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Rocky Mount, North Carolina

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The 2000 Census showed that Rocky Mount had a population of 55,893 people ^<1>. This represents 0.69% of the total population of North Carolina, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	57,010	+2%	+0.53% since 2007
2007	56,710	+1.46%	+0.72% since 2006
2006	56,304	+0.74%	+0.66% since 2005
2005	55,933
2004	55,910
2003	55,741	-0.27%	-0.1% since 2002
2002	55,798	-0.17%	-0.33% since 2001
2001	55,984	+0.16%	+0.16% since 2000
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2000	55,893	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
12	Gastonia	W	195 mi [313.8 km]	72,505	9.4% increase
13	Greenville	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	79,629	31.67% increase
14	Concord	W	163 mi [262.3 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
-15-	Rocky Mount			57,010	2% increase
16	Chapel Hill	W	68 mi [109.4 km]	52,542	7.86% increase
17	Burlington	W	92 mi [148.1 km]	50,857	13.22% increase
18	Wilson	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	48,433	9.07% increase

Rocky Mount had 24,167 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Rocky Mount has an area ^<4> of 35.57 square miles [92.1 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Rocky Mount had a 2000 population density of 1,571 people per square mile [606 people/km²], making it the state's 58th most densely populated area.

Edgecombe County

The city of Rocky Mount is primarily located in Edgecombe County. A portion of Rocky Mount extends into Nash County.

The county had a population of 55,338 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 55,893 people, Rocky Mount contained 101% of the Edgecombe County total.

In addition, where the community of Rocky Mount has a population density of 1,571 people per square mile [606 people/km²], Edgecombe County averages 109.6 people per square mile [42.31 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Rocky Mount and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Rocky Mount. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	57,881	2.08% increase
10 mi [16 km]	6	68,520	2.34% increase
15 mi [24 km]	11	81,788	0.92% increase
20 mi [32 km]	19	136,476	4.19% increase
25 mi [40 km]	32	144,688	3.79% increase
30 mi [48 km]	43	162,454	4.46% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Rocky Mount. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Rocky Mount, it also contains a comparison between Rocky Mount and the state of North Carolina.

Click here for the Rocky Mount QuickFact (QF-3757500).

A Census Quickfact is available for Edgecombe County (QF-37065).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Edgecombe County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Halifax	QF-37083	N	54,983	3.94% decrease
Martin	QF-37117	E	23,398	8.23% decrease
Nash	QF-37127	W	93,674	6.81% increase
Pitt	QF-37147	SE	156,081	16.36% increase
Wilson	QF-37195	SW	77,527	4.87% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	37 (North Carolina)
	County Code:	065 (Edgecombe County)
	Place Code:	57500 (Rocky Mount)

	State & County Code:	37065 (North Carolina/Edgecombe County)

	State & Place Code:	3757500 (North Carolina/Rocky Mount)

Rocky Mount is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Rocky Mount.

The Commemorative
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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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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Rocky Mount and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rocky Mount. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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