The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in north-central Illinois

Illinois

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, anchored by the city of Rockford

Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 320,204 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 353,722). The Rockford MSA is adjacent to the Janesville-Beloit MSA

Rock County, Wisconsin

-Unincorporated communities:-Further reading:* . Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879.* Brown, William F. , Chicago: Cooper, 1908.* Brown, William F. , Chicago: Cooper, 1908....

 and the Chicago MSA.

Communities

• Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants
  • Rockford
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
    
     (Principal City)

• Places with 20,000 to 30,000 inhabitants
  • Belvidere
    Belvidere, Illinois
    Belvidere is a city in Boone County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,585 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Boone County. Belvidere is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Loves Park
    Loves Park, Illinois
    Loves Park is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. In recent years, the city spread across the eastern Winnebago county line and now reaches into Boone County, Illinois...
    
    
  • Machesney Park
    Machesney Park, Illinois
    Machesney Park is a village located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,499 at the 2010 census, up from 20,759 at the 2000 census...
    
    

• Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
  • Rockton
    Rockton, Illinois
    Rockton is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States located on the banks of the Rock River. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Roscoe
    Roscoe, Illinois
    Roscoe is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, a suburb of Rockford incorporated in 1965. The village is in a suburban area along the Rock River. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 10,785, up from 6,244 at the...
    
    
  • South Beloit
    South Beloit, Illinois
    South Beloit is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Cherry Valley
    Cherry Valley, Illinois
    The village of Cherry Valley, Illinois is a community of located in the Kishwaukee River valley, which lies primarily in Winnebago County, but approximately ten percent of the Village is located in Boone County. The village is within the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, and...
    
    
  • Durand
    Durand, Illinois
    Durand is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census, up from 1,081 at the 2000 census.- Geography :...
    
    
  • Lake Summerset
    Lake Summerset, Illinois
    Lake Summerset is a census-designated place in Stephenson and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,048 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lake Summerset is located at ....
    
     (census-designated place
    Census-designated place
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    ; partial)
  • Pecatonica
    Pecatonica, Illinois
    Pecatonica, Illinois is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Poplar Grove
    Poplar Grove, Illinois
    Poplar Grove is a village located in Poplar Grove and Belvidere Townships, Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,023 at the 2010 census, up significantly from 1,368 at the 2000 census.-Demographics:As of the 2000 U.S...
    
    
  • Winnebago
    Winnebago, Illinois
    Winnebago is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,101 at the 2010 census, up from 2,958 at the 2000 census.- History :...
    
    

• Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Caledonia
    Caledonia, Illinois
    Caledonia is a village in Winnebago County and Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Capron
    Capron, Illinois
    Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,376 at the 2010 census, up from 961 at the 2000 census.Capron was named after General Horace Capron....
    
    
  • New Milford
  • Timberlane
    Timberlane, Illinois
    Timberlane is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 934 at the 2010 census, up significantly from 234 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Argyle
    Argyle, Illinois
    Argyle is an unincorporated community in Boone and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, northeast of Rockford. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :...
    
    
  • Harrison
  • Seward
    Seward, Illinois
    Seward is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Illinois, and is located west of Rockford. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Shirland
    Shirland, Illinois
    Shirland is an unincorporated community in Shirland Township, in Winnebago County, Illinois, and is located northwest of Rockford. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    

Townships

• Belvidere
  Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Belvidere Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 25,212.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Belvidere Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.5 percent is water....
  
  
• Bonus
  Bonus Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Bonus Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,662.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Bonus Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.29 percent is water.-Cities:...
  
  
• Boone
  Boone Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Boone Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,671.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Boone Township covers an area of .-Cemeteries:...
  
  
• Burritt
  Burritt Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Burritt Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2000 census.-External links:***...
  
  
• Caledonia
  Caledonia Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Caledonia Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,416. Sometime after 1921, Poplar Grove Township was formed from a portion of Caledonia Township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Cherry Valley
  Cherry Valley Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Cherry Valley Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 17,692 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Durand
  Durand Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Durand Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 2,184 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Flora
  Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Flora Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,175. Flora Township was originally named Fairfield on November 6, 1849, but was changed to Burton in April, 1851, and then changed again to Flora in October,...
  
  
• Harlem
  Harlem Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Harlem Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 36,171 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Harrison
  Harrison Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Harrison Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 713 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Laona
  Laona Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Laona Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 1,167 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Leroy
  Leroy Township, Boone County, Illinois
  LeRoy Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 542.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, LeRoy Township covers an area of .-Cemeteries:...
  
  

• Manchester
  Manchester Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Manchester Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 931.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Manchester Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.08 percent is water....
  
  
• Owen
  Owen Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Owen Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 3,306 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Pecatonica
  Pecatonica Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Pecatonica Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 2,998 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Poplar Grove
  Poplar Grove Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Poplar Grove Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,176. Poplar Grove Township was formed from parts of Caledonia Township and Boone Township after 1921.-Geography:...
  
  
• Rockford
  Rockford Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Rockford Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. The population was 178,853 at the 2000 census. It is the largest township, in terms of area, in Illinois. The city of Rockford, along with the villages of Cherry Valley and New Milford are all located in Rockford...
  
  
• Rockton
  Rockton Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Rockton Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 13,534 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Roscoe
  Roscoe Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Roscoe Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 13,578 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Seward
  Seward Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Seward Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 946 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Shirland
  Shirland Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Shirland Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. It includes the unincorporated community of Shirland.The population was 1,108 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  
• Spring
  Spring Township, Boone County, Illinois
  Spring Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,001. Spring was originally founded by the name of Concord on November 6, 1849, then changed to Ohio in April, 1851, and then finally to Spring in October, 1851.-Geography:According...
  
  
• Winnebago
  Winnebago Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
  Winnebago Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. The population was 5,142 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 320,204 people, 122,577 households, and 84,896 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.46% White, 9.27% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.57% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.63% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $48,142, and the median income for a family was $55,881. Males had a median income of $41,141 versus $25,819 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the MSA was $21,392.

Combined Statistical Area

The Rockford–Freeport

Freeport, Illinois

Freeport is a city in and the county seat of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,443 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Freeport is George W...

–Rochelle

Rochelle, Illinois

Rochelle is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,574 at the 2010 census, up from 9,424 at the 2000 census. Rochelle is about west of Chicago and south of Rockford...

 Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in north-central Illinois. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area

United States metropolitan area

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 and two micropolitan areas

United States micropolitan area

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. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 420,215 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 455,595).

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
  • Rockford (Winnebago and Boone counties)

• Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
  • Freeport (Stephenson County
    Stephenson County, Illinois
    As of the census of 2000, there were 48,979 people, 19,785 households, and 13,473 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile . There were 21,713 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
    
    )
  • Rochelle (Ogle County
    Ogle County, Illinois
    Ogle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 53,497, which is an increase of 4.8% from 51,032 in 2000. Its county seat is Oregon, and its largest city is Rochelle...
    
    )