Colona

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Colona

Total population

5,139

Median home value

$147,500

18.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$79,700

Colona$80k

National$74k

Air quality index

33Good

Elevation207 m

Land area3.75 km²

Weather50°F · Clear

Coordinates41.47°, -90.33°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Colona, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

Jon Banks

American football player (born 1984)

D

Dorian Ulrey

American distance runner

E

Eric Wisely

American mixed martial arts fighter

J

Jimmy Johnson

American baseball player and manager

J

Jude Cole

American manager, record producer, singer, songwriter and guitarist

R

Ray Klingbiel

American judge

L

Lou Gilbert

actor (1909–1978)

B

Bill Bell

American pianist

A

Alfred H. Chidester

geologist

E

Elaine Freeman Thomas

American artist

W

Warren D. Raymond

American soldier

John Wesley Smith

(1895-1981) American aviator

A

Audrianna Angel

American pornographic actress, born 1987

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Barstow
  3.2 mi away
• Carbon Cliff
  3.5 mi away
• East Moline
  4.3 mi away · pop. 21,374
• Coal Valley
  6 mi away · pop. 4,229
• Hampton
  6.8 mi away · pop. 1,926
• Campbell's Island
  6.9 mi away
• Joslin
  7.5 mi away · pop. 56
• Orion
  8.7 mi away
• Osco
  9.1 mi away
• Geneseo
  9.3 mi away
• Oak Grove
  13.2 mi away · pop. 277
• Ophiem
  15.4 mi away

Browse all places in Illinois →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Colona

Bridge across Rock River near Colona Ferry, Ill

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1911

Extension of time, bridge across Rock River, Colona Ferry, Ill

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1913

Bridge across Rock River at or near Colona Ferry, Illinois

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1908

Quad Cities, Iowa & Illinois streetmap

Seeger Map Co · 1998

Bridge across Rock River

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1915

Bridge across Rock River, Colona Ferry, Ill

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce

Innovation in Illinois cities

Robin A. Johnson · 2003

Holmes Small Farm SBDV facility number 0735246 well site survey report

Illinois. Division of Public Water Supplies · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Oval Ladies' Tresses

Spiranthes ovalis

Seen 2026-10-05

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Seen 2026-10-05

American ginseng

Panax quinquefolius

Seen 2026-10-05

American Coot

Fulica americana

Seen 2026-10-05

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-10-05

Eastern Comma

Polygonia comma

Seen 2026-10-05

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-10-04

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Seen 2026-10-04

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-10-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2018-04-07 22:00 UTC.