Rockville

Rockville, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Rockville, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°28′21″N 94°20′24″W / 45.4725°N 94.34°W / 45.4725; -94.34
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Stearns
Area
• Total	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
• Land	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,076 ft (328 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	2,448
• Density	1,140.7/sq mi (440.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56369
Area code(s)	320
FIPS code	27-55078[2]
GNIS feature ID	0650208[3]
Website	www.rockvillecity.org

Rockville is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population is currently 2,448 as of the 2010 census.^[1] It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

On the first of June in 2002, the city of Pleasant Lake and Rockville Township were merged into the city of Rockville.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Rockville, including the former Township of Rockville, is located in Township 123 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 29 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian.

Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the city, and Interstate 94 is nearby.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 749 people, 268 households, and 187 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,140.7 people per square mile (438.2/km²). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 427.9 per square mile (164.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.53% White, 1.34% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.20% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.54% of the population.

There were 268 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,854, and the median income for a family was $50,083. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $22,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,527. About 2.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ Population Estimates Geographic Change Notes: Minnesota, 2006-05-19. Accessed 2008-05-28.

External links

• City website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Stearns County, Minnesota, United States County seat: St. Cloud Cities Albany Avon Belgrade Brooten‡ Clearwater‡ Cold Spring Eden Valley‡ Elrosa Freeport Greenwald Holdingford Kimball Lake Henry Meire Grove Melrose New Munich Paynesville Richmond Rockville Roscoe Sartell‡ Sauk Centre Spring Hill St. Anthony St. Augusta St. Cloud‡ St. Joseph St. Martin St. Rosa St. Stephen Waite Park Townships Albany Ashley Avon Brockway Collegeville Crow Lake Crow River Eden Lake Fair Haven Farming Getty Grove Holding Krain Lake George Lake Henry Le Sauk Luxemburg Lynden Maine Prairie Melrose Millwood Munson North Fork Oak Paynesville Raymond Sauk Centre Spring Hill St. Joseph St. Martin St. Wendel Wakefield Zion CDP Fairhaven Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 45°28′19″N 94°20′27″W / 45.47194°N 94.34083°W / 45.47194; -94.34083