Editing South Rockwood, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = South Rockwood, Michigan
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|image_skyline            = South Rockwood, MI village hall.jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = South Rockwood Village Hall
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = South Rockwood, MI location 2020.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] and the state of Michigan 
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|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
|pushpin_label_position   = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_label            = South Rockwood
|pushpin_map_caption      = 
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Charter township|Township]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Berlin Charter Township, Michigan|Berlin]]
|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of South Rockwood|url=https://www.villageofsouthrockwoodmi.com/government/village_officials/index.php|title=Village Officials|date=2020|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Charles Horn
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Angela Hightower 
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1863
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1955 
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 8.62
|area_land_km2            = 8.47
|area_water_km2           = 0.16
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.33
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.27
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06
|elevation_ft             = 587
|elevation_m              = 179
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2675280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – South Rockwood village, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 1587
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|pop_est_footnotes        = 
|population_est           = 
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 187.11
|population_density_sq_mi = 484.58
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|03|50|N|83|15|40|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 48179
|area_code                = [[Area code 734|734]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-75280<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              = 0638409<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>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|villageofsouthrockwoodmi.com}}
}}

'''South Rockwood''' is a village in [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,587 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is located within [[Berlin Charter Township, Michigan|Berlin Charter Township]].

==History==
South Rockwood was founded in 1863 by John Strong, who named the community after [[Guelph/Eramosa|Rockwood, Ontario]]. The nearby community of [[Rockwood, Michigan|Rockwood]] was located just to the north and had been settled a few years earlier. Strong established the South Rockwood post office on July 5, 1877. South Rockwood incorporated as a village in 1955.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=527}}</ref>

==Geography==
South Rockwood is in the northeast corner of Monroe County, in the northern part of Berlin Charter Township. The [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] forms the northern boundary of the village and county line with the city of [[Rockwood, Michigan|Rockwood]] in [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.80%) are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} runs south–north through the center of the village and is accessible via exit 26 (South Huron River Drive). The highway leads northeast {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Detroit]] and southwest {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Toledo, Ohio]]. [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], the Monroe [[county seat]], is {{convert|13|mi}} to the southwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 251
|1960= 1337
|1970= 1477
|1980= 1353
|1990= 1221
|2000= 1284
|2010= 1675
|2020= 1587
|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>
}}

===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]]|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,675 people, 687 households, and 453 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|712.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 734 housing units at an average density of {{convert|312.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 687 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the village was 38.9 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29% were from 25 to 44; 31.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,284 people, 450 households, and 359 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|526.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 464 housing units at an average density of {{convert|190.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 97.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 450 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,500, and the median income for a family was $68,304. Males had a median income of $50,882 versus $27,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,245.  About 2.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The village is served by [[Airport Community Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821004401/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=live|title=Monroe County School Districts|date=November 15, 2013|accessdate=October 28, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|villageofsouthrockwoodmi.com}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = South Rockwood
|North = [[Flat Rock, Michigan|Flat Rock]]
|Northeast = [[Rockwood, Michigan|Rockwood]]
|East = [[Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan|Brownstown Charter Township]]
|Southeast = 
|South = 
|Southwest = [[Berlin Charter Township, Michigan|Berlin Charter Township]]
|West = 
|Northwest = 
}}

{{Monroe County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Monroe County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1863]]
[[Category:1863 establishments in Michigan]]