Viola, Wisconsin
Location of Viola, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°30′27″N 90°40′13″W / 43.5075, -90.67028
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Richland, Vernon
Area
- Total	1.1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
- Land	1.1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1]	764 ft (233 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	667
- Density	632.9/sq mi (244.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-82900[2]
GNIS feature ID	1576108[1]

Viola is a village in Richland and Vernon Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, United States. The population was 667 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Viola is located at 43°30′27″N, 90°40′13″W (43.507552, -90.670178)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 667 people, 290 households, and 185 families residing in the village. The population density was 632.9 people per square mile (245.3/km²). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 302.7/sq mi (117.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.95% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 290 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,068, and the median income for a family was $34,286. Males had a median income of $28,583 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,265. About 12.9% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Viola, Wisconsin
• Historic Viola, Wisconsin

• Viola, Wisconsin is at coordinates 43°30′27″N 90°40′13″W / 43.507552, -90.670178 (Viola, Wisconsin)Coordinates: 43°30′27″N 90°40′13″W / 43.507552, -90.670178 (Viola, Wisconsin)

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