Rochester, Indiana City of Rochester, Indiana Rochester is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of, Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The populace was 6,218 at the 2010 census.
The founder Alexander Chamberlain titled it for his former hometown of Rochester, New York. The Rochester postal service was established in 1836. Rochester was incorporated as a town/city in 1853. Brackett House, Fulton County Courthouse, Rochester Downtown Historic District, and John W.
According to the 2010 census, Rochester has a total region of 5.801 square miles (15.02 km2), of which 4.69 square miles (12.15 km2) (or 80.85%) is territory and 1.111 square miles (2.88 km2) (or 19.15%) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 6,218 citizens , 2,702 homeholds, and 1,650 families residing in the city.
There were 3,211 housing units at an average density of 684.6 per square mile (264.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 1.0% from other competitions, and 1.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,702 homeholds of which 28.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families.
33.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84.
The median age in the town/city was 41.6 years.
22.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,414 citizens , 2,757 homeholds, and 1,734 families residing in the city.
There were 3,188 housing units at an average density of 699.5/sq mi (269.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.24% White, 0.59% Native American, 0.45% African American, 0.84% Asian, 0.86% from other competitions, and 1.01% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,757 homeholds out of which 26.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families.
32.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,424, and the median income for a family was $41,949.
About 7.8% of families and 11.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Indiana a b "City of Rochester Indiana".
City of Rochester Indiana.
City of Rochester Indiana.
"Rochester, Indiana Homepage".
"G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Rochester, Indiana Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Indiana, United States
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