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| Roseau (city) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 (est) |
1990-2000 Change | |
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| Actual | Percent | ||||||
| Population | 2,552 | 2,272 | 2,396 | 2,756 | 2,789 | 360 | 15.03 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | 1.10 | 1.58 | 1.50 | 2.39 | -- | 0.89 | 59.27 |
| Density (persons per sq. mile) | 2,320.00 | 1,437.97 | 1,597.33 | 1,153.60 | -- | -443.73 | -27.78 |
| Housing Units | 832 | 927 | 999 | 1,229 | -- | 230 | 23.02 |
| Households | -- | 893 | 976 | 1,157 | 1,187 | 181 | 18.55 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | 2.42 | 2.33 | 2.29 | 2.25 | -0.04 | -1.84 |
There were 1,157 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,096, and the median income for a family was $44,922. Males had a median income of $31,547 versus $22,419 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,371. About 3.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
ROSEAU, the county seat, a city in sections 13 and 24 of Jadis, was named like this county for the Roseau Lake and River. The city was platted in 1892 and incorporated in 1895, the same year the post office was established. The city became a port of entry to Canada in 1930 on the Richardson farm, made official in 1937, and became a commercial entry port in 1989.
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Birds eye view of
Roseau Minnesota, 1910
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