Rock Creek, Alabama
(Jefferson County)

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The last Census shows that Rock Creek had a population^<1> of 1,495 people in 2000.

Rock Creek had 592 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Rock Creek has an area^<3> of 2.9 square miles [7.52 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Rock Creek had a 2000 population density of 515 people per square mile [1,333 people/km²], making it the state's 122nd most densely populated area.

Jefferson County

Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County.

The county had a population of 662,201 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,495 people, Rock Creek accounted for 0.23% of the Jefferson County total.

In addition, where the community of Rock Creek has a population density of 515 people per square mile [1,333 people/km²], Jefferson County averages 595 people per square mile [1,541 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Rock Creek, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	Population (2000 cnt)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
	Bessemer	QF-0105980	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]<4>	28,657	29,672	-3.42%
	Birmingham	QF-0107000	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	229,800	242,820	-5.36%
	Hoover	QF-0135896	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	69,872	62,742	11.36%

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Rock Creek Neighborhood Page.

A Census Quickfact is available for Jefferson County (QF-01073).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Jefferson County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
	Bibb	QF-01007	SW	21,535	19,939	8%
	Blount	QF-01009	NE	56,614	51,184	10.61%
	Saint Clair	QF-01115	E	78,054	65,079	19.94%
	Shelby	QF-01117	SE	182,113	144,540	25.99%
	Tuscaloosa	QF-01125	SW	177,906	165,207	7.69%
	Walker	QF-01127	NW	68,816	70,685	-2.64%

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Rock Creek:

Rock Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Rock Creek.

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Rock Creek. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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