Rockford

county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Place city_of_illinois Q233892
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Rockford

Summary

Rockford is a city of Illinois[1]. Rockford draws 1,042 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_illinois category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County[3].
  • Rockford is located in Ogle County[4].
  • Rockford is in the country of United States[5].
  • Rockford's head of government is recorded as Thomas McNamara[6].
  • Rockford's image is recorded as Aerial view of Rockford, Illinois, June 2017.JPG[7].
  • Rockford's instance of is recorded as city of Illinois[8].
  • Rockford's flag image is recorded as Flag of Rockford, Illinois.svg[9].
  • Rockford's shares border with is recorded as Durand[10].
  • Rockford's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Rockford, Illinois.svg[11].
  • Rockford's logo image is recorded as Wordmark of Rockford, Illinois.svg[12].
  • Rockford's seal image is recorded as Seal of Rockford, Illinois.svg[13].
  • Rockford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ferentino[14].
  • Rockford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Borgholm Municipality[15].
  • Rockford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cluj-Napoca[16].
  • Rockford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146049813[17].
  • Rockford's GND ID is recorded as 4595511-6[18].
  • Rockford's locator map image is recorded as Winnebago County Illinois incorporated and unincorporated areas Rockford highlighted.svg[19].
  • Rockford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80065858[20].
  • Rockford's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13196948j[21].
  • Rockford's IdRef ID is recorded as 196249457[22].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61101[23].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61102[24].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61103[25].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61104[26].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61105[27].

Body

Geography

Rockford is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Winnebago County[3], a county of Illinois[28], in United States[29], founded in 1836[30] and Ogle County[4], a county of Illinois[31], in United States[32], founded in 1836[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+167.010845'}[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+160.451467'}[35]. Rockford's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+218'}[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+152871'}[37] and {'amount': '+148655'}[38].

Designation and Status

Rockford's instance of is recorded as city of Illinois[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1834-00-00T00:00:00Z[39] and +1852-01-03T00:00:00Z[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rockford include Chicago Rockford International Airport[41], an international airport[42], in United States[43].

Why It Matters

Rockford draws 1,042 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_illinois category, ranking #5 of 15).[2] Rockford has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Rockford is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Rockford include Chicago Rockford International Airport[41], an international airport[42], in United States[43].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . rockfordil.gov. Retrieved . rockfordil.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . primariaclujnapoca.ro. primariaclujnapoca.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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