Roscoe, Nebraska Explained

Roscoe, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Nebraska#USA
Pushpin Label:Roscoe
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nebraska
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Keith
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.41
Area Land Km2:0.41
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:44
Population Density Km2:108.00
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:3176
Coordinates:41.1317°N -101.5853°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:69153
Area Code:308
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:31-42285
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583896
Area Total Sq Mi:0.16
Area Land Sq Mi:0.16
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:280.25

Roscoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 63.[2]

History

Roscoe got its start in the 1870s when the railroad was extended to that point.[3]

Geography

Roscoe is in east-central Keith County in the valley of the South Platte River. Its altitude is above sea level. U.S. Route 30 passes through the community, leading west 7miles to Ogallala, the Keith county seat, and east to Paxton. Nebraska Link 51B leads south across the South Platte River to Interstate 80 at Exit 133.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Roscoe CDP has an area of 0.41sqkm, all land.[2]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Roscoe CDP, Nebraska. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. April 11, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213051709/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3142285. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Book: Burr. George L.. Buck. O. O.. History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska. 1921. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 123.