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Rockford

Also known as Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, IL

county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Rockford is a city in Illinois that serves as the main administrative center for Winnebago County. As a county seat, it is the location where county government operations and courts are based.

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Vinony's link graph records 3,931 inbound references to Rockford, and connects out to race and ethnicity in the United States Census, United States Census Bureau and list of municipalities in Illinois.

The entry is geolocated on the map in IL.

It is catalogued under topics including 1834 establishments in Illinois, Cities in Illinois and Cities in Ogle County, Illinois.

Vinony links it to 72 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Official name: Rockford
Population: 148655
Area: 160.451467
Elevation: 218
Official website: rockfordil.gov
Image: Aerial view of Rockford, Illinois, June 2017.JPG
Households: 62011
Dialing code: 815

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Commons category: Rockford, Illinois
Commons gallery: Rockford, Illinois
inception: 1852-01-03
postal code: 61126
native label: Rockford
P8168: Monique Henderson
water as percent of area: 1.4031
per capita income: 26500
P12749: Jürgen Barth

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Encyclopedic overview

Rockford is a city in Winnebago and Ogle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River. It is the fifth-most populous city in Illinois, with a population of 148,655 at the 2020 census. The Rockford metropolitan area has an estimated 337,000 residents. Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County and the most populous city in Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area.

Rockford was settled as Midway in the mid-1830s due to its location roughly equidistant between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. The city became notable in the 19th and early 20th centuries for its production of heavy machinery and furniture, but like other Rust Belt cities, Rockford experienced significant industrial decline in the late 20th century. Since the late 1990s, Rockford has pursued economic diversification in the automotive and healthcare industries, as well as downtown revitalization and tourism initiatives.

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