Rockfield, Indiana

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Rockfield
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Carroll County's location in Indiana
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Rockfield
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°38′30″N86°34′23″W / 40.64167°N 86.57306°W / 40.64167; -86.57306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Rock Creek
Area
[1]
  Total0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)
  Land0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total211
  Density567.20/sq mi (219.26/km2)
ZIP code
46923
GNIS feature ID2806556 [2]

Rockfield is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Memorial to a World War I soldier at the corner of Erie Street and Rockfield Road. Rockfield, Indiana memorial tree.png
Memorial to a World War I soldier at the corner of Erie Street and Rockfield Road.

Rockfield was platted in 1856. [3] The Rockfield post office was established in 1857. [4] District School No. 3 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [5]

Geography

Rockfield is located in open farm land south of Rock Creek. A portion of old Indiana State Road 25 and the Norfolk Southern Railway both pass northeast through town. New Indiana State Road 25, the Hoosier Heartland Highway, bypasses town on the northwest.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 211
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockfield, Indiana
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  283. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village, platted on August 11, 1856...
  4. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.