Rochester, Wisconsin

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Rochester is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Rochester. The town has many older buildings, and many ghost stories come with the buildings, Chances, a restaurant/bar on the main strip, is said to be haunted. A painting within the restaurant is said to be painted by someone who never saw the place before he painted it, it also supposedly has a ghost figure in one of the upper windows. It is also rumored that there are tunnels under the Fox River, which were used by slaves in the underground railroad. Many older houses are also rumored to be haunted.

[edit] Geography

Rochester is located at 42°44′26″N, 88°13′26″W (42.740585, -88.224108)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (7.55%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,149 people, 410 households, and 307 families residing in the village. The population density was 905.4/km² (2,360.6/mi²). There were 425 housing units at an average density of 334.9/km² (873.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.30% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 3.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 410 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 19.8% 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 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $55,063, and the median income for a family was $61,875. Males had a median income of $42,159 versus $30,184 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,609. About 4.9% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.