Rochester, Ohio

The 2000 Census showed that Rochester had a population of 190 people^<1>.

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

Rochester had 69 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Rochester has an area^<3> of 1.1 square miles [2.85 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Rochester had a 2000 population density of 172.4 people per square mile [66.6 people/km²].

Lorain County

The village of Rochester is located in Lorain County.

The county had a population of 285,132 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 190 people, Rochester contained 0.07% of the Lorain County total.

In addition, where the community of Rochester has a population density of 172.4 people per square mile [66.6 people/km²], Lorain County averages 578 people per square mile [223.5 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Rochester and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Rochester. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<4>

US Census QuickFacts

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

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Elyria	QF-3925256	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]<5>	54,979	1.74% decrease
	Lorain	QF-3944856	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	70,239	2.31% increase
	Brunswick	QF-3909680	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	34,711	3.96% increase
	Mansfield	QF-3947138	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	49,579	0.47% increase
	North Olmsted	QF-3956882	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	31,319	8.19% decrease
	Strongsville	QF-3975098	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	42,617	2.83% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Rochester.

A Census Quickfact is available for Lorain County (QF-39093).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Lorain County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	QF-39005	S	55,125	4.83% increase
	Cuyahoga	QF-39035	E	1,283,925	7.77% decrease
	Erie	QF-39043	W	77,062	3.19% decrease
	Huron	QF-39077	SW	59,659	0.14% increase
	Medina	QF-39103	SE	171,210	12.76% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

Rochester is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<6>

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) Rochester. 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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