Volo, Illinois

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.^[2]

Volo, Illinois
Village
Motto:  "A Family Community"
Location of Volo in Lake County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 42°19′52″N 88°9′40″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Government
• Mayor	Stephen Henley
Area [1]
• Total	4.00 sq mi (10.35 km2)
• Land	3.91 sq mi (10.14 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,122
• Density	1,564.13/sq mi (603.84/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	60073, 60020
Area code(s)	Area code 847, 224
FIPS code	17-78227
Wikimedia Commons	Volo, Illinois
Website	www.villageofvolo.com

Geography

Volo is located at 42°19′52″N 88°9′40″W (42.331047, -88.160975).^[3]

According to the 2010 census, Volo has a total area of 3.998 square miles (10.35 km²), of which 3.92 square miles (10.15 km²) (or 98.05%) is land and 0.078 square miles (0.20 km²) (or 1.95%) is water.^[4]

Major streets

• US Route 12
• Illinois Route 59
• Illinois Route 60
• Illinois Route 120 (Belvidere Road)
• Nippersink Road
• Molidor Road
• Fish Lake Road
• Gilmer Road
• Sullivan Lake Road
• Fox Lake Road
• Volo Village Road

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	126		—
2000	180		—
2010	2,929		1,527.2%
2020	6,122		109.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6] 2020[7]

2020 census

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 2010[6]	Pop 2020[7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	2,209	4,153	75.42%	67.84%
Black or African American alone (NH)	56	214	1.91%	3.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	5	5	0.17%	0.08%
Asian alone (NH)	236	524	8.06%	8.56%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	2	0	0.07%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	7	15	0.24%	0.25%
Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH)	57	279	1.95%	4.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	357	932	12.19%	15.22%
Total	2,929	6,122	100.00%	100.00%

2000 Census

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 180 people, 52 households, and 39 families residing in the village. The population density was 64.5 inhabitants per square mile (24.9/km²). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 21.9 per square mile (8.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.78% White, 1.11% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 5.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.33% of the population.

There were 52 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,833, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,791. About 13.5% of families and 33.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those 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.^[9] Cyrus Mark, the first president of the Illinois Nature Conservancy, spearheaded the effort to purchase Volo Bog for preservation.^[9] Cyrus was the son of steel magnate Clayton Mark, the builder of the planned worker community named Marktown.^[10]

The current mayor is Stephen Henley. Bonnie Rydberg is the clerk.^[11]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Volo village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
6. "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. "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. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
9. 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
10. 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.
11. "Village Board | Volo, IL". www.villageofvolo.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

External links

• Village of Volo official website