| Volo, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | "A Family Community" |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.3311°N -88.1611°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Stephen Henley |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.35 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.14 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.91 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6122 |
| Population Density Km2: | 603.84 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1564.13 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60073, 60020 |
| Area Code: | Area code 847, 224 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-78227 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 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 is located at 42.3311°N -88.1611°W (42.331047, -88.160975).[3]
According to the 2010 census, Volo has a total area of 3.998sqmi, of which 3.92sqmi (or 98.05%) is land and 0.078sqmi (or 1.95%) is water.[4]
| White alone (NH) | 2,209 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4,153 | 75.42% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 67.84% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 56 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 214 | 1.91% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.50% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5 | 0.17% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.08% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 236 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 524 | 8.06% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 8.56% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.07% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 7 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 15 | 0.24% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.25% | |
| Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH) | 57 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 279 | 1.95% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4.56% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 357 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 932 | 12.19% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 15.22% | |
| Total | 2,929 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6,122 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 180 people, 52 households, and 39 families residing in the village. The population density was 64.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 61 housing units at an average density of 21.9 per square mile (8.4/km). 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.
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.[8] Cyrus Mark, the first president of the Illinois Nature Conservancy, spearheaded the effort to purchase Volo Bog for preservation.[8] Cyrus was the son of steel magnate Clayton Mark, the builder of the planned worker community named Marktown.[9]
The current mayor is Stephen Henley. Bonnie Rydberg is the clerk.[10]