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Population (year 2000): 428. Estimated
population in July 2005: 405 (-5.4% change)
Males: 205 (47.9%), Females: 223 (52.1%)
Coosa County
Zip code:
35136
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $20,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,800 (year 2000)
Races in Rockford:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.7%)
- Black (32.5%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (19.2%), Irish
(10.0%), German (6.3%), English (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%),
Danish (2.1%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rockford
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rockford town
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 42.5%
- Separated: 5.6%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 12.7%
2.6% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-7.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rockford:
- RUSSELL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ALEXANDER CITY,
AL)
- ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WETUMPKA,
AL)
- COOSA VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
SYLACAUGA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rockford:
- MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 42 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 49 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 55 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockford:
- THOMAS C RUSSELL FLD (about 19 miles; ALEXANDER
CITY, AL; ID: ALX)
- MERKEL FIELD SYLACAUGA MUNI (about 20 miles;
SYLACAUGA, AL; ID: SCD)
- WETUMPKA MUNI (about 27 miles; WETUMPKA, AL; ID:
08A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rockford:
- FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,283)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 37 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
- ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 45 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 48 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48
miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Public high schools in Rockford:
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 445; Location:
HIGHWAY 231 NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- COOSA COUNTY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL
(Location: HIGHWAY 231 NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rockford:
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 591;
Location: ROUTE 2,BOX 65; Grades: 05 - 08)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 582;
Location: ROUTE 2,BOX 66; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Rockford:
- ROCKFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$24,077; Location: MAIN STREET; 3,763 books; 63 video
materials; 17 serial subscriptions)
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