Roseland, Florida Explained

Official Name:Roseland, Florida
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1892
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.33
Area Land Km2:4.90
Area Water Km2:3.43
Area Total Sq Mi:3.22
Area Land Sq Mi:1.89
Area Water Sq Mi:1.32
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1591
Population Density Km2:324.93
Population Density Sq Mi:841.35
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:27.8347°N -80.4892°W
Elevation M:6
Elevation Ft:20
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:32957
Area Code:772
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:12-61875[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0289969[3]
Pushpin Relief:y
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Wikidata:yes
Zoom:12
Stroke-Width:1

Roseland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 1,775 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sebastian - Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Roseland is located in northern Indian River County at 27.8347°N -80.4892°W (27.834594, -80.489264).[5] It is bordered to the north by the St. Sebastian River, which forms the Brevard County line. The city of Sebastian is to the south, and unincorporated Micco is to the north, in Brevard County. To the east is the Indian River and Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.

U.S. Route 1 passes through the east side of Roseland, leading north to Melbourne and south to Vero Beach.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Roseland CDP has a total area of 8km2, of which 4.9km2 are land and 3.1km2, or 38.38%, are water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,775 people, 842 households, and 506 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 893.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 987 housing units at an average density of 496.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.68% White, 0.23% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 842 households, out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-traditional families or individuals. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.58.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 35.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,188, and the median income for a family was $34,853. Males had a median income of $30,326 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,084. About 9.1% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Roseland CDP, Florida. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. March 26, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213111856/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1261875. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  6. Web site: Stephens . Henry A. . 1 September 2009 . Arlo Guthrie's new house taking shape north of Sebastian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090905164233/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/sep/01/no-headline---ir_guthrie_house/ . 5 September 2009 . tcpalm.com.
  7. Stephens, Henry A.January 26, 2008. "Guthrie making 'a lot of progress' on house in Roseland"