Rosedale is a village in

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, United States. The population was 793 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Geography

Rosedale is located in northern Iberville Parish at (30.439929, -91.461588). It is bordered to the south by the village of Grosse Tete, and Bayou Grosse Tete flows through the center of Rosedale. Louisiana Highways 76 and 77 intersect at the center of Rosedale. LA 76 leads east to Port Allen across the

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from

, and west to a point near Ramah and

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. LA 77, following Bayou Grosse Tete, leads northwest to

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and southeast to Interstate 10 at Grosse Tête. According to the

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, Rosedale has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 664 people, 338 households, and 221 families residing in the village. As of the

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of 2000, there were 753 people, 264 households, and 195 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 296 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 51.79%

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, 46.22%

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, 1.73%

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, and 0.27% from two or more races. There were 264 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.40. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $20,568 for females. The

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for the village was $12,953. About 15.9% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the

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, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 26.2% of those age 65 or over

Education

Residents are served by the

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. Residents are zoned to North Iberville Elementary School and

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. North Iberville Elementary and High School previously served the community, but North Iberville High School closed in 2009 despite a parental movement to keep the school open. Parents criticized the rezoning to Plaquemine High because of the long distances involved. In 2022, the Iberville Parish School board voted to reopen North Iberville High School. The high school will be integrated with the Iberville STEM Academy. Students returned to North Iberville High School in the fall of 2022.

References

External links

North Iberville Elementary School
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