Roseau (Minnesota)
Roseau County
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Roseau is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of the homonymous Roseau County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Roseau had 2633 inhabitants.
Geography
Roseau is in the northwest of the state, about 16 kilometers south of the Canadian border. Flowing through the city of Roseau River. The geographical coordinates are 48 ° 50'48 Roseau " north latitude and 95 ° 45'39 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 6.2 km ².
Neighbouring places of Roseau are salol (14,8 km to the east), Badger (21,4 km west-southwest ) and South Junction in the Canadian province of Manitoba (22 km north).
The nearest major cities are Fargo, North Dakota (283 km south-southwest ), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (185 km north-west ), Thunder Bay in the Canadian province of Ontario on Lake Superior (534 km east), Duluth Lake Superior ( 439 km southeast) and Minneapolis ( 556 km south-southeast ).
Traffic
In the city of Roseau Minnesota State Routes take 11, 89 and 310 together. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roadways and within local roads.
Through the city of Roseau runs in east-west direction, a railway line in the Minnesota Northern Railroad, a regional (Class III ) Railway company.
The next regional airports are the Falls International Airport in International Falls (192 km east) and the Grand Forks International Airport in North Dakota (197 km southwest). The nearest major airports are the Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota (293 km south-southwest ), the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (194 km north-west ) and the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport ( 580 km south-southeast ).
History
After early as 1822 a fur- trading post had been built at the Roseau River, it was not until 1890, when the first settlers permanently settled and form a population. 1895 Roseau received city rights. At this time there lived around 600 inhabitants.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Roseau 2633 people in 1142 households. The population density was 424.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1142 households lived statistically 2.23 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 43,867. The per capita income was $ 20,736. 21.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Phil Bengtson (* 1913), American football coach ( Green Bay Packers )
- Liz Anderson ( born 1930 ), country singer and songwriter
- Neal breads ( born 1959 ), ice hockey player
- Aaron breads ( born 1960 ), ice hockey player
- Paul breads (born 1965 ), ice hockey player
- David Lundbohm ( born 1979 ), ice hockey player
- Garrett Hedlund ( born 1984 ), actor
Economy
The vehicle manufacturer Polaris Industries has its origins in Roseau, where it operates a development and production facility.
Sports
Hockey in Roseau is of particular importance. In high school sports, the Roseau Rams are among the most successful and most traditional teams in Minnesota. Known hockey player from Roseau are about the loaves brothers, Dustin Byfuglien and Bryan Erickson.