Welcome to Rockford ...

The city of Rockford is primarily located in Wright County<1>. A portion of Rockford extends into Hennepin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rockford has a population of 4,517 people<2> (see below for details).

Rockford is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rockford is located in the (763) area code.

The ZIP code for Rockford: 55373<4>

Websites for Rockford ...

Official Website: www.cityofrockford.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rockford had an population of 4,517 people. This is an increase of 4.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockford had a population of 4,316 people. This makes Rockford the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Rockford represents 0.08% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 161st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,316 people, the population of Rockford increased 23.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,484 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rockford.

Communities Also Named Rockford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Rockford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockford.

Communities near Rockford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockford.

• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
• Brooklyn Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <6>
• Maple Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <6>
• Minnetonka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <6>
• Brooklyn Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Center
  • Brooklyn Center is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Center <6>
• Ramsey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <6>
• Chanhassen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chanhassen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
  • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <6>
• Elk River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <6>
• Champlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
  • Champlin is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlin <6>
• Crystal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rockford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockford. See our Newspapers Page for Rockford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockford ...

Looking for more information about Rockford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rockford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rockford.

Adding Rockford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rockford post office opened in 1856.

We also found Rockford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rockford: www.cityofrockford.org/

The official website for Wright County: www.co.wright.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/