Guide to Roscoe Minnesota

Roscoe (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2008
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

195

154

141

116

109

-25

-17.73

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.60

0.53

0.64

0.00

0.32

Density (persons per sq. mile)

325.0

290.6

220.3

180.7

-39.64

-17.99

Housing Units

-9

-18.00

Households

-8

-16.33

Persons Per Household

3.28

2.88

2.83

2.79

-0.05

-1.65

Roscoe is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 1,165 ft (355 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 116 people, 41 households, and 27 families residing in the city. The population density was 180.7 people per square mile (70.0/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 63.9/sq mi (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.28% White, and 1.72% from two or more races.

There were 41 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,714, and the median income for a family was $47,917. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,931. There were 3.2% of families and 6.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 37.5% of those over 64.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

ROSCOE, a city in section 25 of Zion Township, formerly called Zion, was incorporated as a village on March 10, 1911. The post office was established as Zion, 1865-1914, changing that year to Roscoe; it had a station of the Great Northern Railway.

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D J's Downtown Bar & Grill 351 1st Street Roscoe, MN 56371 Phone: (320) 597-5353
M G Christian Organ Co 300 1st Street Roscoe, MN 56371 Phone: (320) 243-4521
Roadside Tavern 531 Main Street Roscoe, MN 56371 Phone: (320) 243-3679
Roscoe Bar 111 Main Street Roscoe, MN 56371 Phone: (320) 243-9995
Roscoe City Hall 305 1st Street Roscoe, MN56371 Phone: (320) 597-5100
Roscoe Elevator Inc 501 1st Street Roscoe, MN 56371 Phone: (320) 597-2262
St. Agnes Catholic Church 100 Lillie Avenue Roscoe, MN 56371 Phone: (320) 243-4574

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