Rosalie is a village in Thurston County,

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, United States, within the boundaries of the

Omaha Indian Reservation The Omaha Reservation ( oma, Umoⁿhoⁿ tóⁿde ukʰéthiⁿ) of the federally recognized Omaha tribe is located mostly in Thurston County, Nebraska, with sections in neighboring Cuming and Burt counties, in addition to Monona County in Iowa. A ...

. The population was 160 at the 2010 census.

History

Rosalie was

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ted in 1906 when the

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was extended to that point. Rosalie was named for

Rosalie La Flesche Farley Rosalie La Flesche Farley (1861–1900), was a Native American known for advocating for autonomy of the Omaha Tribe. Farley nee La Flesche was born in 1862 on the Omaha Reservation. Her father Joseph La Flesche (1822–1888) was the head chi ...

, a daughter of Joseph La Flesche, the last principal chief of the

Omaha tribe The Omaha ( Omaha-Ponca: ''Umoⁿhoⁿ'') are a federally recognized Midwestern Native American tribe who reside on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States. There were 5,427 enrolled members as of 2012. The ...

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 its financial manager, managing grazing leases and other transactions. She married Edward Farley of

Bancroft, Nebraska Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 495 at the 2010 census. John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His stud ...

. One of her sisters was the author and activist Susette "Bright Eyes" LaFlesche, who married journalist

Thomas Tibbles Thomas Henry Tibbles (May 22, 1840 – May 14, 1928)Menyuk, Rachel, and Thomas Henry Tibbles. “Biographical Note.” Introduction. In ''Thomas Henry Tibbles Papers'', 5–6. Suitland, Maryland: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, ...

. Another sister was

Susan LaFlesche Picotte Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915, Omaha) was a Native American doctor and reformer in the late 19th century. She is widely acknowledged as one of the first Indigenous peoples, and the first Indigenous woman, to ea ...

, a physician who married a Yankton Sioux man.Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder A.M. (1925)
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Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska, p 140.

Geography

Rosalie is located at (42.057914, -96.513036). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 160 people, 70 households, and 35 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 83 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 75.6%

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, 1.9%

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, 16.3% Native American, 0.6% from

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, and 5.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.4% of the population. There were 70 households, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.0% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% 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 3.00. The median age in the village was 43.8 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 194 people, 74 households, and 52 families residing in the village. The

was 961.2 people per square mile (374.5/km). There were 91 housing units at an average density of 450.9 per square mile (175.7/km). The racial makeup of the village was 86.08%

, 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

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. As of 2000 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

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for the village was $12,249. About 3.9% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those 65 or over.

Education

* Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools

References

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