Rock Island is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 37,108 at the 2020 census. Located at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, it is one of the Quad Cities along with neighboring Moline and East Moline in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities metropolitan area had a population of 384,324 in 2020.
Midwest
Rock Island
Rock Island County, IL
Population
37,264
Walk Score
68 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$800
Median home value
$115,600
[[Municipal corporation
1841
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Arsenal Courts Historic District · listed 2020
- Broadway Historic District · listed 1998
- Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1998
- Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1998
- Chippiannock Cemetery · listed 1994
- Downtown Rock Island Historic District
- Downtown Rock Island Historic District · listed 2020
- Downtown Rock Island Historic District
- Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District · listed 2004
- Rock Island Arsenal · listed 1969
- United States Housing Corporation (U.S.H.C.) Historic District · listed 2024
Notable landmarks
- Best Building
- Best Building · listed 2018
- Black Hawk Museum and Lodge · listed 1985
- Connor House · listed 1988
- Denkmann-Hauberg House · listed 1972
- Fort Armstrong Hotel · listed 1984
- Fort Armstrong Theatre · listed 1980
- Old Main, Augustana College · listed 1975
- Peoples National Bank Building-Fries Building · listed 1999
- Potter House · listed 1989
- Rock Island Lines Passenger Station · listed 1982
- Rosenfield, Morris, House
- Sala Apartment Building · listed 2003
- Stauduhar House · listed 1982
- Wagner, Robert, House · listed 1990
- Weyerhaeuser House · listed 1975
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