Roscoe, Minnesota

Roscoe was originally called Zion.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n543 526]}} A post office called Zions was established in 1865. The Great Northern Railroad's line through the town was important to its early development, and in 1914 the name was changed to Roscoe after a railroad executive.{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=Jay|date=2023-09-29 |title=Moonshining, Name Changes; The Colorful Story of Roscoe |url=https://wjon.com/moonshining-name-changes-the-colorful-story-of-roscoe/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=AM 1240 WJON |language=en}} The surrounding Zion Township still bears the original name of the town. The city has also grown eastward by annexing part of Munson Township.[https://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gdma/data/maps/county/stearns2.pdf Stearns County Map 2]. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Accessed 19 August 2024.

A church on the site of today's St. Agnes Church, still the dominant feature of the Roscoe skyline, was dedicated on October 18, 1898 to serve the area's predominantly German-Catholic population.{{Cite book |last=Mitchell |first=William Bell |title=History of Stearns County, Minnesota |publisher=H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Co. |year=1915 |volume=1 |location=Chicago |pages=237}} Roscoe formerly hosted a stop on the Great Northern Railway,{{Cite book |url=http://streamlinermemories.info/GN/GN37TT.pdf |title=Time Tables Route of the Air-Conditioned Empire Builder |publisher=Great Northern Railway |year=1937 |edition=Spring 1937 |pages=5}} but the tracks were abandoned in 1988 and subsequently razed.{{Cite map |title=Cold spring branch |url=https://www.abandonedrails.com/cold-spring-branch}}

The post office closed in 1995.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Stearns | title=Stearns County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 8, 2015}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of {{convert|0.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}

Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community.

{{US Census population

|1920= 182

|1930= 202

|1940= 171

|1950= 182

|1960= 168

|1970= 195

|1980= 154

|1990= 141

|2000= 116

|2010= 102

|2020= 130

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

}}

As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 13, 2012}} of 2010, there were 102 people, 48 households, and 28 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|159.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 56 housing units at an average density of {{convert|87.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.

There were 48 households, of which 14.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 35.4% 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 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75.

The median age in the city was 47.3 years. 17.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 39.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.9% male and 46.1% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 116 people, 41 households, and 27 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|180.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41 housing units at an average density of {{convert|63.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 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.

• Marie Inez Hilger (1891-1977), Benedictine nun and anthropologist

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