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:

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.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bettendorf (IA)	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,584	4.19% increase
	Durant (IA)	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,713	2.15% increase
	Eldridge (IA)	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,880	17.34% increase
	Le Claire (IA)	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,994	5.16% increase
	Carbon Cliff	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,657	1.89% decrease
	Coal Valley	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,001	10.95% increase

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

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<4>

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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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