Editing Rockford, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Rockford, Iowa
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    = Home of the Devonian Fossils
|image_skyline            = Rockford IA Logo Road sign.JPG
|image_caption            = Rockford IA Logo Road sign
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|map_caption              = Location of Rockford, Iowa
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = [[USA]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Floyd County, Iowa|Floyd]]
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = March 19, 1878<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/business/pdf/IncCities.pdf|accessdate=2024-11-05|title=List of Incorporated Cities|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State Paul D. Pate|date=2022-11-02}}</ref>
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|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_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.61
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 758
|population_density_km2   = 470.05
|population_density_sq_mi = 1216.69
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
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|elevation_ft             = 1004
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 50468
|area_code                = [[Area code 641|641]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 19-68070
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2396407<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396407}}</ref>
|website                  = 
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'''Rockford''' is a city in [[Floyd County, Iowa|Floyd County]], [[Iowa]], United States, at the confluence of the [[Shell Rock River|Shell Rock]] and [[Winnebago River|Winnebago]] rivers. The population was 758 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref> Rockford's post office opened in 1855.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA|accessdate=2024-10-31|title=US Post Offices|publisher=Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W.|date=2021|doi=10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA |last1=Blevins |first1=Cameron |last2=Helbock |first2=Richard W. }}</ref>

==Geography==
Rockford's longitude and latitude coordinates<br>in decimal form are 43.052833, -92.949203.<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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]]|access-date=2012-05-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:Rockford public library front fall.JPG|thumb|left|250px|{{center|Rockford public library in the fall of 2010}}]]
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1880|739
|1890|1010
|1900|1080
|1910|916
|1920|1031
|1930|996
|1940|1054
|1950|979
|1960|941
|1970|902
|1980|1012
|1990|863
|2000|907
|2010|860
|2020|758
|source={{center|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 758 people, 332 households, and 205 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,217.4 inhabitants per square mile (470.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 390 housing units at an average density of 626.4 per square mile (241.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 94.3% [[White Americans|White]], 1.1% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from other races and 3.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.2% of the population.

Of the 332 households, 24.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% were cohabitating couples, 28.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 17.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.3% of all households were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 44.3 years. 24.5% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.8% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 and 44; 29.8% were from 45 and 64; and 19.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===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]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 860 people, 374 households, and 235 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1365.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 417 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.1% of the population.

There were 374 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% 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 2.90.

The median age in the city was 39.8 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 907 people, 380 households, and 248 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,439.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 417 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 380 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $40,875. Males had a median income of $30,288 versus $20,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,455. About 8.0% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
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==Education==
The [[Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District]] operates area public schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_RUDD-ROCKFORD-MARBLE%20RK.pdf|title=Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>

==Geology==
[[File:Rockford central park gazebo.jpg|thumb|Rockford central park gazebo]]
Rockford is in close proximity to a world-class fossil collecting locale. The [[Floyd County, Iowa|Floyd County]] Fossil and Prairie Park Center is a [[nature center]] located just west of Rockford.  Originally a clay pit for the now-defunct Rockford Brick and Tile Company, the Floyd County acquired the property in 1990 and it is currently open to the public as a County Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fossilcenter.com|title=Fossil & Prairie Center|publisher=Floyd County Conservation|access-date=May 17, 2011}}</ref>

A great number of fossil marine species are present within the [[Devonian]] strata of the Park, but the abundance of [[brachiopod]]s is noteworthy. What makes this location special is that the calcareous ocean-bottom [[sediment]] that was deposited here never turned to hard stone as it does almost everywhere else in the region. This allows the fossils to weather out as discrete, often complete museum-grade specimens.

==Notable people==
*[[Jeremy Davies]], actor
*[[Fred Duesenberg|Fred]] (1876–1932) and [[August Duesenberg]] (1879–1955), automobile manufacturers <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/40920015/Duesenberg-Frederick-August|title=Duesenberg, Frederick and August|newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]]|date=September 20, 2004|access-date=May 16, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Robert James Waller]] (1939–2017) Dean of the School of Business at [[University of Northern Iowa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iptv.org/lii/feature.cfm?showNum=1313&featNum=336|title=Living in Iowa / Robert James Waller|publisher=Iowa Public Television|date=January 31, 2003 |access-date=May 17, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402175150/http://www.iptv.org/lii/feature.cfm?showNum=1313&featNum=336|archive-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/famous-uni-alumni|title=Famous UNI Alumni|publisher=Rod Library, [[University of Northern Iowa]]|access-date=May 17, 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[Shell Rock River]]
*[[Winnebago River]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.floydcoia.org/304/City-of-Rockford Rockford city website]
*[http://www.rockford.lib.ia.us Rockford Public Library website]
*[http://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Floyd/Park/Fossil-Prairie-Park-Preserve-and-Center.aspx Information on Rockford Fossil and Prairie Center]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Rockford-Iowa.html City-Data] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Rockford

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