Colona, Illinois, 2023
Colona Township’s story
120 years in pictures
Census counts: 217 in 1910, 5,045 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1937 on.
- 1906Colona Township is settled
Colona TownshipIL
A town of 6,595, settled in 1906.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
6,595
2025 Census estimate · −2% since 2020
Median home value
$177K
Census ACS
Household income
$84K
median
Median age
43.0
years
Jobs based here
838
A commuter town
TownGrade
A
#78 of 767 in IL
Is Colona Township a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Colona Township earns an A, 78th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The median household earns $84K, homes are within reach, about $177K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Davenport metro’s $73K median household income, and it is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in schools. Only 90 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on history. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Colona Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The biggest park or preserve is Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, at 151 acres.
What makes Colona Township stand out
Where Colona Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Colona Township for work
Where Colona Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
838jobs based in Colona Township
5%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Colona Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Colona Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeAOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →HealthGenesis Medical Center-Illini 3.7 miles awayA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.1 of 20; 1.9% of households have no car; 0.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →SchoolsB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 2% conserved landB−Open →HistoryDOpen →Civic life2.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Colona Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Colona Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterColona East water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Colona Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsUnited Township High School District 30Orion Community Unit School District 223Geneseo Community Unit School District 2283 districts serve Colona Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHenry County ClerkHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP codes61241, 6124061241 83% · 61240 16%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Colona Township.
Colona Township sends many workers across the state line to Davenport and has less food insecurity than most of Illinois.
HealthA−
Colona Township’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 9.7% of its 5,099 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide.
19% of adults binge drink in Colona Township. Colona Township beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults get no exercise outside work in Colona Township.
76%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Colona Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
8 better22 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Colona Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.6% |
Genesis Medical Center-Illini
3.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
64th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB+
Colona Township’s schools rank ahead of 71% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Colona SD 190. Its one school is below.
71%of IL districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colona Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 371 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most working residents commute out of Colona Township
27% of working residents cross a state line to work, Davenport among the top destinations. Colona Township has 838 jobs for its 2,995 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Colona Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Colona Township has lost 166 jobs, to 838 in 2023. The average trip to work in Colona Township is 23 minutes.
5%work in town
| Colona Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Colona Township5%
Moline13%
Davenport12%
East Moline9%
Rock Island9%
11 mi
median commute distance
838
jobs based in Colona Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Colona Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 86 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Colona Township.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windTornadoes
86
paid flood claims since 1978
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Colona Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Colona Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
36″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring40–61°
Summer63–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.3%conserved
2.3%
conserved · 439 of 18,970 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park | 0.1 mi | 151 |
| 2. Timbrook Field | — | 8 |
| 3. Lundeen's Landing | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 18 attractions →Rock Island Arsenal and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Colona Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
11 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site3 mi Zoo & aquariumNiabi Zoo
12 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumPutnam Museum
12 mi GardenVander Veer Botanical ParkSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Colona Township
18pages on Colona Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Colona Township
Black Hawk CollegeCommunity college · Public · Moline4.4 mi$4,920 in-state tuitionAugustana CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rock Island10 mi$51,598 tuitionTrinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rock Island10.6 mi
About 4 of every 100 Colona Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Colona Township
City in Illinois, United States
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. The City of Colona was created in 1997 by the merger of the former City of Green Rock and the former Village of Colona. It was the first community in Illinois to merge by popular vote.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- ZIP code
- 61241
- Area code
- 309
Colona Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Colona Township.
Hampton TownshipWestern TownshipHanna TownshipCoal Valley TownshipEdford TownshipRural TownshipColona Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colona Township | #78 | A | A− | — | B+ | A− |
| Hampton Township | #647 | C− | B | — | D | C+ |
| Western Township | #48 | A+ | A− | — | A− | A− |
| Hanna Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Coal Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rural Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hanna Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Colona Township, Hampton Township, Western Township and Hanna Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Coal Valley Township, Edford Township and Rural Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Colona Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Colona Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Colona Township, IL a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Colona Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #78 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools.
Is Colona Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.