Rockport, IN
| Rockport, Indiana | |
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| City | |
Spencer County courthouse in Rockport
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 Location of Rockport in Spencer County, Indiana. |
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| Coordinates: 37°53′1″N 87°3′11″W / 37.88361°N 87.05306°WCoordinates: 37°53′1″N 87°3′11″W / 37.88361°N 87.05306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Spencer |
| Township | Ohio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gay Ann Harney (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.60 sq mi (4.15 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) 1.88% |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,270 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,209 |
| • Density | 1,407.01/sq mi (543.14/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 47635 |
| Area code(s) | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-65484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 442223 |
| U.S. Highways |  |
| Major State Roads |  |
| Website | Rockport, Indiana |
Rockport is a city in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census. Once the largest community in Spencer County, the city has recently been surpassed by the town of Santa Claus. The city is the county seat of Spencer County. At 37°53'1" north, Rockport is also the southernmost city in the state, located slightly south of Evansville, Cannelton, or Mount Vernon (the westernmost city).
Lots were first sold in Rockport in 1818. The town received its name from rock outcroppings on the Ohio River.
Three locations in Rockport are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Spencer County Courthouse, the Mathias Sharp House, and the Lincoln Pioneer Village.
The Rockport post office has been in operation since 1823.
The AK Steel facility in Rockport is reported by the EPA as the source for 70% of the pollution in the Ohio River, the nation's most polluted waterway.
Rockport is located at 37°53′01″N 87°03′11″W / 37.883742°N 87.053065°W.
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