Colona is a city in Henry County,

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, along the Green River. It is part of the

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. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 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. It was the first community in Illinois to merge by popular vote.

Geography

Colona lies near the Rock River in a valley, and is surrounded by higher land. This is where the Green River and

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flow into the

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. According to the 2010 census, Colona has a total area of , of which (or 97.43%) is land and (or 2.57%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 5,045 people, 2,220 households, and 1,473 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,189 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.86%

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, 1.03%

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, 0.48% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.06%

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, 1.98% from other races, and 7.33% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.71% of the population. There were 2,220 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.59% were married couples living together, 10.27% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.65% were non-families. 28.38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.54% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 2.39. The city's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $64,643, and the median income for a family was $76,195. Males had a median income of $51,493 versus $23,167 for females. The

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for the city was $33,759. About 3.9% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the

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, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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provides bus service on Route 30 connecting Colona to destinations across the Quad Cities.

Education

The central portion of Colona is zoned to Colona School District 190 (elementary school) and United Township High School District 30. Some outerlying portions are in Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 while others are in Orion Community Unit School District 223.
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External links

City of Colona
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