Rockville, Minnesota

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• Quinceanera connects young women with heritage
  

  ROCKVILLE, Minn. -- When Nativida Castro Nava turned 15 in August, her parents threw her a party -- balloons, cake, flowers ... and a mariachi band.

• Celebrating family
  

  Maria Traut knew her 1-year-old adoptive son, Boston, was going to do one of two things when they visited Santa one December evening.

• St. Cloud to lose $1.4 million; Sartell, Rockville and Waite Park shut out in cuts
  

  ST. PAUL - Three area cities will not receive any state aid dollars for the second half of 2008, under a plan to unveiled by Gov.

• Quinceanera party connects young women with heritage
  

  ROCKVILLE - When Nativida Castro Nava turned 15 in August, her parents threw her a party - balloons, cake, flowers ... and a mariachi band.

• Rocori looks at levy
  

  Rocori school district expects to ask voters in April to raise their taxes to pay for an almost $30 million plan for a middle school and expansion to the high school.

• At school: 5 area SCSU students are in study abroad programs
  

  Five area St. Cloud State University students among those studying abroad for the semester.

• Centerville petition spurs talk of merger with Lino Lakes
  

  Citizen outrage over spending in Centerville has rekindled talk of merging with surrounding Lino Lakes.

• Ketola to headline 30th Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
  

  Mayors from area communities will gather Thursday morning at the St. Cloud Civic Center for the 30th annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

• St. Cloud school board now needs new leader
  

  Tuesday's elections put two new people on St. Cloud's school board and created an unexpected challenge for the 2009 board: It needs to find a new board chair.

• Judge OKs Rockville secession
  

  ST. PAUL - The city of Rockville has just shrunk. An administrative law judge ruled Thursday that 84 property owners can take their 3,840 acres of land and join Maine Prairie Township.

• Bill Becker
  

  Name: Bill Becker. Residence: Rockville. Occupation: Director of security and safety.

• Your turn: Minnesota habitat needs our help
  

  As the vice chairman of the Stearns County Park Board, I take issue with Times Editorial Board questioning the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, which will be on the election ballot.

• Committees would distribute funds
  

  Passage of a constitutional amendment to raise the state sales tax by 3/8 of a cent would result in more money for the Paramount Theatre, area recreation trails, Little Rock Lake cleanup and more, a group ...

• 11 run for Rockville seats
  

  Eleven candidates are seeking open positions in Rockville's city government - three for mayor and eight for City Council seats.

• Rockville hosts 'Safe Night Out'
  

  ROCKVILLE - Rockville-area students will have a night of food, fun, music and games Friday via a "Safe Night Out" event at the Rockville Parish Center.

• Candidates for Rocori school board to speak
  

  Residents can hear from the seven Rocori school board candidates during a forum Monday.

• Leslie R. Green
  

  Name: Leslie R. Green. Residence: Rockville. Occupation: University administration.

• 7 candidates seek 3 positions on Rocori school board
  

  Seven people are seeking three school board seats in the Rocori district, which includes Cold Spring, Rockville and Richmond.

• 2 face off for county position
  

  Two candidates for Stearns County commissioner debated experience versus the need for a new face on the county board at a forum Wednesday evening.

City Description

Rockville is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 749 at the 2000 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. On 1 June 2002, the city of Pleasant Lake and Rockville Township were merged into the city of Rockville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land. Rockville, including the former Township of Rockville, is located in Township 123 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 29 West of the 5th Principal Meridian. Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the city, and Interstate 94 is nearby. As of the census of 2000, there were 749 people, 268 households, and 187 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,140.7 people per square mile (438.2/km²). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 427.9/sq mi (164.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.53% White, 1.34% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.20% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.54% of the population. There were 268 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living

City Contained By:

• United States
• Minnesota
• Stearns County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 1.81299167724 km squared

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