Official Name: | Rosa, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Blount |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.20 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.19 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Elevation Ft: | 620 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 376 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 89.65 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 33.9897°N -86.5119°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 35121 |
Area Code: | 205, 659 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 01-66408 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0125932 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.88 |
Area Land Km2: | 10.86 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Population Density Km2: | 34.62 |
Rosa is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 376.
Rosa is located in central Blount County at 33°59'23.316" North, 86°30'42.977" West (33.989810, -86.511938).[2] Its town limits extend southeast to border the city of Oneonta, the county seat. U.S. Route 231 passes through the center of Rosa, leading southeast 4miles to the center of Oneonta and to Interstate 59 near Ashville. US-231 leads west 3miles to Cleveland and then north to Huntsville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rosa has a total area of 9.8km2, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.15%, is water.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 313 people, 125 households, and 93 families residing in the town. The population density was 82.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 136 housing units at an average density of 36sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 99.68% White and 0.32% Native American. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 125 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $56,563. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,042. About 6.2% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.