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Viola, Delaware

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The only non-residential structures within town limits are a post office, a VCF Ruritan hall, and the Felton-Viola United Methodist Church. The town council has recently implemented strict zoning regulations designed to prevent suburban sprawl. The regulations prohibit businesses with more than two
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About 21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
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of 2000, there were 156 people, 62 households, and 48 families living in the town. The population density was 878.4 inhabitants per square mile (339.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 93.59%
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The median income for a household was $ 47,813 and the median income for a family was $ 49,531. Males had a median income of $ 39,250 versus $ 24,250 for females. The
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employees, restrict the construction of multi-family dwellings, and forbid any annexation of outlying parcels into the original town proper.
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Main Street is the main north–south road through Viola. The road is called Turkey Point Road outside the town limits and leads north toward
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opened a station. The town was laid out on a grant called Golden Thicket, owned by William Shores in 1681.
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Of the 62 households, 30.6% have at least one person under the age of 18, 62.9% had
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viola, Delaware
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for the town was $ 21,687. About 3.4% of the population live below the
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The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida
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It is part of the 233:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km) 225:0.18 sq mi (0.46 km) 217:0.18 sq mi (0.46 km) 1100:Municipalities and communities of 909:"Census of Population and Housing" 771:provides natural gas to the town. 683:, 16.7% of which are 65 or older. 449: 382:Viola was built in 1856 after the 374:. The population was 140 in 2020. 14: 767:, provides electricity to Viola. 1028:. Delmarva Power. Archived from 183: 163: 97: 90: 64: 57: 40: 18:Town in Delaware, United States 1637:Towns in Kent County, Delaware 1: 791:. United States Census Bureau 262:790.96/sq mi (305.16/km) 114:Show map of the United States 98: 65: 1052:"Delmarva Service Territory" 1004:"Delmarva Central Railroad" 935:United States Census Bureau 887:United States Census Bureau 789:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 740:. US 13 heads north toward 699:. The zoned high school is 697:Lake Forest School District 430:United States Census Bureau 425:(39.0428907, –75.5718695). 1658: 1602: 1160: 1114: 859:. 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Town
Location of Viola in Kent County, Delaware.
Viola is located in Delaware
Viola is located in the United States
39°02′34″N 75°34′19″W / 39.04278°N 75.57194°W / 39.04278; -75.57194
United States
State
Delaware
County
Kent
Time zone
UTC−5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC−4
ZIP code
Area code
302
FIPS code
GNIS
www.violade.com
Kent County, Delaware
Dover metropolitan area
Delaware Railroad
39°02′34″N 75°34′19″W / 39.04278°N 75.57194°W / 39.04278; -75.57194
United States Census Bureau
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