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Land area: 111.0 sq. mi. Water area: 1.7 sq. mi. Population: 178,853 (98% urban, 2% rural)
Races in Rockford township:
Median age of males: 35.8 Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.46
Detached houses: $129,425Here: $129,425State: $269,211 Townhouses or other attached units: $152,179Here: $152,179State: $258,887 In 2-unit structures: $142,546Here: $142,546State: $320,810 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,921Here: $83,921State: $330,214 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,460Here: $131,460State: $275,408 Mobile homes: $20,994Here: $20,994State: $35,670
Cities in this township include: Rockford, Cherry Valley, New Millford.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Rockford township include: New Milford Church, Chapelwood Evangelical Free Church, Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Riverside Assembly of God Church, Rockford Church of Christ, Lincoln Wood Baptist Church, Celestial Church, Kishwaukee Community Presbyterian Church, Mount Zion Assembly Church. Cemetery: Davis Cemetery. Parks in Rockford township include: Hinchcliff Memorial Forest Preserve, GEM Field Park.
Churches in Rockford township include: New Milford Church, Chapelwood Evangelical Free Church, Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Riverside Assembly of God Church, Rockford Church of Christ, Lincoln Wood Baptist Church, Celestial Church, Kishwaukee Community Presbyterian Church, Mount Zion Assembly Church.
Cemetery: Davis Cemetery.
Parks in Rockford township include: Hinchcliff Memorial Forest Preserve, GEM Field Park.
Number of foreign born residents: 13,557 (34% naturalized citizens)
56% of Rockford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,200
Housing units in structures:
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,700
Housing units in Rockford township with a mortgage: 27,734 (2,829 second mortgage, 3,760 home equity loan, 87 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 12,961
Means of transportation to work
87.7% of residents of Rockford township speak English at home. 7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship
33,697 spouses, 52,273 children (47,690 natural, 1,405 adopted, 3,178 stepchildren), 3,567 grandchildren, 1,628 brothers or sisters, 1,215 parents, 2,350 other relatives, 3,944 non-relatives
Size of family households: 19,512 2-persons, 10,562 3-persons, 8,836 4-persons, 4,194 5-persons, 1,614 6-persons, 1,120 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 21,247 1-person, 3,319 2-persons, 370 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
26,651 married couples with children. 14,204 single-parent households (2,707 men, 11,497 women).
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