| Official Name: | Rolesville, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Coordinates: | 35.9217°N -78.4636°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wake |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ronnie I. Currin (R)[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.84 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 15.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 410 |
| Population Total: | 9475 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 598.97 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1551.24 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27571 |
| Area Code: | 919 984 |
| Website: | http://rolesvillenc.gov/ |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-57640[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407237 |
| Named For: | William H. Roles |
Rolesville is a town in northeastern Wake County, North Carolina, United States, a suburb of the capital city of Raleigh. It is the second oldest town in Wake County. The population was 9,475 at the 2020 census.
In the beginning of the nineteenth century, William H. Roles, the namesake of the town, purchased land in the area and settled there. The town was chartered under his leadership in 1837 and became a stagecoach stop. About the same time, Rolesville Baptist Church was founded with Roles also playing a role. https://theclio.com/entry/22371 Rolesville was incorporated on January 18, 1837, by the North Carolina Legislature.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau the town has an area of 10.2sqkm, all land.[5]
Rolesville is the namesake of the Rolesville diorite Batholith, also known as the Rolesville Pluton. While the batholith extends into regions north and south of Wake County, the bedrock formation is particularly visible in the form of rocky outcrops within the town limits and the immediate vicinity.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 5,743 | 60.61% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,096 | 22.12% | |
| Native American | 14 | 0.15% | |
| Asian | 327 | 3.45% | |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.04% | |
| Other/Mixed | 455 | 4.8% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 836 | 8.82% |
Parks include Main Street Park, Redford Place Park, Mill Bridge Nature Park, and Rolesville Community Center.[6]
Rolesville has an elected body composed of a mayor and five commissioners.[7] [8]