| Rockton | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Winnebago |
| Township | Rockton |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 3.7 sq mi (10 km2) |
| - land | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) |
| - water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 7,685 (2010) |
| Density | 1,505.5 / sq mi (581 / km2) |
| Village President | Dale Adams |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 61072 |
| Area code | 815 |
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Location of Rockton within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: Rockton, Illinois | |
| Website: http://www.rockton.ws/ | |
Rockton is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States located on the banks of the Rock River. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,685 at the 2010 census, up from 5,296 at the 2000 census.
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Rockton is located at (42.450753, -89.063844)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (4.86%) is water.
Native American tribes originally inhabited the area. Stephen Mack, Jr., who married the Native American princess named Hononegah, is considered the founder of the Rockton area. His original outpost (c. 1830s) became part of an area called Macktown. He was the first white settler in the area. Citizens lived in Macktown and would commute to Rockton over the Rock River. In the winter of 1846 an ice jam damaged the bridge to Rockton. The bridge was built with funding from Stephen Mack. However, he did not re-build it, which led citizens to permanently move to Rockton. Hononegah, Steven Mack's wife, was so well-liked by the people of Winnebago County that virtually the entire county was in attendance at her funeral. The homestead is still standing and is open to the public along with other buildings from the period.
As of the census[2] of 2006, there were 7,440 people, 1,930 households, and 1,464 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,505.5 people per square mile (580.9/km²). There were 2,008 housing units at an average density of 570.8 per square mile (220.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.47% White, 0.70% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 1,930 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $57,292, and the median income for a family was $62,863. Males had a median income of $47,321 versus $32,771 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,078. About 1.4% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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