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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Rockville, South Carolina |motto = |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |image_skyline = RockvilleSign.JPG |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Sign entering Rockville |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = SCMap-doton-Rockville.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Rockville <br/>in South Carolina |incorporated = 1784 |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = [[Sign Entering Rockville, SC]] |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_name1 = [[South Carolina]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston]] |government_type = |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Riley Bradham |established_date = |area_total_km2 = 1.33 |area_land_km2 = 1.10 |area_water_km2 = 0.23 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.51 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.42 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.09 |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_total = 141 |population_density_km2 = 128.50 |timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]] |utc_offset = -5 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 10 |coordinates = {{coord|32|36|11|N|80|11|49|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 45-61495<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> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1231739<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = {{URL|townofrockville.com}} |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='45'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref> |population_density_sq_mi = 332.55 |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> }} '''Rockville''' is a town in [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston County]], [[South Carolina]], United States, that was founded in 1784. The population was 134 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4561495| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rockville town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 29, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070846/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4561495| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Rockville is part of the [[Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area]]. ==History== The [[Hanckel Mound]], [[Horse Island (Rockville, South Carolina)|Horse Island]], [[Rockville Historic District (Rockville, South Carolina)|Rockville Historic District]], and [[John Seabrook Plantation Bridge]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> ==Geography== Rockville is located on [[Wadmalaw Island]] in southwestern Charleston County at {{coord|32|36|11|N|80|11|49|W|type:city}} (32.602932, -80.196942),<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> at the south end of [[South Carolina Highway 700]], on the north bank of tidal [[Bohicket Creek]], an arm of the [[North Edisto River]]. To the south across Bohicket Creek is the town of [[Seabrook Island, South Carolina|Seabrook Island]]. SC Highway 700 leads northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Johns Island, South Carolina|Johns Island]] and {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 17.52%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2000= 137 |2010= 134 |2020= 141 |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><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+Rockville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4561495&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !Race !Num. !Perc. |- |[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) |125 |88.65% |- |[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) |11 |7.8% |- |[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] |2 |1.42% |- |[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] |3 |2.13% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 141 people, 66 households, and 36 families residing in the town. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 137 people, 64 households, and 44 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|314.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 84 housing units at an average density of {{convert|193.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.19% of the population. There were 64 households, out of which 10.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.60. In the town, the population was spread out, with 10.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 16.1% from 25 to 44, 41.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $58,977, and the median income for a family was $69,821. Males had a median income of $45,208 versus $33,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $36,620. There were 3.9% of families and 3.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. == Government == The city is run by an elected [[mayor–council government]] system. ===Mayor=== Riley A Bradham II ===Council Members=== Henry Holst, Mayor Pro Tem, Frank Thornhill, Judy Suggs, David Dunn ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://townofrockville.com Town of Rockville official website] {{Charleston County, South Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Charleston County, South Carolina]] [[Category:Towns in South Carolina]] [[Category:Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area]] [[Category:Populated coastal places in South Carolina]]
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