Rochester
A village in Sangamon County, Illinois — population 3,715 as of 2020.
Today
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Tonight
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Showers And Thunderstorms Likely67% precip
Sunday
79°F
Partly Sunny12% precip
Sunday Night
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Mostly Clear11% precip
News around Sangamon County
Rome Sentinel
July 23
Springfield Celebrates Route 66 Centennial Year With New Attractions and Experiences
In the 1930s, more than 200,000 people traveled Route 66 to escape drought, debt and hardship. A century later, travelers follow the same highway for strikingly different reasons: nostalgia, history and the chance to experience one of America's most iconic…
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Rochester by the numbers
Population
3,715Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 2.65 sq mi (6.85 km²), 0 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39.8
- Households
- 1,423
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $117,118
- Median house value
- $238,900
Municipal office
- Office
- OFFICE MANAGER
- Address
- PO BOX 618, ROCHESTER, IL 62563