Editing Rockvale, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Fremont County, Colorado, United States}}
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'''Rockvale''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Fremont County, Colorado|Fremont County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 511 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
{{See also|Early history of Fremont County, Colorado}}

==Geography==
Rockvale is located in southeastern Fremont County at {{coord|38|22|8|N|105|9|53|W|type:city}} (38.368845, -105.164813).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by the town of [[Williamsburg, Colorado|Williamsburg]], and the town of [[Coal Creek, Fremont County, Colorado|Coal Creek]] is to the east.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Rockvale has a total area of {{convert|5.0|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0864970| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rockvale town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 21, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0864970| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1900= 870
|1910= 1413
|1920= 1249
|1930= 710
|1940= 575
|1950= 380
|1960= 413
|1970= 359
|1980= 338
|1990= 321
|2000= 426
|2010= 487
|2020= 511
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As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 426 people, 166 households, and 122 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|445.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 191 housing units at an average density of {{convert|199.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.23% of the population.

There were 166 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $33,182. Males had a median income of $28,182 versus $17,679 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,965. About 13.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.-->{{clear left}}

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Rockvale, Colorado}}
* {{official website|https://townofrockvale.colorado.gov/}}
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/ROCKVALE.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Rockvale]

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[[Category:Towns in Fremont County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]