Editing Rock Creek, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Rock Creek
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine]]

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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Craig Saari<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.co.pine.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B4BE2F27C-B77C-4F0A-9BE6-BFAFD400FEBF%7D |title=City Officials - Pine County Minnesota |access-date=2017-07-28 |archive-date=2018-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304110530/http://www.co.pine.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B4BE2F27C-B77C-4F0A-9BE6-BFAFD400FEBF%7D |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = November 4, 1970<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lakesnwoods.com/RockCreek.htm|title = Guide to Rock Creek Minnesota}}</ref>

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|population_total         = 1682
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|population_blank1        = Rock Creekite

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 55067
|area_code                = [[Area code 320|320]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-54934<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>
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|blank1_info              = 2396396<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396396}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://cityofrockcreekmn.com}}
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'''Rock Creek''' is a city in [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 1,628 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|work=American FactFinder|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census|accessdate=23 April 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Portions of the [[Mille Lacs Indian Reservation]] are located within Rock Creek.

[[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 70]] are two of the main routes in the community. Rock Creek is mostly a rural area, made up of farm lands.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|43.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|43.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-13|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>  It is by far the largest city by area in Pine County.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 890
|1990= 1040
|2000= 1119
|2010= 1628
|2020= 1682
|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>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,628 people, 582 households, and 441 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|37.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 635 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 582 households, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.2% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the city was 39.1 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.6% male and 47.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,119 people, 389 households, and 301 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|26.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 417 housing units at an average density of 9.7 per square mile (3.7/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the city was 98.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 389 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $48,482. Males had a median income of $33,523 versus $20,391 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,281.  About 6.8% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Pine County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Cities in Pine County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]