Rochelle, Georgia

Rochelle is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,167.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The community was named after La Rochelle, in France.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rochelle as a town in 1888.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Rochelle is located at Template:Coord (31.948993, -83.453875).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.

**Rochelle city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	593	566	50.51%	48.50%
Black or African American alone (NH)	541	549	46.08%	47.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	9	13	0.77%	1.11%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.17%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	3	13	0.26%	1.11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	24	2.39%	2.06%
Total	1,174	1,167	100.00%	100.00%

In 2020, the city's population was 1,167, down from 1,174 in 2010.

The Wilcox County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>Georgia Board of Education Template:Dead link, Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref> The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,439 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 30, 2010.</ref>

The schools, located in Rochelle, are: