Profile for Rock Island, Illinois, IL

Rock Island is at the confluence of the Mississippi and the Rock rivers.

one of the Quad Cities at the Iowa-Illinois border. The others are Moline, Davenport and Bettendorf.

The famous Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which hastened the Civil War, centered around a black servant living here.

Arsenal here initially served as a prison for Confederate soldiers.

Public transportation: Metrolink (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Well-known residents have included:
· Joe McGinnity, baseball player
· Eddie Albert, actor

Local festivals include:

• Big Fat Greek Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park

Historic sites and museums: Rock Island Arsenal, Col. George Davenport Home, Black Hawk State Historic Site

Colleges and universities: Augustana College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 71

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (29)

Colleges (6)

Communities (17)

Hotels (39)

Libraries (10)

Museums (5)

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Neighborhoods in Rock Island include Broadway, Burgart?s Additions, Douglas Park, Eastlawn Addition, Greenbush, Highland Park, KeyStone, Longview, Stadium Drive, Watch Hill / Hill Crest ... More neighborhood info

Neighborhoods in Rock Island include Broadway, Burgart?s Additions, Douglas Park, Eastlawn Addition, Greenbush, Highland Park, KeyStone, Longview, Stadium Drive, Watch Hill / Hill Crest ... More neighborhood info

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Rock Island demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Rock Island County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Davenport-Moline area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 61284 ZIP code.

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22% of Rock Island residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Rock Island ancestry & family history guide.

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• Rock Island County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - IL data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• National database of cemetery records
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• Rock Island business guide
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• Courts in Illinois
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• Crime in Rock Island County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Rock Island was $19,202, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Rock Island County economic census
• Rock Island County economic summary
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• Illinois economic data

19% of Rock Island residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Rock Island
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Rock Island festival dates:

• Big Fat Greek Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Rock Island, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $361.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $761.

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Libraries in Rock Island include 30/31 Branch, Rock Island Public Library, Southwest Branch ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Rock Island include Rock Island Argus

TV stations in Rock Island include WHBF.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WVIK.

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Rock Island County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Rock Island political report.

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The average commute time for Rock Island workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Rock Island between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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