of various religious backgrounds from Milledgeville to

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to Dixon. As part of the largest network of Protestant schools in the US, CLS provides an education for students from age 3 through 8th grade.

References

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