Rock Island County, Illinois

1504 3rd Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: (309) 786-4451
www.co.rock-island.il.us

On the northwestern border of IL; organized Feb 9, 1831 from Jo Daviess County. Name Origin: For an island in the Mississippi River near the mouth of the Rock River

Area (sq mi):: 451.16 (land 426.75; water 24.40) Population per square mile: 346.40
Population 2005: 147,808 State rank: 14 Population change: 2000-20005 -1.00%; 1990-2000 0.40% Population 2000: 149,374 (White 81.50%; Black or African American 7.50%; Hispanic or Latino 8.60%; Asian 1.00%; Other 6.00%). Foreign born: 4.60%. Median age: 37.80
Income 2000: per capita $20,164; median household $38,608; Population below poverty level: 10.70% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $26,716-$27,695
Unemployment (2004): 5.60% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.20% Median travel time to work: 18.70 minutes Working outside county of residence: 24.30%

Cities with population over 10,000:

Moline (42,927)

Rock Island County seat

(38,807)

East Moline (21,114)

See other counties in Illinois.

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Thompson Center in Chicago and the Rock Island County Courthouse.

Landmarks Illinois names 12 historic sites to Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois

Rock Island County sheriff's officials said dozens of people were sitting near the tree at the time.

Americans celebrate July 4 with fireworks, parades, salutes

The recent court ruling was good news for Nita Ludwig, public health administrator of Rock Island County Health Department in Rock Island, Illinois.

Illinois affiliate advocates for passing state budget, funding health agencies

Once found throughout Illinois, the Pallid Shiner is now known from three regions in Illinois: lower Kankakee River in Will County, Illinois River in Grundy County, and Mississippi River in Rock Island County (Warren and Burr 1988; Page and Retzer 2002).

Range expansions and new drainage records for select Illinois fishes

On December 2, 2008, the Illinois Appellate Court, Third District, affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of Rock Island County granting summary judgment for the defendant in a negligence action.

Plaintiff failed to prove reliance element of voluntary undertaking theory

When I want to travel within the city, I must take public bus transportation in Rock Island County at the times it operates.

Case in point

Intergovernmental and private business cooperation is the key to a new regional residential recycling drop-of program in Rock Island County, Illinois.

Cooperation increases recycling options. (Municipal Recycling)

"In Rock Island County, we showed their turnout to be very light early on," says Pete Giangreco, a consultant to the campaign.

Machined politics: how the internet is really, truly--seriously!--going to change elections

Negative sites in Illinois were at Blackhawk Nature Preserve (Rock Island County), located in a suburban area, and White Pines State Park (Ogle County), which has large stands of secondary growth pine forest.

Predicting the risk of lyme disease: habitat suitability for Ixodes scapularis in the North Central United States. (Research)

(14.) The Rock Island-Davenport banking market is defined as Scott County and Farmington Township in Cedar County, Iowa, and Rock Island County except for Buffalo Prairie and Drury Townships, and Colona, Edgord, Geneseo, and Western Townships in Henry County, Illinois.

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