Rock Port, Missouri Rock Port, Missouri Location of Rock Port, Missouri Location of Rock Port, Missouri Rock Port is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of, Atchison County, Missouri, United States.
Northward view of downtown Rock Port, Missouri as seen on Main Street between Clay Street and Cass Street, 2010 Rock Port was laid out in 1851. The city, which is eight miles east of the Missouri River in the Loess Hills bluffs above the river, derives its name from Rock Creek, which flows through it.
The town/city of Rock Port has turn into largely energy self-sufficient. In April 2008, Rock Port claimed to be the first improve in the United States to have its electricity 100 percent generated by wind power.
Rock Port, which uses about 13 million k - Wh a year, has its power generated by the Loess Hills Wind Farm.
Excess power is sold to the Missouri Public Utility Alliance in Columbia, Missouri. The idea for the wind turbines came from the town's former mortuary worker, Eric Chamberlain. The farm was assembled by Wind Capital Group and is by far the company's smallest wind farm advanced through January 2009.
Wind Capital in 2008 assembled the bigger 50.4 - MW Cow Branch Wind Farm between Rock Port and Tarkio.
Rock Port is positioned at 40 24 44 N 95 31 11 W (40.412268, -95.519792). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.77 square miles (7.17 km2), all land. There were 667 housing units at an average density of 240.8 per square mile (93.0/km2).
There were 588 homeholds of which 26.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.5% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 46.3 years.
21.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 23.1% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 714 housing units at an average density of 250.0 per square mile (96.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 99.35% White, 0.07% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.22% from other competitions, and 0.22% from two or more competitions.
There were 647 homeholds out of which 23.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,571, and the median income for a family was $41,625.
About 7.2% of families and 11.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
Missouri Town Is Running On Vapor And Thriving, Frank Morris, August 9, 2008, National Public Radio; accessed August 10, 2008 Rock Port to turn into first American 100 percent wind powered improve - Maryville Daily Forum - April 13, 2008 United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Rock Port Historic maps of Rock Port in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Missouri, United States
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Cities in Atchison County, Missouri - County seats in Missouri
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