Rio, Illinois

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Rio is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 240 at the 2000 census.

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

[edit] Geography

Rio is located at 41°6′37″N, 90°23′56″W (41.110236, -90.398996)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 240 people, 94 households, and 72 families residing in the village. The population density was 280.8/km² (737.6/mi²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 118.2/km² (310.4/mi²). 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.