Volo, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Volo has a total area of 4.00 sqmi, of which 3.91 sqmi (or 97.97%) is land and 0.08 sqmi (or 2.03%) is water.

Major streets

• [[Image:US 12.svg|20px]] US Route 12
• [[Image:Illinois 59.svg|20px]] Illinois Route 59
• [[Image:Illinois 60.svg|20px]] Illinois Route 60
• [[Image:Illinois 120.svg|20px]] Illinois Route 120 (Belvidere Road)
• Nippersink Road
• Molidor Road
• Fish Lake Road
• Gilmer Road
• Sullivan Lake Road
• Fox Lake Road
• Volo Village Road

Demographics

|align-fn=center 2010 2020

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.

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. Cyrus Mark, the first president of the Illinois Nature Conservancy, spearheaded the effort to purchase Volo Bog for preservation.

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2400077
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7. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Volo village, Illinois".
8. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Volo village, Illinois".
9. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Volo village, Illinois".
10. 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 {{Webarchive. link. (April 16, 2013)
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