Rochester
A city in Fulton County, Indiana — population 5,997 as of 2020.
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Bernice Miller, 74, formerly of Plymouth and Rochester, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, at her home in Lafayette, Tenn. She […]
Obituaries
Area Police Reports
Rochester Officers with the Rochester Police Department investigated the following incidents: 11:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 300 block Alumi Tech […]
Public Safety
James E. Rock
James E. Rock, 87, Rochester, died Friday, Sept. 18. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Zimmerman […]
Obituaries
Colleen Alice Craigen
Colleen Craigen went home to be with her savior after an almost 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s at 9:07 p.m. on […]
Obituaries
Nonprofit Seeks To Revitalize Rochester Train Depot
The old Erie depot along First and Pontiac streets in Rochester has been unused for more than 50 years.
Real Estate & Development
50th Trail Of Courage This Weekend
Frontier Indiana comes alive at the 50th annual Trail of Courage Living History Festival Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, in Rochester.
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Rochester by the numbers
- Area
- 4.57 sq mi (11.84 km²), 1.11 sq mi water
- Median age
- 44.8
- Households
- 2,812
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $57,008
- Median house value
- $137,400
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- PO BOX 110, ROCHESTER, IN 46975