Back روكوول Arabic روكوول ARZ راکوال، تکزاس AZB Рокуал (Тэхас) Byelorussian Rockwall Catalan Рокволл (Техас) CE Rockwall (kapital sa kondado) CEB Rockwall, Texas Welsh Rockwall German Rockwall Spanish
Rockwall, Texas | |
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| City of Rockwall | |
.jpg) Rusk Street in Rockwall | |
 Location of Rockwall in Rockwall County, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′01″N 96°26′15″W / 32.91694°N 96.43750°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Rockwall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor: Trace Johannesen Mayor Pro Tem: Anna Campbell Tim McCallum Mark Moeller Clarence Jorif Sedric Thomas Dennis Lewis |
| • City Manager | Mary Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.97 sq mi (77.62 km2) |
| • Land | 29.47 sq mi (76.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2) 1.63% |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
| • Total | 47,251 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (610/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Rockwaller, Rockwallite, Rockwallian |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
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| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-62828[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410982[1] |
| Website | www |
Rockwall is a city in Rockwall County, Texas, United States, which is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. It is the county seat of Rockwall County.[5] The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that as of the 2020 census, Rockwall's population is 47,251, up from 45,888 in 2019.[6] The name Rockwall is derived from a naturally jointed geological formation, which has the appearance of an artificial wall.[7][8]
- ^ a b c "Rockwall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Rockwall city, Texas; Rockwall County, Texas". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Monroe, J.N., 1950, Origin of the clastic dikes in the Rockwall area, Texas. Field and Laboratory. v. 18, no. 4, pp. 133-143.
- ^ Ellwood, B.B., J. Payne, and G.J. Long, 1989, The Rockwall, Texas: A study of unusual natural magnetic effects in geoarcheological surveys produced by mineral oxidation. Geoarchaeology. v. 4, no. 2, pp. 103-118.