Guide to Rock Creek Minnesota

Rock Creek (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

815

890

1,040

1,119

1,628

+509

+45.49

Land Area (sq. mile)

44.00

42.44

42.98

42.97

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

18.5

21.0

24.2

26.0

37.9

+11.89

+45.49

Housing Units

256

339

369

417

635

+218

+52.28

Households

282

319

389

582

+193

+49.61

Persons Per Household

3.16

3.26

2.88

2.80

-0.08

-2.78

Rock Creek is a city in Pine County, Minnesota. Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 70 are two of the main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.32 square miles (112.20 km2), of which 43.01 square miles (111.40 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) is water. It is by far the largest city by area in Pine County. The elevation is 938 ft (286 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,628 people, 582 households, and 441 families residing in the city. The population density was 37.9 inhabitants per square mile (14.6/km2). There were 635 housing units at an average density of 14.8 per square mile (5.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 582 households of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.2% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the city was 39.1 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.6% male and 47.4% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ROCK CREEK Township, settled in 1872, organized March 2, 1874, and its city in section 22, bear the name of the creek that here flows south into the northeast corner of Chisago County, tributary to the St. Croix River. The city was incorporated as a village on November 4, 1970; it was established soon after the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad built through the area in 1870 and was a lumbering and sawmill center, having five mills in the area. The post office began in 1874; its name was Rockcreek, 1894-1950.

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