Rock City, Illinois

Geobox|Settlement
name = Rock City
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category = Village
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image_caption = Sign upon entering the village of Rock City.


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country = United States
state = Illinois
region_type = County
region = Stephenson
district_type = Township
district = Rock Run
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elevation_imperial = 909
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lat_d = 42
lat_m = 24
lat_s = 46
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long_m = 28
long_s = 05
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area_imperial = 0.1
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population = 313 | population_date = 2000
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population_density_imperial = 2195.7
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established = 1859
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leader_type = Village President
leader = Pete Alber
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postal_code = 61070
area_code = 815
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map_caption = Location of Rock City within Illinois
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map_locator = Illinois
commons = Rock City, Illinois
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Rock City is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 313 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Rock City is located at coor dms|42|24|46|N|89|28|5|W|city (42.412685, -89.468058)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 313 people, 120 households, and 81 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,195.7 people per square mile (863.2/km²). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 855.9/sq mi (336.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.68% White, and 0.32% from two or more races.

There were 120 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $51,750. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,920. About 3.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.stephenson.il.us/cities/ Stephenson County]