| Official Name: | Rochester, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Haskell County Rochester.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Haskell |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.88 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 248 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 486 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1594 |
| Coordinates: | 33.3142°N -99.8564°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 79544 |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-62636[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1366626[3] |
Rochester is a town in northwestern Haskell County, Texas, United States. The population was 248 at the 2020 census, down from 324 at the 2010 census.[4]
Rochester was founded by A. B. Carothers in 1906 as the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway was built in the area. It takes its name from Rochester, New York.[5]
Rochester is in northwestern Haskell County along Texas State Highway 6, which leads north 7miles to Knox City and south 9miles to Rule. Haskell, the county seat, is to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Rochester has a total area of 0.9km2, all land.[4]
As of the census of 2000, 378 people, 155 households, and 106 families resided in the town. The population density was 1076sp=usNaNsp=us. The 191 housing units averaged 543.7 per square mile (210.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 65.34% White, 7.14% African American, 1.06% Native American, 24.07% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 38.62% of the population.
Of the 155 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were not families. About 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was distributed as 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,357, and for a family was $25,893. Males had a median income of $17,188 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,912. About 24.2% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.8% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.
The Haskell Consolidated Independent School District operates public schools serving the community.
From the early 1900s to 2005, the single-campus Rochester Independent School District served the community. The high school was completed in 1938, and had served in that capacity until May 2005. Due to rapidly declining enrollment, the district, now named Rochester-County Line Independent School District, merged with Haskell CISD on June 1, 2005.[6] The Rochester campus now serves as the district's junior high school.
During consolidation, some children transferred to Knox City and Rule schools.