Rochester

Rochester is at the junction of State Highway 6 and Farm Road 617, on the Santa Fe Railroad in northwest Haskell County. It was founded in 1906 with the construction of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway and was named for Rochester, New York, by A. B. Carothers, who donated the rail right-of-way and a townsite. Schools, churches, and business houses were built, and the town was incorporated in 1922. By 1915 the population was 400, and it reached 611 in 1940. It declined to 492 by 1980. In 1990 the population was 458. The population dropped to 378 in 2000.

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Belongs to

Rochester is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Rochester is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 33.31422020
Longitude: -99.85623400

Has Post Office

Yes

Is Incorporated

Yes

Population Count, 2021 View more »

248