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Rockport, IN

Rockport, Indiana
City
Spencer County courthouse in Rockport
Spencer County courthouse in Rockport
Location of Rockport in Spencer County, Indiana.
Location of Rockport in Spencer County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 37°53′1″N 87°3′11″W / 37.88361°N 87.05306°W / 37.88361; -87.05306Coordinates: 37°53′1″N 87°3′11″W / 37.88361°N 87.05306°W / 37.88361; -87.05306
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 US 231.svg
Major State Roads Indiana 66.svg
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 / 37.883742; -87.053065.


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