Rosiclare, Illinois

Some of the earliest settlers of the Rosiclare area were outlaws mainly counterfeiters from the Sturdivant Gang in the late 1810s-early 1820s. Rosiclare used to be the "Fluorspar Capital of the World".{{cite journal |last1=Russel |first1=Herbert |title=State mineral helped to end World War II |journal=Illinois Heritage |date=September–October 2018 |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=24–26 |url=https://www.historyillinois.org/Publications/IllinoisHeritage/TabId/3236/ArtMID/7867/ArticleID/124840/Illinois-Heritage-September-October-2018.aspx |access-date=1 October 2023}} Andrew Jackson, in 1835, once owned a fluorspar mine in Rosiclare. Wholesale mining of fluorspar first began in Rosiclare in 1842.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/fluorspardeposi00baingoog |title=The Fluorspar Deposits of Southern Illinois |last=Bain |first=Harry Foster |date=1905-01-01 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}} Mining ceased when it became cheaper to import fluorite from China. The Lead and Fluorspar Mining Company continued to process ore from mines in Hardin County but closed due to foreign competition in 1996.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DABEDL2hjkkC |title=Mining methods of the Rosiclare Lead & Fluospar Mining Co., Rosiclare, Illinois |last=Cronk |first=A. H. |date=1930-01-01 |publisher=U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines |language=en}}

Rosiclare is located in southwestern Hardin County at {{Coord|37|25|30|N|88|20|45|W|type:city}} (37.424869, -88.345810).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} It is bordered to the southeast by the Ohio River, which forms the state boundary with Kentucky. Illinois Route 34 terminates in Rosiclare at the river and leads north {{convert|30|mi}} to Harrisburg. The next Illinois community upriver (northeast) is Elizabethtown, {{convert|4.5|mi}} via IL-34 and IL-146 or {{convert|2.5|mi}} by river, while the next one downstream (southwest) is Golconda, {{convert|15|mi}} via IL-146 or {{convert|11|mi}} by river.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Rosiclare has a total area of {{convert|2.12|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.94|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 91.59%) is land and {{convert|0.18|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 8.41%) is water.{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}

{{Weather box

|location = Rosiclare 5NW, Illinois (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present)

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| Jan record high F = 72

| Feb record high F = 77

| Mar record high F = 85

| Apr record high F = 90

| May record high F = 92

| Jun record high F = 107

| Jul record high F = 106

| Aug record high F = 104

| Sep record high F = 100

| Oct record high F = 94

| Nov record high F = 84

| Dec record high F = 76

| year record high F = 107

| Jan high F = 41.2

| Feb high F = 46.2

| Mar high F = 56.3

| Apr high F = 67.6

| May high F = 75.2

| Jun high F = 83.0

| Jul high F = 86.4

| Aug high F = 86.1

| Sep high F = 80.4

| Oct high F = 69.2

| Nov high F = 55.9

| Dec high F = 45.2

| year high F = 66.1

| Jan mean F = 31.8

| Feb mean F = 35.7

| Mar mean F = 44.8

| Apr mean F = 55.1

| May mean F = 63.9

| Jun mean F = 72.3

| Jul mean F = 75.8

| Aug mean F = 74.5

| Sep mean F = 67.8

| Oct mean F = 56.0

| Nov mean F = 44.6

| Dec mean F = 35.8

| year mean F = 54.8

| Jan low F = 22.4

| Feb low F = 25.1

| Mar low F = 33.3

| Apr low F = 42.6

| May low F = 52.6

| Jun low F = 61.5

| Jul low F = 65.2

| Aug low F = 63.0

| Sep low F = 55.1

| Oct low F = 42.9

| Nov low F = 33.4

| Dec low F = 26.3

| year low F = 43.6

| Jan record low F = −22

| Feb record low F = −12

| Mar record low F = -5

| Apr record low F = 16

| May record low F = 24

| Jun record low F = 39

| Jul record low F = 42

| Aug record low F = 36

| Sep record low F = 32

| Oct record low F = 18

| Nov record low F = 3

| Dec record low F = −17

| year record low F = -22

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 3.90

| Feb precipitation inch = 3.71

| Mar precipitation inch = 5.08

| Apr precipitation inch = 5.12

| May precipitation inch = 5.35

| Jun precipitation inch = 4.61

| Jul precipitation inch = 4.40

| Aug precipitation inch = 3.24

| Sep precipitation inch = 3.24

| Oct precipitation inch = 3.57

| Nov precipitation inch = 4.23

| Dec precipitation inch = 4.44

| year precipitation inch = 50.89

| Jan snow inch = 0.9

| Feb snow inch = 1.4

| Mar snow inch = 0.2

| Apr snow inch = 0.0

| May snow inch = 0.0

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 0.2

| Nov snow inch = 0.0

| Dec snow inch = 0.6

| year snow inch = 3.3

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 9.5

| Feb precipitation days = 9.0

| Mar precipitation days = 11.5

| Apr precipitation days = 10.5

| May precipitation days = 11.0

| Jun precipitation days = 8.9

| Jul precipitation days = 9.0

| Aug precipitation days = 7.4

| Sep precipitation days = 6.7

| Oct precipitation days = 7.6

| Nov precipitation days = 8.6

| Dec precipitation days = 10.0

| year precipitation days = 109.7

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 0.6

| Feb snow days = 0.5

| Mar snow days = 0.2

| Apr snow days = 0.0

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.1

| Nov snow days = 0.0

| Dec snow days = 0.5

| year snow days = 1.9

|source 1 = NOAA

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| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pah

| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = July 26, 2021}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00117487&format=pdf

| title = Station: Rosiclare 5NW, IL

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = July 26, 2021}}

}}

{{US Census population

|1880= 368

|1890= 274

|1900= 278

|1910= 609

|1920= 1522

|1930= 1794

|1940= 1774

|1950= 2086

|1960= 1700

|1970= 1421

|1980= 1441

|1990= 1378

|2000= 1213

|2010= 1160

|2020= 980

|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 2020 census there were 980 people, 354 households, and 241 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|462.92|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 544 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|256.97|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.47% White, 1.02% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 4.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 354 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 11.02% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.92% were non-families. 28.53% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.58% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51 and the average family size was 2.82.

The city's age distribution consisted of 17.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 20% from 25 to 44, 47.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $55,208. Males had a median income of $41,402 versus $16,548 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,838. About 12.4% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

• Jennifer Rhodes, television and film actress
• The Sturdivant Gang, 19th century counterfeiters

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

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• [http://www.cityofrosiclare.com/ Official website]

{{Hardin County, Illinois}}

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Category:Cities in Hardin County, Illinois

Category:Cities in Illinois

Category:Illinois populated places on the Ohio River