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Population (year 2000): 235. Estimated
population in July 2005: 214 (-8.9% change)
Males: 127 (54.0%), Females: 108 (46.0%)
Albany County
Zip code:
82083
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $24,306 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,800 (year 2000)
Races in Rock River:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
- Hispanic (5.5%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (39.6%), English (32.3%),
Irish (31.9%), Scotch-Irish (11.1%), Scottish (6.0%), Welsh
(4.7%).
Elevation: 6891 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rock River
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 21.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rock River town
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 2.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+5.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rock River:
- IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; LARAMIE,
WY)
- PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 68 miles;
WHEATLAND, WY)
- WYOMING BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE (about 79 miles;
CASPER, WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock
River:
- LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LARAMIE, WY; ID:
LAR)
- NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 87 miles; CASPER, WY; ID:
CPR)
- CHEYENNE (about 91 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; ID: CYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock River:
- MEDICINE BOW (about 16 miles; MEDICINE BOW, WY; ID:
80V)
- SHIVELY FIELD (about 62 miles; SARATOGA, WY; ID: SAA)
- WALDEN-JACKSON COUNTY (about 73 miles; WALDEN, CO;
ID: 33V)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rock River:
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 13 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 83 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 121 miles;
BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; GREELEY,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 128 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 145 miles;
WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
Public high school in Rock River:
- ROCK RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 48;
Location: 262 NORTH MORRIS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rock River:
- ROCK RIVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 45;
Location: 262 NORTH MORRIS; Grades: PK - 06)
- ROCK RIVER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 23;
Location: 262 NORTH MORRIS; Grades: 07 - 08)
- RIVER BRIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 2;
Location: GARRETT ROUTE; Grades: KG - 08)
- COZY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 1;
Location: 666 ALBANY COUNTY ROAD #727; Grades: KG - 08)
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