Rochelle (Illinois)
Ogle County
17-64746
Rochelle is a city in Ogle County in the north of the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000, Rochelle had 9424 inhabitants; to the estimate in 2009, the population increased to 9858th
Rochelle is the birthplace of the nominated three times for an Academy Award actress Joan Allen.
Geography
Rochelle is located at 41 ° 55'24 " north latitude and 89 ° 03'56 " west longitude and extends over 19.4 km ², which consist exclusively of land area. Through the town of Kyte River, approximately 30 km north-west flows into the Rock River.
The nearest large towns are Rockford (40,6 km to the north ), Chicago (130 km east), Ottawa (Illinois ) (91.5 km to the south ), the location on the Mississippi River in neighboring Clinton Iowa (106 miles west) and the Quad Cities (146 km southwest).
Transport and the economy
On the southern edge of Rochelle runs in east-west direction of Interstate 88 a few miles east of the city, extending in a north-south Interstate 39 (to which the U.S. Highway 51 runs here congruent ) crosses. In the center of Rochelle Illinois State Routes 38 and 251 meet together.
Rochelle is the junction of several railway lines, Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railway. At the railway history remembers the museum Rochelle Railroad Park. In Rochelle locomotives were manufactured by Whitcomb Locomotive Works until 1952.
In Rochelle is located since 2003 with Global III Intermodal Facility, a modern container station of the Union Pacific Railroad.
South of the town is the Rochelle Municipal Airport.
Hub City
In the past, enjoyed the reputation as Rochelle Hub City because here always crossed several major traffic routes. The Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental road link from coast to coast led by Rochelle, where the Highway 51 crossing one of the longest north-south connections. Within the city tick today two important railway lines of the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad.
Even the local sporting clubs are called 'hubs'.
Demographic data
In the official census in 2000 a population of 9,424 was determined. These distributed to 3,688 households in 2,415 families. The population density was 485.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 3,916 residential buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 201.6 per square kilometer buildings.
The population was in 2000 from 86.8 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native Americans, Asians 0.9 percent and 8.7 percent other. 1.9 percent said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 19.2 percent of the population consisted of Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.
27.1 percent were under the age of 18, 10.1 percent between 18 to 24, 28.7 percent of 25-44, 19.6 percent from 45 to 64 and 14.5 percent 65 and older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females were statistically 97.0 men in the over 18 -year-olds 93.1.
The median income per household was 37 984 U.S. dollars ( USD), the median family income $ 46,563. The median income for men was $ 35,890, and for women about $ 25,058. The per capita income amounted to $ 18,139. Around 7.6 percent of families and 10.4 percent of the total population were below the poverty line income.