Rio
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Township	Persifer
Coordinates	41°6′37″N 90°23′56″W / 41.11028, -90.39889
Area	0.3 sq mi (1 km²)
- land	0.3 sq mi (1 km²)
Population	240 (2000)
Density	737.6 /sq mi (285 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX
Location of Rio within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Rio, Illinois

Rio is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 240 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Contrary to the spelling, locally Rio is pronounced Rye-Oh.

Geography

Rio is located at 41°6′37″N, 90°23′56″W (41.110236, -90.398996).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 240 people, 94 households, and 72 families residing in the village. The population density was 737.6 people per square mile (280.8/km²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 310.4/sq mi (118.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.58% White, 0.42% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.

There were 94 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,750, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,181. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Rio, Illinois is at coordinates 41°06′37″N 90°23′56″W / 41.110236, -90.398996 (Rio, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°06′37″N 90°23′56″W / 41.110236, -90.398996 (Rio, Illinois)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois County seat: Galesburg Cities Galesburg | Knoxville | Oneida Town Abingdon Villages Altona | East Galesburg | Henderson | London Mills‡ | Maquon | Rio | St. Augustine | Victoria | Wataga | Williamsfield | Yates City Townships Cedar | Chestnut | Copley | Elba | Galesburg | Haw Creek | Henderson | Indian Point | Knox | Lynn | Maquon | Ontario | Orange | Persifer | Rio | Salem | Sparta | Truro | Victoria | Walnut Grove Unincorporated communities Appleton | Columbia Heights | Dahinda | Delong | Gilson | Henderson Grove | Hermon | Oak Ru Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties