Rochester, Iowa
Census-designated place
Rochester United Methodist Church
Rochester United Methodist Church
Rochester is located in Iowa
Rochester
Rochester
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°40′24″N 91°09′29″W / 41.67333°N 91.15806°W / 41.67333; -91.15806
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyCedar
Area
[1]
 • Total0.98 sq mi (2.53 km2)
 • Land0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
665 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total142
 • Density149.16/sq mi (57.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52772
FIPS code19-67890
GNIS feature ID0460704

Rochester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rochester Township, Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 133.[2]

History

Rochester was named after Rochester, New York, known for its flour mills, due to its location on the Cedar River.[3] Rochester's population was 53 in 1902.[4]

Geography

Rochester is located in eastern Iowa in south-central Cedar County, along the north bank of the Cedar River. County Road F44 crosses the river just south of the community, and Interstate 80 at Exit 265 is 2 miles (3 km) to the south.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010133—
20201426.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Notable sites

Rochester Cemetery is one of the largest and most notable cemetery prairies in the United States.[6] More than 350 species of indigenous American plants, some quite uncommon, are found in Rochester Cemetery, which contains one of the few remaining original North American prairie remnants in the state of Iowa. The cemetery has divided many in the community that think that it looks overgrown, while others appreciate the native feel.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rochester CDP, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  3. ^ The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 526.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Samuels, Sam Hooper (July–August 2009). "Hallowed Prairie" (PDF). Iowa Outdoors. Photographs by Clay Smith. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. pp. 29–35.
  7. ^ https://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/Iowa%20Outdoors%20Magazine/Nature/files/HallowedPrairie.pdf[bare URL PDF]


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