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Local Information for Rolla, MO
Latitude: 37.948831 -- Longitude: -91.763048
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The first settlers in Phelps County came in the early 1800's, as farmers and iron workers along the local rivers, such as the Meramec, Gasconade, and the Little Piney. The first settlement in the City of Rolla proper was the home of John Webber, built in 1844. Nine years later, railroad contractor Edward Bishop, considered to be the founder of Rolla, settled in this area. Rolla was officially set aside as a town in 1858.
There are two stories on how the town of Rolla received its name. One, widely regarded as a folk legend, and acknowledged as such by the Phelps County Historical Society, comes from the battle to become county seat with neighboring Dillon, Missouri. When Rolla was made the county seat in 1861, the residents of Dillon, losing the chance to be the home to the county seat, were allowed to choose the name of the new city, and named it Rolla, after a good-for-nothing hunting dog.
-- Source: Wikipedia.com
Missouri 2000 Census Population Profile Map
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Rolla |
Missouri |
United States |
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| Population |
16,367 |
5,595,211 |
281,421,906 |
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| Median age |
27.9 |
36.1 |
35.3 |
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| Median age for Male |
24.3 |
34.8 |
34 |
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| Median age for Female |
34.3 |
37.4 |
36.5 |
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| Households |
6,514 |
2,194,594 |
105,480,101 |
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| Household population |
14,358 |
5,433,153 |
273,643,273 |
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| Average household size |
2.2 |
2.48 |
2.59 |
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| Families |
3,545 |
1,476,516 |
71,787,347 |
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| Average family size |
2.88 |
3.02 |
3.14 |
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| Housing units |
7,221 |
2,442,017 |
115,904,641 |
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| Occupied units |
6,514 |
2,194,594 |
105,480,101 |
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| Vacant units |
707 |
247,423 |
10,424,540 |
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