Rockville is a town in Washington County,

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, United States. It is located along the

Virgin River The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about long.Calculated with Google Maps and Google Earth It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the ...

near the mouth of

Zion Canyon Zion Canyon (also called Little Zion, Mukuntuweap, Mu-Loon'-Tu-Weap, and Straight Cañon; ''weap'' is Paiute for canyon) is a deep and narrow gorge in southwestern Utah, United States, carved by the North Fork of the Virgin River. Nearly the entir ...

. The city lies just outside the park boundary for

Zion National Park Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of ...

; the park entrance is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²), all land.

Climate

Rockville experiences warm and dry summers, with summer monthly averages around 75 F°, and average highs around 90 F°. The town has winter averages around 35 F°, and average lows around 23 F°. The town experiences relatively low annual precipitation, with a yearly average of 13.2" precipitation. According to the

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system, Rockville has a

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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Rockville, Utah
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Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 245 people, 119 households, and 63 families residing in the town. The

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was 29.3 people per square mile (11.3/km²). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 16.9 per square mile (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.76%

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, 0.40%

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, 1.21% from

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, and 1.62% from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.88% of the population. There were 119 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.88. In the town, the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 39.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $27,917 for females. The

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for the town was $19,396. About 10.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the

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, including 18.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those 65 or over.

Points of interest

* The town is the site of a historic steel truss bridge which spans the Virgin River. The bridge was built in 1924 and is one of the last surviving examples of a rigid Parker through

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in the state of Utah.

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