Roseville is a

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in Tioga County,

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, United States. The population was 177 at the 2020 census.

History

Roseville was first settled by its namesake, Dr. William Rose in 1806. Dr. Rose migrated to Tioga County from

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. He served as a frontier doctor for the citizens of eastern Tioga and western Bradford Counties. Rose built a distillery at Roseville in 1822, soon after his son, William Rose Jr., opened a

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. The tavern quickly became the center of commerce in Roseville. The tavern was replaced by a

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built to serve the needs to travelers between Mansfield and Elmira, New York. Roseville was home to several businesses that served the needs of the people of Tioga County during the late 1800s and early 1900s. A

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was opened as was a cheese factory and a paint plant, but the principal form of business remained in the taverns along the highway. A devastating fire in 1888 destroyed 23 buildings in Roseville, thus ending the tavern era. Roseville formerly had a

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and a

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. The post office, Rutland Post Office, was closed in 1957. The public school was closed in 1966 when Roseville's school system became part of the Mansfield school system, which later was consolidated into the Southern Tioga School District.

Geography

Roseville is located at (41.864305, -76.959348). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land. Roseville is surrounded by Rutland Township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 189 people, 75 households, and 57 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 84 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.58%

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, 0.48% Native American, 0.97%

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, and 0.97% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.48% of the population. There were 75 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.02. In the borough the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $24,821. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $21,667 for females. The

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for the borough was $11,683. About 10.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the

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, including 28.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Churches

There are two churches located in Roseville: Roseville

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Church and the

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Church.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1806 Boroughs in Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1876 establishments in Pennsylvania