- This page is about a Minnesota settlement. Roseau is also the name of the capital city of the island of Dominica.
Roseau is a city in Roseau County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 2,756 at the 2000 census. It is the
county seat of Roseau
County6.
Minnesota Highway 11, Minnesota Highway 89, and Minnesota Highway
310 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.
Hayes Lake State Park is nearby.
Roseau has a strong high school hockey tradition and has competed in and won the state tournament more than any other team in
the state (most recently in 2007), a manufacturing and plastic molding injection facility of snowmobile and ATV manufacturer
Polaris and the home of retired NHL and Olympic hockey players Neal Broten, Aaron Broten, Paul
Broten, Blane Comstock, Rube Bjorkman, Don Ross, and Bryan "Butsy"
Erickson. Roseau is also the hometown of John Harris who currently competes on the PGA Seniors Tour.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²).
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000,
there were 2,756 people, 1,157 households, and 713 families residing in the city. The population density was 445.2/km² (1,153.6/mi²). There were 1,229 housing units at an average density
of 198.5/km² (514.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.48% White, 0.04% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 1,157 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were
non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from
45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,096, and the median income for a family was $44,922. Males had a median
income of $31,547 versus $22,419 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$18,371. About 3.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
Industries
Roseau is home of one of the manufacturing facilities of Polaris Industries, a
leading manufacturer of snowmobiles, and all-terrain
vehicles.
Notable Residents
- Neal Broten was a member of USA's 1980 gold metal winning "Miracle on Ice" hockey team. His brother Aaron Broten, like Neal,
played in the NHL.
External links
See also
Coordinates:
48°50′46″N, 95°45′46″W
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