South Rockwood is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,587 at the 2020 census.
Geography
South Rockwood is in the northeast corner of Monroe County, in the northern part of Berlin Charter Township. The Huron River forms the northern boundary of the village and county line with the city of Rockwood in Wayne County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which are land and (1.80%) are water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, South Rockwood had a population of 1,587. The median age was 44.5 years. 15.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.2 males age 18 and over.
88.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 11.6% lived in rural areas.
There were 726 households in South Rockwood, of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.7% were married-couple households, 23.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,675 people, 687 households, and 453 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 734 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.4% White, 2.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
There were 687 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the village was 38.9 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29% were from 25 to 44; 31.1% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.
2000 census
As of the census