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 5,120 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 instance of is recorded as city of Illinois[7].
  • Rockford's shares border with is recorded as Durand[8].
  • Rockford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ferentino[9].
  • Rockford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Borgholm Municipality[10].
  • Rockford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cluj-Napoca[11].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61101[12].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61102[13].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61103[14].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61104[15].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61105[16].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61106[17].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61107[18].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61108[19].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61109[20].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61110[21].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61112[22].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61114[23].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61125[24].
  • Rockford's postal code is recorded as 61126[25].
  • Rockford's Commons category is recorded as Rockford, Illinois[26].
  • Rockford's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00[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 sits at an elevation of {'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[7].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1834[39] and January 3, 1852[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 5,120 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

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . rockfordil.gov. Retrieved . rockfordil.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . primariaclujnapoca.ro. primariaclujnapoca.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  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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  1. 20d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Rockford
    Inception
    Capital of Winnebago County
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Rockford, Illinois
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