Polo (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Ogle County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 59 ′ N , 89 ° 35 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,480 (as of 2009) | ||
| Population density : | 729.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 263 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61064 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-60937 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 415991 | ||
| Website : | www.poloil.org | ||
| Mayor : | Mark Scholl | ||
Polo is a city in Ogle County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Polo had 2,477 inhabitants; until 2009 the population remained relatively stable. The city is named after the Italian Marco Polo .
The place owes its motto, "Gateway to the Pines", to the nearby White Pines Forest State Park . In 1856, the future US President Abraham Lincoln visited the city.
geography
Polo is at 41 ° 59'13 "north latitude and 89 ° 34'34" west longitude. The city extends over 3.37 km², which consists exclusively of land.
US Highway 52 and Illinois State Route 26 run congruently through Polo in a north-south direction and meet a number of secondary roads in the center.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs from Savanna on the Mississippi to Chicago in a west-east direction through the center of Polo.
The closest major cities are Rockford (62.6 km northeast), Chicago (186 km east), and the Quad Cities (132 km southwest).
School system
Polo has five schools in school district 222:
- Polo Community High School
- Aplington Middle School
- Centennial Elementary School (elementary school)
The Polo Community High School is the home of the "Marcos"; there is also the Centennial Elementary School and the Aplington Middle School.
Demographic data
In the official census in 2000 , the population was 2,477. These were distributed over 1,007 households in 654 families. The population density was 735.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 1,082 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 321.4 buildings per square kilometer.
The population in 2000 was 98.4 percent white , 0.2 percent Native American , 0.3 percent Asian and 0.6 percent other. 0.4 percent said they came from at least two of these groups. 1.6 percent of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.
25.1 percent were under 18 years of age, 7.4 percent between 18 and 24, 26.6 percent between 25 and 44, 21.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 19.5 percent 65 and over. The mean age was 40 years. Statistically, there were 91.4 men for every 100 women, 87.1 for those over 18.
The median income per household was 39,833 US dollars (USD), the median family income 46,250 USD. The median income for men was $ 37,857 and that for women was $ 24,135. The per capita income was $ 18,604. Around 7.2 percent of families and 9.2 percent of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Individual evidence
- ^ US Census Bureau 2009 Estimate for Polo, Illinois
- ^ Google Maps: Polo, Il - Rockford, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Polo, IL - Chicago, IL
- ^ Google Maps: Polo, IL - Rock Island, IL
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Polo, Illinois