Editing Rockford, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Rockford
| official_name                   =
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
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| image_caption                   = Welcome sign along Williams Mill Road
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| image_seal                      = Seal of Rockford, Tennessee.png
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| map_caption                     = Location of Rockford in Blount County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]]

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| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = City Council
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Carl Koella III
| leader_title1                   = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1                    = Kenneth Arwood
| established_title               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = 1970<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for                       = A [[ford (crossing)|ford]] over the [[Little River (Tennessee)|Little River]]<ref name=matheny />

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| area_total_km2                  = 8.29
| area_land_km2                   = 8.24
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| area_total_sq_mi                = 3.20
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 3.18
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.02

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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total                = 822
| population_density_km2          = 99.70
| population_density_sq_mi        = 258.25

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| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 37853
| area_code                       = [[Area code 865|865]]
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| website                         = https://www.rockfordtn.com/
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'''Rockford''' is a city in [[Blount County, Tennessee]]. Its population was 822 at 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/G001/1600000US4764160| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202942/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4764160| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rockford city, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 8, 2014}}</ref> It is included in the [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] Metropolitan Statistical Area.

==History==
Rockford is named for a [[ford (crossing)|river ford]] used by early 19th-century settlers and merchants travelling between Knoxville and [[Maryville, Tennessee|Maryville]].<ref name=matheny>Jim Matheny, "[http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=188390 Why Do They Call It That? - Rockford in Blount County]," ''WBIR.com'', October 24, 2011. Retrieved: November 15, 2011.</ref> As its name implies, the ford was unusually rocky, and thus preferred by travellers, as large amounts of silt and sand made much of the [[Little River (Tennessee)|Little River]] difficult to cross. The community was called "Rocky Ford" by the early 1800s.<ref name=matheny />

[[File:Rockford Manufacturing Company - NARA - 281429.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Rockford Manufacturing Company in 1942]]

Since the 1900s, the community has been the site of the Rockford Manufacturing Company, a yard cordage factory, and its adjacent and hazardous [[low head dam]], formerly used to power the factory and now poses nothing more than a dangerous feature on the [[Little River (Tennessee)|Little River]], having been the site of numerous fatalities.<ref name="tschantz">{{cite web |last1=Tschantz |first1=Bruce |title=What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Low-head Dams |url=https://damfailures.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dam_jourl_v12_issue_4_2014_final-what_we_know_frm_asdso.pdf |website=Lessons Learned |publisher=Association of State Dam Safety Officials |accessdate=November 13, 2020}}</ref>

Rockford incorporated as a city in the early 1970s to avoid being annexed by [[Alcoa, Tennessee|Alcoa]] or Maryville, both of which were growing rapidly.<ref name=matheny />

==Geography==
Rockford is located in northern Blount County. The [[Little River (Tennessee)|Little River]], which rises in the [[Great Smoky Mountains]] and empties into the [[Tennessee River]], passes through the city.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.69%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Rockford has a [[Humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=559404&cityname=Rockford%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Rockford, Tennessee]</ref>
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|location = Rockford, Tennessee
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 47
|Feb high F = 51
|Mar high F = 60
|Apr high F = 71
|May high F = 79
|Jun high F = 85
|Jul high F = 88
|Aug high F = 88
|Sep high F = 82
|Oct high F = 72
|Nov high F = 60
|Dec high F = 50
|year high F = 69
|Jan low F = 30
|Feb low F = 32
|Mar low F = 40
|Apr low F = 49
|May low F = 57
|Jun low F = 64
|Jul low F = 68
|Aug low F = 67
|Sep low F = 62
|Oct low F = 49
|Nov low F = 40
|Dec low F = 32
|year low F = 49
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.7
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.2
|Mar precipitation inch = 5
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.8
|May precipitation inch = 4
|Jun precipitation inch = 4
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.5
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.4
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.1
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.8
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.3
|year precipitation inch = 47.4
|source 1 = Weatherbase 
|date=September 2013
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 144
|1980= 567
|1990= 646
|2000= 798
|2010= 856
|2020= 822
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 798 people, 317 households, and 245 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|259.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 362 housing units at an average density of {{convert|117.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 317 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $50,074. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,938. About 6.9% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Rockford has one public school, [http://www.blountk12.org/Rockweb/rockhome.html Rockford Elementary School], a K-5 [[elementary school]] that is part of the [[Blount County Schools]] system. The school is located at 2738 Williams Mill Road.

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Blount County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Knoxville metropolitan area]]