Rockvale, Colorado

Town in Fremont County, Colorado, United States

Town in Colorado, United States

38°22′8″N 105°9′53″W / 38.36889°N 105.16472°W / 38.36889; -105.16472Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCounty^[1]Fremont County^[2]Incorporated (town)September 30, 1886^[3]Government

• TypeStatutory Town^[1]Area

^[4]

• Total2.04 sq mi (5.28 km²) • Land2.04 sq mi (5.28 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

^[2]

5,463 ft (1,665 m)Population

(2020)^[5]

• Total511 • Density250/sq mi (97/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code^[6]

81244 (PO Box)

Area code719FIPS code08-64970GNIS feature ID0203568HighwaysnoneWebsiteOfficial website

Rockvale is a statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census.^[5]

History

Geography

Rockvale is located in southeastern Fremont County at 38°22′8″N 105°9′53″W / 38.36889°N 105.16472°W / 38.36889; -105.16472 (38.368845, -105.164813).^[7] It is bordered to the north by the town of Williamsburg, and the town of Coal Creek is to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Rockvale has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land.^[8] up from 426 at the 2000 census.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	870	—
1910	1,413	62.4%
1920	1,249	−11.6%
1930	710	−43.2%
1940	575	−19.0%
1950	380	−33.9%
1960	413	8.7%
1970	359	−13.1%
1980	338	−5.8%
1990	321	−5.0%
2000	426	32.7%
2010	487	14.3%
2020	511	4.9%

References

^ ^a ^b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Rockvale town; Colorado". Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rockvale town, Colorado". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2016.