Rock Island, Illinois | |
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 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Motto(s): Rock Solid, Rock Island | |
 Location of Rock Island in Rock Island County, Illinois. | |
  Rock Island  Rock Island | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′21″N 90°34′23″W / 41.48917°N 90.57306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Rock Island |
| Incorporated | 1841 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Thoms |
| Area | |
• City | 17.07 sq mi (44.22 km2) |
| • Land | 16.87 sq mi (43.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 37,108 |
| • Density | 2,199.51/sq mi (849.23/km2) |
| • Metro | 384,324 (US: 147th) |
| • CSA | 474,019 (US: 90th) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 61201, 61204, 61264, 61299 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-65078 |
| Interstate Spurs | I-280 |
| Website | http://www.rigov.org/ http://www.rocksolidrockisland.com/ |
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Rock Island is a city in and the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.[2] The population was 37,108 at the 2020 census.[3] Located at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, it is one of the Quad Cities along with neighboring Moline and East Moline in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities had a population of 384,324 in 2020. The city is home to Rock Island Arsenal, the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the US, which employs 6,000 people.[4] The original Rock Island, from which the city name is derived, is now called Arsenal Island.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Rock Island city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Rock Island Arsenal". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ^ [1] Archived January 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine