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Rochester
Rochester
Location of Rochester in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Location of Rochester in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County Sangamon
Settled 1819; 205 years ago (1819)
Area
 • Total 2.65 sq mi (6.86 km2)
 • Land 2.65 sq mi (6.85 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
570 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 3,863
 • Density 1,459.94/sq mi (563.75/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62563
Area code(s) 217
FIPS code 17-64759
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Rochester is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,689 at the 2010 census, and 3,713 at a 2018 estimate. The village was settled in 1819, and is located in Rochester Township.

Rochester is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Rochester is located 4.0 miles outside Springfield, Illinois, down Illinois East State Route 29. The village is exit 96A off Interstate 55.

Rochester is located at 39°45′2″N 89°32′30″W / 39.75056°N 89.54167°W / 39.75056; -89.54167 (39.750625, -89.541587). According to the 2010 census, Rochester has a total area of 2.431 square miles (6.30 km2), of which 2.43 square miles (6.29 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 307
1900 365
1910 444 21.6%
1920 399 −10.1%
1930 427 7.0%
1940 464 8.7%
1950 506 9.1%
1960 742 46.6%
1970 1,667 124.7%
1980 2,488 49.3%
1990 2,676 7.6%
2000 2,893 8.1%
2010 3,689 27.5%
2020 3,863 4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,893 people, 1,075 households, and 868 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,372.9 people per square mile (529.4/km2). There were 1,099 housing units at an average density of 521.6 per square mile (201.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.65% White, 0.28% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 1,075 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,891, and the median income for a family was $73,191. Males had a median income of $50,875 versus $35,944 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,881. About 0.8% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Located on the northwest side of the village is the Rochester Community Park, erected and operated by the Village of Rochester. The late 1990s saw massive expansion on the park, with the addition of a lighted ballfield, multiple soccer fields, and the Friendship Fort, a massive play-structure built in 1998. The park hosts many village events, including "Sparks In The Park", an annual Independence Day festival with vendors, entertainment, a carnival, and a parade. Spanning three days, the event attracts not only the citizens of Rochester, but visitors from the surrounding areas as well.

Rochester is the southeastern end of the Lost Bridge Trail, a 5.0-mile (8.0 km) trail built by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) atop an abandoned railbed formerly used by the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) railroad. It is operated jointly by IDNR and the Village of Rochester. The trail crosses the South Fork of the Sangamon River near Rochester, and crosses Sugar Creek near Springfield. Sugar Creek carries the outflow from Lake Springfield, a sizable nearby reservoir. The Lost Bridge trail name recalls IDOT's failure to prevent salvagors affiliated with the B&O from dismantling the Sugar Creek bridge for scrap.

IDOT future plans include extending the trail to Taylorville, Illinois along the same railroad bed, and this was partly realized in a recent extension from the trail's original end at State Rte. 29 and N. Main St., across Rochester, to just past the intersection of State Rte. 29 and State St.

See also

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