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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
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History of Walworth County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories, Churches, Schools and Societies; Its War Record, Biographical Sketches,
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In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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and were staunch abolitionists. When they arrived in what is now Rochester there was nothing but dense virgin forest and wild prairie. They laid out post routes, built roads, constructed farms and government buildings all within the first few months of settling in what is now Rochester. Due to the
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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22.
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The median age in the village was 42 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 34.9% were from 45 to 64; and 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.
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The median income for a household in the village was $ 55,063, and the median income for a family was $ 61,875. Males had a median income of $ 42,159 versus $ 30,184 for females. The
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was 210.6 inhabitants per square mile (81.3/km). There were 1,412 housing units at an average density of 80.8 per square mile (31.2/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.8%
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was 2,360.6 people per square mile (905.4/km). There were 425 housing units at an average density of 873.1 per square mile (334.9/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.30%
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The first non-Native American settlers in Rochester were a group of five farming families, who all hailed from the town of
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Rochester holds one of the oldest continuously run Memorial Day observances in the nation, having held its first in 1867.
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There were 410 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were
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There were 1,343 households, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were
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of 2010, there were 3,682 people, 1,343 households, and 1,069 families living in the village. The
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for the village was $ 21,609. About 4.9% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 1,149 people, 410 households, and 307 families living in the village. The
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The Village was incorporated in 1912. The Village and Town of Rochester consolidated in 2008.
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during the colonial era. Correspondingly they were members of the
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after which they gave their new settlement its name. These were "
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May 24, 2020 990: 736:2.72 and the average family size was 3.04. 1261: 1247: 1153:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" 728:of any race were 2.8% of the population. 328: 1054:"Population and Housing Unit Estimates" 1655: 460: 333:Village Hall, Village of Rochester, WI 1242: 1023: 1021: 966: 964: 170:17.42 sq mi (45.12 km) 162:17.65 sq mi (45.71 km) 1663:Villages in Racine County, Wisconsin 1145: 720:, and 0.6% from two or more races. 178:0.23 sq mi (0.60 km) 21:Village in Wisconsin, United States 13: 1326: 1269:Municipalities and communities of 1209:"Census of Population and Housing" 1018: 961: 927:Looking east in downtown Rochester 450: 49:Looking west in downtown Rochester 14: 1679: 1227: 814: 920: 908: 896: 128: 108: 55: 43: 1127: 976:United States Geological Survey 436: 1109: 1099: 1090: 1068: 972:"US Board on Geographic Names" 743: 683: 1: 949:. 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Index

Village
Looking west in downtown Rochester
Location of Rochester in Racine County, Wisconsin.
42°43′47″N 88°15′11″W / 42.72972°N 88.25306°W / 42.72972; -88.25306
Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Racine
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP Code
Area code
262
FIPS code
GNIS
rochesterwi.us
Racine County
Wisconsin
2020 census

Rochester, Vermont
Yankee
English
Puritans
New England

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