Rockvale, Colorado

Rockvale is a statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census.^[5]

Rockvale, Colorado
Town
Rockvale's town hall on Railroad St.
Flag Seal
Location of Rockvale in Fremont County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°22′8″N 105°9′53″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County[1]	Fremont County[2]
Incorporated (town)	September 30, 1886[3]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area [4]
• Total	2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2)
• Land	2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	5,463 ft (1,665 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	511
• Density	250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]	81244 (PO Box)
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-64970
GNIS feature ID	0203568
Highways	none
Website	Official website

History

See also: Early history of Fremont County, Colorado

Geography

Rockvale is located in southeastern Fremont County at 38°22′8″N 105°9′53″W (38.368845, -105.164813).^[7] It is bordered to the north by the town of Williamsburg, and the town of Coal Creek is to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Rockvale has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	870		—
1910	1,413		62.4%
1920	1,249		−11.6%
1930	710		−43.2%
1940	575		−19.0%
1950	380		−33.9%
1960	413		8.7%
1970	359		−13.1%
1980	338		−5.8%
1990	321		−5.0%
2000	426		32.7%
2010	487		14.3%
2020	511		4.9%

Education

It is in the Fremont RE-2 School District.^[9]

See also

• Colorado portal

• List of municipalities in Colorado