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Rock Island, Illinois

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The city of Rock Island is located in Rock Island County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Rock Island: Rock Is. (or less commonly used: Rock Isld. or Rock Islnd.. In Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rock Island is 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level.<1>

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

Communities that are also named Rock Island can be found in:

 FloridaOklahoma
 IdahoQuebec
 IndianaTennessee
 ManitobaTexas
 MassachusettsWashington

At the time of the 2000 Census, Rock Island had a population of 39,684 people<2> (or 26.61% of the total population of Rock Island County). The population of Rock Island represented 0.32% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 39th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Rock Island had a population of 38,139 people. This is a decrease of 3.89% 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 Island.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
200838,139-3.89%-0.61% since 2007
200738,373-3.3%+0.27% since 2006
200638,270-3.56%-0.4% since 2005
200538,424-3.18% 
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200039,684The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bettendorf (IA)   NE8 mi [12.87 km]32,5844.19% increase
 Durant (IA)   NW19 mi [30.58 km]1,7132.15% increase
 Eldridge (IA)   N11 mi [17.7 km]4,88017.34% increase
 Le Claire (IA)   NE14 mi [22.53 km]2,9945.16% increase
 Carbon Cliff   E10 mi [16.09 km]1,6571.89% decrease
 Coal Valley   E6 mi [9.66 km]4,00110.95% increase

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




Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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 Island. 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.

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Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Rock Island:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Rock Island? Please visit the Map Page for Rock Island.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Island - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rock Island.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Rock Island and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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