Roosevelt is a city in

Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods (french: Lac des Bois, oj, Pikwedina Sagainan) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake of the Woods is over long and wide, containing more than 14,5 ...

and

Roseau Roseau ( Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau R ...

counties in the State of

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

. The population was 151 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

A post office called Roosevelt has been in operation since 1901. Roosevelt also features a full service grocery store called Knutson Grocery that has been in operation for over 100 years. The city was named for

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

the 26th president of the United States.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Most of the city lies in Roseau County, with only a tiny percentage in Lake of the Woods County. Roosevelt is located along Minnesota State Highway 11.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 151 people, 61 households, and 42 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 77 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.4%

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, 2.0% Native American, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 61 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were

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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 45.2 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 39.8% were from 45 to 64; and 10.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 57.0% male and 43.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 166 people, 63 households, and 48 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

. There were 63 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $23,036 for females. The

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for the city was $15,656. About 8.5% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the

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, including 11.4% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

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