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Country
  
United States

County
  
Edmunds

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
558 m

Population
  
319 (2013)

State
  
South Dakota

Founded
  
1877

Area code(s)
  
605

Zip code
  
57471

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:01 PM

Roscoe, South Dakota

Weather
  
1°C, Wind SE at 42 km/h, 58% Humidity

Roscoe is a city in Edmunds County, South Dakota in the United States. The population was 329 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Roscoe, SD 57471, USA

Roscoe was laid out in 1877, and named in honor of Roscoe Conkling, a United States Senator from New York.

Going across the flooded road outside of roscoe south dakota


Geography

Roscoe is located at 45°27′1″N 99°20′12″W (45.450306, -99.336783).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), all of it land.

Roscoe has been assigned the ZIP code 57471 and the FIPS place code 55820.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 329 people, 153 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 700.0 inhabitants per square mile (270.3/km2). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 376.6 per square mile (145.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population.

There were 153 households of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.8% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 38.2 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21% were from 25 to 44; 21% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 324 people, 145 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density was 692.1 people per square mile (266.2/km²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 356.7 per square mile (137.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.69% White, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 145 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,875, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $13,056 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,451. About 2.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

Roscoe, South Dakota Wikipedia