Editing Rochester, Kentucky

{{Short description|City in Kentucky}}
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|area_code = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
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'''Rochester''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Butler County, Kentucky|Butler County]], [[Kentucky]], United States, at the confluence of the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green]] and [[Mud River (Kentucky)|Mud]] rivers.<ref name="Rennick 2013">{{cite book | last=Rennick | first=R.M. | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=2013 | isbn=978-0-8131-4401-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=azPttlmsv24C&pg=PT443 | access-date=September 19, 2018 | page=pt443}}</ref> The population was 114 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]]<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2165982| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2165982| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rochester city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 27, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Rochester is rooted in an early pioneer settlement known as "The Mouth" for its strategic location at the confluence of the Green and Mud rivers.<ref name="Rennick 2013"/> In the early 19th century, an early settler named Thomas Riddick platted a town at this location known as "Suffolk" on his father's Revolutionary War land grant, though the town was not successful.<ref>"Suffolk," Kentucky Historical Society marker 2543, on display in Rochester, Kentucky.  Information accessed 17 June 2018.</ref>  The city was established in the 1830s and incorporated in 1839.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA107|year=1877|page=107}}</ref> It is named for [[Rochester, New York]].<ref name=eok>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Kentucky |chapter=Dictionary of Places: Rochester |publisher=Somerset Publishers |location=[[New York, New York]] |year=1987 |isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref>  There is a connection to  [[Rochester, New York]], but it is not named "for" it.  Documentation of the Rochester family, in a book  ''“'''The House of Rochester in Kentucky'''” by '''Mrs. Agatha Rochester Strange''''' published in/around 1889, indicates that Rochester, KY was settled by '''William Strother Lewis McDowell''' (b. Jun 24, 1819) thanks to the dedication and management from his mother,  '''Nancy “Ann” Jordan Rochester''' (1797–1856).

==Geography==
[[File:Rochester-Ferry-ky.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Rochester Ferry]]
Rochester is located in western Butler County at {{coord|37|12|39|N|86|53|33|W|type:city}} (37.210712, -86.892483).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Its northwestern boundary, the Green River, is the county boundary as well, with [[Ohio County, Kentucky|Ohio County]] on the opposite side of the river. A small portion of the western boundary of the city is formed by the Mud River, which is also the boundary with [[Muhlenberg County, Kentucky|Muhlenberg County]]. [[Kentucky Route 70]] (Rochester Road) passes through the city, leading east {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Morgantown, Kentucky|Morgantown]], the Butler County seat, and west {{convert|10|mi}} to [[Drakesboro, Kentucky|Drakesboro]]. [[Kentucky Route 369]] leaves Rochester to the north, crossing the Green River by the Rochester [[Ferry]] and leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Beaver Dam, Kentucky|Beaver Dam]].

[[Rochester Dam]] is located along the Green River just west of Rochester.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Rochester has a total area of {{convert|1.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|km2|disp=flip}}, or 5.46%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 56
|1860= 151
|1870= 228
|1880= 189
|1890= 510
|1900= 431
|1910= 437
|1920= 415
|1930= 371
|1940= 387
|1950= 372
|1960= 314
|1970= 252
|1980= 289
|1990= 191
|2000= 186
|2010= 152
|2020= 114
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 186 people, 81 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|423.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|232.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 81 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $33,472. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $16,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $36,708. About 9.0% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 13.3% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Rochester, Kentucky}}
*[http://transportation.ky.gov/ferries/pages/default.aspx?Title=Rochester%20Ferry Rochester Ferry]

{{Butler County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Cities in Butler County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]