Rock Falls, Iowa

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(Dubuque County)

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The city of Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County.

Rock Falls is 330 feet [100.58 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Rock Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Illinois and Wisconsin have communities that are also named Rock Falls.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Rock Falls had a population of 170 people ^<2> (or 0.37% of the total population of Cerro Gordo County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Rock Falls had a population of 154 people. This is a decrease of 9.41% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Rock Falls.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	154	-9.41%	-1.28% since 2007
2007	156	-8.24%	-0.64% since 2006
2006	157	-7.65%	-1.26% since 2005
2005	159	-6.47%
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2000	170	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Clear Lake	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	7,820	4.18% decrease
Manly	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,338	0.3% decrease
Mason City	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	27,337	6.29% decrease
Nora Springs	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,445	5.68% decrease
Northwood	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,012	1.85% decrease
Osage	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	3,427	0.7% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Rock Falls.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Falls - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rock Falls. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Rock Falls and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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