Map of Viola village, Illinois

Viola (pronounced vy-OLA) is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 869 at the 2020 census, a decline of 9 percent from 955 in 2010.

Viola village overview:
Name:	Viola village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Mercer County
Elevation:	795 ft (242 m)
Total Area:	0.85 sq mi (2.21 km²)
Land Area:	0.84 sq mi (2.17 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	869
Population Density:	1,036.99/sq mi (400.45/km²)
ZIP code:	61486
Area code:	309
FIPS code:	1778123
Website:	villageofviola.org

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Geography

Viola is in eastern Mercer County at the junction of U.S. Route 67 and Illinois Route 17. US 67 passes through the village on 13th Street, leading north 22 miles (35 km) to Rock Island and south the same distance to Monmouth. IL 17 follows 17th Avenue through the village, crossing 13th Street at the village’s center. IL 17 leads west 8 miles (13 km) to Aledo, the Mercer county seat, and east 7 miles (11 km) to New Windsor. Galesburg is 27 miles (43 km) to the southeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Viola has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.20 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km), or 1.76%, are water. The village drains south to tributaries of Pope Creek and north to Skunk Creek, a tributary of the Edwards River. Pope Creek and the Edwards River are west-flowing direct tributaries of the Mississippi River.