Rockford or Rockfords may refer to:

Places

United States

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...

, a city, the largest municipality of this name *

Rockford, Alabama Rockford is a town in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 349. The town is the county seat of Coosa County and is part of the Talladega-Sylacauga Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Coosa County was c ...

, a town *

Rockford, Idaho Rockford is a census-designated place in Bingham County, Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with ...

, a census-designated place *

Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city of Rockford. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of ...

, a United States Census Bureau statistical area *

Rockford, Jackson County, Indiana Rockford is an unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana. History Rockford was named for the "rocky ford" of the East Fork of the White River where easier crossing was permitted by a rock river bottom. The villag ...

, an unincorporated community * Rockford, Wells County, Indiana, an unincorporated community *

Rockford, Iowa Rockford is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States, at the confluence of the Shell Rock and Winnebago rivers. The population was 758 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Rockford's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form ar ...

, a city *

Rockford, Michigan Rockford is a city in Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,719 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Located along the Rogue River (Michigan), Rogue River, the city is part of the Grand ...

, a city *

Rockford, Minnesota Rockford is a city in Wright and Hennepin counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 4,316 at the 2010 census. While Rockford is mainly located within Wright County, a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County. It is ...

, a city * Rockford, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Rockford, Nebraska, an unincorporated community *

Rockford, North Carolina Rockford is an unincorporated community and former town in southern Surry County, North Carolina, United States. Geography Rockford is situated along the Yadkin River in the Rockford Township of southern Surry County. Rockford sits along the for ...

, an unincorporated community *

Rockford, Ohio Rockford is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The village is on the St. Mary's River near the center of the western Ohio border 12 miles Northwest of Celina. The population was 1,120 at the 2010 census. The village was founded ...

, a village *

Rockford, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Rockford is an unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Rockford was laid out and plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece ...

Rockford, Tennessee Rockford is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 798 at the 2000 census and 856 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rockford is named for a river ...

, a city *

Rockford, Washington Rockford is a town in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 470 at the 2010 census. History Rockford was first settled in 1878 by D.C. Farnsworth. The town took its name from a rocky ford on Rock Creek. Rockford was incor ...

, a town *

Rockford Township (disambiguation) Rockford Township may refer to: * Rockford Township, Winnebago County, Illinois * Rockford Township, Floyd County, Iowa * Rockford Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa * Rockford Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas * Rockford Township, Wright Coun ...

Elsewhere

Rockford, Hampshire Rockford is a hamlet on the western edge of the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Ringwood, which lies approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south from the hamlet. It is in the civil parish of Ellingham, Harbridg ...

, England, a hamlet * Rockford, New Zealand, a locality in the Waimakariri District

Arts and entertainment

* ''Rockford'' (album), a 2006 album by the American rock band Cheap Trick *

The Rockfords The Rockfords were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1999 by Carrie Akre, Chris Friel, and Danny Newcomb of Goodness, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and Rick Friel of Jodie Watts. The group served as a side project for its ...

, an American rock band/side project formed in 1999 ** ''The Rockfords'' (album), the band's only album, released in 2000 *

Jim Rockford (television character) James Scott Rockford is a fictional character on the television series ''The Rockford Files''. The character, played by James Garner, is a struggling private investigator operating in the greater Los Angeles area. Rockford is the principal chara ...

, protagonist of the television series ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator ...

'' ** Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, Jim's father, a supporting character on the show * ''Rockford'' (film), a 1999 film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor * ''Rockford'' (video game), an arcade spin-off of the ''Boulder Dash'' video game series

Education

Rockford University Rockford University is a private university in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name to Rockford College in 1892, and to Rockford University in 2013. History Rockford Female Seminary was ...

, a private liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois *

Rockford High School (disambiguation) Rockford High School may mean: * Rockford Central High School, a former high school from 1885 until 1940 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois — known as Rockford High School when in operation * One of the other four secondary public school ...

Rockford Public Schools (disambiguation) Rockford Public Schools or Rockford School District may mean: * Rockford School District (California) in Tulare County, California — also known as Rockford Elementary School District * Rockford Public School District 205 in Winnebago County, ...

, also school districts

Sports

Jim Rockford (Canadian football player) James "Jim" Rockford is a former Grey Cup champion defensive back in the Canadian Football League and National Football League. An Oklahoma Sooner, Rockford played one game with the San Diego Chargers before embarking on a career in Canada. He p ...

(born 1961), former Canadian Football League player * Rockford Municipal Stadium, a former name of

Beyer Stadium The Beyer Stadium, one mile from downtown in Rockford, Illinois, was the home of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's Rockford Peaches from 1943 to 1954. It was a multi-purpose facility, as contemporary newspaper articles also ...

, Rockford, Illinois *

Rockford Speedway Rockford Speedway is a 1/4 mile short track high banked asphalt oval located in Loves Park, Illinois on Illinois Route 173. Rockford Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway are the only racetracks running unde ...

, Loves Park, Illinois, United States

Other uses

* USS ''Rockford'' (PF-48), a World War II frigate * Rockford (wrestler), a ring name of Canadian retired professional wrestler Todd Fenwick (born 1968) * A driving maneuver also known as a

J-turn A J-turn is a driving maneuver in which a reversing vehicle is spun 180 degrees and continues, facing forward, without changing direction of travel. The J-turn is also called a " moonshiner's turn" (from the evasive driving tactics used by ...

, named after the stunt performed often on ''The Rockford Files''

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