Rochelle, Georgia

Rochelle is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,167.

History

The community was named after La Rochelle, in France. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rochelle as a town in 1888.

Rochelle is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, all land.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone	593	566	50.51%	48.50%
Black or African American alone	541	549	46.08%	47.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone	9	13	0.77%	1.11%
Pacific Islander alone	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone	0	2	0.00%	0.17%
Mixed race or Multiracial	3	13	0.26%	1.11%
Hispanic or Latino	28	24	2.39%	2.06%
Total	1,174	1,167	100.00%	100.00%

In 2020, the city's population was 1,167, down from 1,174 in 2010.

The Wilcox County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 90 full-time teachers and over 1,439 students.
The schools, located in Rochelle, are: