Colona, Illinois

Colona
Green Rock
City of Colona
Location of Colona in Henry County, Illinois.
Location of Colona in Henry County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°28′32″N 90°20′56″W / 41.47556°N 90.34889°W / 41.47556; -90.34889
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyHenry
TownshipEast Moline
Area
 • Total3.92 sq mi (10.16 km2)
 • Land3.82 sq mi (9.89 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,045
 • Density1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
61241
Area code309
FIPS code17-15664
Wikimedia CommonsColona, Illinois
Websitewww.ColonaIL.com

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.[2]

The City of Colona was created in 1997 by the merger of the former City of Green Rock and the former Village of Colona.[3] It was the first community in Illinois to merge by popular vote.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "About Colona". City of Colona. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Tourism/History". City of Colona. Archived from the original on March 26, 2006.

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