Rockford, Illinois metropolitan area

The metropolitan region of Rockford is a defined by the United States Census Bureau metropolitan region in the north of the U.S. state of Illinois. It includes the Boone County and Winnebago County. Center of the region is the city of Rockford at Rock River.

About the Chicago Rockford International Airport, the region is connected to the air transport network.

Population

In 2000, the metropolitan area had 320,204 inhabitants, whose number rose to 2009 353 722.

Neighboring regions

To the north metropolitan region Rockford borders the metropolitan area of ​​Janesville - Beloit in the neighboring state of Wisconsin. At the eastern edge of the region, the Chicago metropolitan area begins.

Counties

The metropolitan Rockford consists of the following counties:

Cities and Towns

Core city

• Rockford

Larger cities

• Belvidere
• Loves Park
• Machesney Park

More cities

• Caledonia
• Capron
• Cherry Valley

• Durand
• Lake Summerset
• New Milford

• Pecatonica
• Poplar Grove
• Rockton

• Roscoe
• South Beloit
• Timberlane

• Winnebago