Roseland, Louisiana | |
Official Name: | Town of Roseland |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
Coordinates: | 30.7606°N -90.5072°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Tangipahoa |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 1738 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.87 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.27 |
Area Land Km2: | 5.38 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.08 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.49 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
Elevation Ft: | 131 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 880 |
Population Density Km2: | 163.70 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 423.89 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 70456[2] |
Area Code: | 985 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 22-66165 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2407246 |
Roseland is a town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census and 880 in 2020. It is the birthplace of Cajun chef and storyteller Justin Wilson. Roseland is part of the Hammond MSA.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km) (5.75%) is water.
John Bel Edwards lived on Louisiana Avenue in Roseland when he was elected governor of Louisiana on November 21, 2015. His residence, Egypta Hall, was built in 1888 and was originally a rooming house before being converted into a residence.
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 296 | 33.64% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 540 | 61.36% | |
Native American | 3 | 0.34% | |
Asian | 2 | 0.23% | |
Other/Mixed | 22 | 2.5% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 1.93% |
Tangipahoa Parish School Board operates public schools: