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Viola, Illinois

Viola
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Mercer
Coordinates 41°12′14″N 90°35′5″W / 41.20389°N 90.58472°W / 41.20389; -90.58472Coordinates: 41°12′14″N 90°35′5″W / 41.20389°N 90.58472°W / 41.20389; -90.58472
Area 0.85 sq mi (2 km2)
 - land 0.84 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water 0.02 sq mi (0 km2)
Density 1,155.8/sq mi (446/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 61486
Area code 309 Exchange: 596
Location of Viola within Illinois
Location of Viola within Illinois

Viola (pronounced vy-ola) is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 955 at the 2010 census, a decline of one person from 956 in 2000.

Viola is located at 41°12′14″N 90°35′5″W / 41.20389°N 90.58472°W / 41.20389; -90.58472 (41.203833, -90.584620).

According to the 2010 census, Viola has a total area of 0.855 square miles (2.21 km2), of which 0.84 square miles (2.18 km2) (or 98.25%) is land and 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2) (or 1.75%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 956 people, 383 households, and 274 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,155.8 people per square mile (444.7/km²). There were 401 housing units at an average density of 484.8 per square mile (186.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.22% White, 0.84% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.


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