Editing Rock Mills, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Rock Mills, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
|image_skyline            = Rock Mills, Alabama.JPG
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Wehadkee Creek at Rock Mills. Winter 2011.
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = Randolph_County_Alabama_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Rock_Mills_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Randolph County, Alabama|Randolph County]] and the state of [[Alabama]]
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Randolph County, Alabama|Randolph]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|established_date         = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 16.39
|area_total_sq_mi         = 6.33
|area_land_km2            = 16.38
|area_land_sq_mi          = 6.33
|area_water_km2           = 0.01
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 781
|elevation_m              = 238
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 603
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 36.81
|population_density_sq_mi = 95.34
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|33|9|37|N|85|17|25|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 36274
|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-65592
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0153181
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
}}
'''Rock Mills''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Randolph County, Alabama|Randolph County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the 2010 census the population was 600, down from 676 in 2000.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> According to the U.S. Census, from 1890 until the 1920s, Rock Mills was an incorporated community. It was later designated a CDP beginning in 2000.

==Geography==
Rock Mills is located at {{coord|33|9|37|N|85|17|26|W|type:city}} (33.160348, -85.290469).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Rock Mills, Alabama, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 80

|Jan avg record high F = 71.3
|Feb avg record high F = 74.7
|Mar avg record high F = 82.3
|Apr avg record high F = 86.1
|May avg record high F = 91.0
|Jun avg record high F = 95.4
|Jul avg record high F = 96.5
|Aug avg record high F = 96.4
|Sep avg record high F = 92.6
|Oct avg record high F = 87.4
|Nov avg record high F = 79.4
|Dec avg record high F = 72.6
|year avg record high F = 98.4

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =54.2
| Feb high F  =60.0
| Mar high F  =67.6
| Apr high F  =75.3
| May high F  =82.3
| Jun high F  =87.4
| Jul high F  =88.7
| Aug high F  =88.8
| Sep high F  =84.6
| Oct high F  =75.0
| Nov high F  =64.8
| Dec high F  =57.1
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =43.2
| Feb mean F  =47.9
| Mar mean F  =54.7
| Apr mean F  =61.6
| May mean F  =69.6
| Jun mean F  =76.1
| Jul mean F  =78.1
| Aug mean F  =78.1
| Sep mean F  =72.9
| Oct mean F  =62.2
| Nov mean F  =52.1
| Dec mean F  =45.8
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =32.2
| Feb low F  =35.7
| Mar low F  =41.8
| Apr low F  =47.9
| May low F  =56.8
| Jun low F  =64.8
| Jul low F  =67.5
| Aug low F  =67.5
| Sep low F  =61.1
| Oct low F  =49.4
| Nov low F  =39.5
| Dec low F  =34.6

|Jan avg record low F = 13.1
|Feb avg record low F = 19.6
|Mar avg record low F = 23.3
|Apr avg record low F = 30.6
|May avg record low F = 41.2
|Jun avg record low F = 54.2
|Jul avg record low F = 58.9
|Aug avg record low F = 58.1
|Sep avg record low F = 47.2
|Oct avg record low F = 31.0
|Nov avg record low F = 22.3
|Dec avg record low F = 17.7
|year avg record low F = 11.7

|Jan record low F = 0
|Feb record low F = 6
|Mar record low F = 11
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 42
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 47
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 21
|Nov record low F = 6
|Dec record low F = -1

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =5.27
| Feb precipitation inch  =5.34
| Mar precipitation inch  =5.23
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.37
| May precipitation inch  =4.11
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.85
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.47
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.02
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.39
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.78
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.12
| Dec precipitation inch  =5.08

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.6
|Feb precipitation days = 9.3
|Mar precipitation days = 8.7
|Apr precipitation days = 8.0
|May precipitation days = 7.5
|Jun precipitation days = 9.8
|Jul precipitation days = 11.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 6.3
|Oct precipitation days = 5.9
|Nov precipitation days = 5.9
|Dec precipitation days = 9.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00017025&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Rock Mills, AL
|access-date = March 4, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=bmx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Birmingham
|access-date = March 4, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 385
|1900= 420
|1910= 349
|1920= 267
|2000= 676
|2010= 600
|2020= 603
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 676 people, 282 households, and 192 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|106.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 313 housing units at an average density of {{convert|49.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.63% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. 1.63% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 282 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,714, and the median income for a family was $48,393. Males had a median income of $31,944 versus $20,117 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,093. About 12.3% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 52.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Rock Mills Industry==
The photo of Wehadkee Mill is of a yarn and twine mill which until recent times made yarn, twine and employed a steady number of Rock Mills employees for many decades.

==Rock Mills Pottery==
In town and nearby (communities of [[Bacon Level, Alabama]] and old [[Cedric, Alabama]]) was also a larger pottery community making esp. urns, churns, jugs for whiskey, molasses, sugar, milk and the water pitchers and washing bowls needed in every home. These potters still widely known today. And potters from this location moved further West to Mississippi and Texas. 
The immigration road to the West (to Mississippi, Arkansas, esp Texas) passed along here and so this pottery industry allowed immigrants to buy needed urns, churns, pots for storage.
Local potters included well known Pittman Brothers, Boggs Family, WD Pound and Jessie Weathers.

==References==
<references />

{{Coord|display=title|33.160348|-85.290469}}
{{Randolph County, Alabama}}

http://randolphcountyalabamapottery.com/rock-mills/jesse-weathers/

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Randolph County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alabama]]