Rosalie

Rosalie, Nebraska
—  Village  —
Downtown Rosalie
Location of Rosalie, Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°3′28″N 96°30′47″W / 42.05778°N 96.51306°W / 42.05778; -96.51306Coordinates: 42°3′28″N 96°30′47″W / 42.05778°N 96.51306°W / 42.05778; -96.51306
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Thurston
Area
• Total	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
• Land	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,352 ft (412 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	160
• Density	961.2/sq mi (371.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68055
Area code(s)	402
FIPS code	31-42250[1]
GNIS feature ID	0832679[2]

Rosalie is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States, within the boundaries of the Omaha Indian Reservation. The population was 160 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Rosalie is located at 42°3′28″N 96°30′47″W / 42.05778°N 96.51306°W / 42.05778; -96.51306 (42.057914, -96.513036)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all land.

Rosalie was named for Rosalie La Flesche, a daughter of Joseph La Flesche, the last principal chief of the Omaha tribe selected by traditional means in the nineteenth century, and the only chief of part-European ancestry. After the tribe moved onto the reservation, Rosalie La Flesche became the its financial manager, managing grazing leases and other transactions. She married Edward Farley of Bancroft, Nebraska. One of her sisters was the author and activist Susette "Bright Eyes" LaFlesche, who married journalist Thomas Tibbles. Another sister was Susan LaFlesche Picotte, a physician who married a Yankton Sioux man.^[4]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 194 people, 74 households, and 52 families residing in the village. The population density was 961.2 people per square mile (374.5/km²). There were 91 housing units at an average density of 450.9 per square mile (175.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.08% White, 11.86% Native American, and 2.06% from two or more races.

There were 74 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,094, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $18,125 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,249. About 3.9% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those sixty five or over.

Education

• Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder A.M. (1925) Nebraska Place-Names, Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska, p 140.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Thurston County, Nebraska, United States County seat: Pender Villages Emerson‡ Pender Rosalie Thurston Walthill Winnebago CDP Macy Townships Anderson Blackbird Bryan Dawes Flournoy Merry Omaha Pender Perry Thayer Winnebago Indian reservations Omaha Reservation‡ Winnebago Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties