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Rockdale, IL
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Will County, 36 miles SW of the Loop. Originally settled by
Slovenian
and
Lithuanian
immigrants in the nineteenth century, Rockdale now includes a significant Hispanic population. Combining residences and industry, Rockdale incorporated in 1903. During the 1930s, the United States Navy built ships there along the
Des Plaines River.
More recently, the creation of the Des Plaines River Valley Enterprise Zone provided tax breaks for corporations to relocate in the area. The population in 2000 was 1,888.
| Rockdale, IL (inc. 1903) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1930 | 1,701 | 28.7% | 50.3% | 115 | |
| 1,591 | White (93.5%) | ||||
| 1960 | 1,272 | — | — | 104 | |
| 1,272 | White (100.0%) | ||||
| 1990 | 1,709 | 5.3% | — | 95 | |
| 1,550 | White (90.7%) | ||||
| 4 | Black (0.2%) | ||||
| 4 | American Indian (0.2%) | ||||
| 5 | Asian/Pacific Islander (0.3%) | ||||
| 146 | Other race (8.5%) | ||||
| 252 | Hispanic Origin* (14.7%) | ||||
| 2000 | 1,888 | 9.2% | — | 101 | |
| 1,565 | White alone (82.9%) | ||||
| 16 | Black or African American alone (0.8%) | ||||
| 9 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.5%) | ||||
| 7 | Asian alone (0.4%) | ||||
| 205 | Some other race alone (10.9%) | ||||
| 86 | Two or more races (4.6%) | ||||
| 415 | Hispanic or Latino* (22.0%) | ||||
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