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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Rolla had a total of 19,559 inhabitants, grouped into 7,574 households, with a population density of 1,653.3 people per square mile. This figure represented a significant increase from the 2000 census, when Rolla had a population of 16,367. 86.71% of the inhabitants were White, 4.11% were African-American, 0.43% were Native American, 5.70% were Asian, 0.09% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.41% were from some other race, and 2.56% were from two or more races. Hispanics were 2.62% of the population.
At the 2010 census, Rolla had a total of 19,559 inhabitants, grouped into 7,574 households, with a population density of 1,653.3 people per square mile. This figure represented a significant increase from the 2000 census, when Rolla had a population of 16,367. 86.71% of the inhabitants were White, 4.11% were African-American, 0.43% were Native American, 5.70% were Asian, 0.09% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.41% were from some other race, and 2.56% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 2.62% of the population.
The median age in Rolla was 26.2 years, with 18.2% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 29.4% between 18 and 24 years old, 23.7% between 25 and 44, 17.1% between 45 and 64, and 11.6% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 55.0% male, 45.0% female.<ref>http://censusviewer.com/city/MO/Rolla</ref>
The median age in Rolla was 26.2 years, with 18.2% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 29.4% between 18 and 24 years old, 23.7% between 25 and 44, 17.1% between 45 and 64, and 11.6% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 55.0% male, 45.0% female.<ref>http://censusviewer.com/city/MO/Rolla</ref>
In the April 2021 municipal elections, five city council members were voted out of office because they had supported a mask mandate in response to the [[coronavirus]] pandemic.<ref>[https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-04-19/rolla-voters-oust-five-city-council-incumbents-over-mask-mandate Rolla Voters Oust Five City Council Incumbents Over Mask Mandate]</ref>
In the April 2021 municipal elections, five city council members were voted out of office because they had supported a mask mandate in response to the [[coronavirus]] pandemic.<ref>[https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-04-19/rolla-voters-oust-five-city-council-incumbents-over-mask-mandate Rolla Voters Oust Five City Council Incumbents Over Mask Mandate]</ref>
==Media==
Rolla has one daily newspaper, ''The Rolla Daily News'', some version of which dates back to the 1870s. Former [[Secretary of State]] [[Madeleine Albright]] was one of its staff reporters for a time in the 1950s.<ref>https://www.therolladailynews.com/</ref>
The city has no television network affiliates, though it is at the edge of the Jefferson City and St. Louis media markets. There is also a local public-access station, Channel 16. It has several radio stations, including:
* KMNR (89.7 FM), public radio operated by students at Missouri S&T
* KMOZ (106.3 FM/1590 AM), part of the Bott Radio Network playing Christian talk
* KMST (88.5 FM), part of the [[National Public Radio]] network
* KZNN (105.3 FM), playing [[country music]]
==References==
==References==
[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Missouri Cities and Towns]]