Volo, Illinois

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Volo, Illinois
Motto: 
"A Family Community"
Lake County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Volo Highlighted.svg
Location of Volo in Lake County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 42°19′50″N88°09′32″W / 42.33056°N 88.15889°W / 42.33056; -88.15889 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Lake
Area
[2]
  Total
4.00 sq mi (10.35 km2)
  Land3.92 sq mi (10.14 km2)
  Water0.081 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
[1]
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
6,122
  Density1,563.9/sq mi (603.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60073, 60020
Area codes Area code 847 and 224
FIPS code 17-78227
GNIS feature ID2400077 [1]
Website www.villageofvolo.com

Volo is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on April 26, 1993. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,122. [3]

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Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Volo has a total area of 4.00 square miles (10.36 km2), of which 3.91 square miles (10.13 km2) (or 97.97%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 2.03%) is water. [4]

Major streets

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 126
2000 180
2010 2,9291,527.2%
2020 6,122109.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
2010 [6] 2020 [7]

As of the 2020 census [8] there were 6,122 people, 1,975 households, and 1,489 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,532.42 inhabitants per square mile (591.67/km2). There were 2,120 housing units at an average density of 530.66 per square mile (204.89/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 71.23% White, 3.61% African American, 0.44% Native American, 8.64% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 5.10% from other races, and 10.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.22% of the population.

There were 1,975 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.92% were married couples living together, 11.29% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.61% were non-families. 15.29% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.24% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 2.78.

The village's age distribution consisted of 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 41.6% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $103,264, and the median income for a family was $111,481. Males had a median income of $77,202 versus $44,420 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,911. About 0.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Volo village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [9] Pop 2010 [6] Pop 2020 [7] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1332,2094,15373.89%75.42%67.84%
Black or African American alone (NH)0562140.00%1.91%3.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0550.00%0.17%0.08%
Asian alone (NH)22365241.11%8.06%8.56%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0200.00%0.07%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)07150.00%0.24%0.25%
Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH)3572791.67%1.95%4.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4235793223.33%12.19%15.22%
Total1802,9296,122100.00%100.00%100.00%

Institutions and parks

Volo contains the Volo Auto Museum and is located near the Volo Bog State Natural Area (which is just outside the village boundary), which was the first purchase of the Illinois Nature Conservancy. [10] Cyrus Mark, the first president of the Illinois Nature Conservancy, spearheaded the effort to purchase Volo Bog for preservation. [10] Cyrus was the son of steel magnate Clayton Mark, the builder of the planned worker community named Marktown. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volo, Illinois
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. "Volo village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Volo village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
  7. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Volo village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
  8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Volo village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau .
  10. 1 2 Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2009). "The Historical Roots of the Nature Conservancy in the Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland Region: From Science to Preservation." The South Shore Journal, 3. http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-3-2009/83-journals/vol-3-2009/75-the-historical-roots-of-the-nature-conservancy-in-the-northwest-indianachicagoland-region-from-science-to-preservation Archived April 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2011). "Marktown: Clayton Mark's Planned Worker Community in Northwest Indiana" Archived September 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . South Shore Journal, 4.