Rockfield is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Rockfield | |
|---|---|
 Historic District School No. 3 | |
 Carroll County's location in Indiana | |
  Rockfield Location in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′30″N 86°34′23″W / 40.64167°N 86.57306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Township | Rock Creek |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
| • Land | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 211 |
| • Density | 567.20/sq mi (219.26/km2) |
| ZIP code | 46923 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806556[2] |
History
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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
editRockfield 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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 211 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockfield, Indiana
- ^ 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...
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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