Colona is a city in Henry County, Illinois, along the Green River. It is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 Census.

The City of Colona was created in 1997 by the merger of the former City of Green Rock and the former Village of Colona. It was the first community in Illinois to merge by popular vote.

Geography

Colona lies near the Rock River in a valley, and is surrounded by higher land. This is where the Green River and Hennepin Canal flow into the Rock River (Mississippi River).

According to the 2010 census, Colona has a total area of , of which (or 97.43%) is land and (or 2.57%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Colona had a population of 5,045. There were 1,473 families residing in the city, and the population density was .

There were 2,050 households in Colona, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.0% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Education

The central portion of Colona is zoned to Colona School District 190 (elementary school)<!--ELM 10690--> and United Township High School District 30<!--SEC 39870-->. Some outerlying portions are in Geneseo Community Unit School District 228<!--UNI 16350--> while others are in Orion Community Unit School District 223<!--UNI 30200-->.

References

  • City of Colona, official website