Roseto () is a borough in

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, United States. The population of Roseto was 1,567 at the 2010 census. Roseto is part of the

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metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th most populated

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in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Roseto is known in the fields of

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and

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for the Roseto effect, wherein the close-knit

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community exhibited half the national average rate of heart disease in the mid-20th century. This finding helped to establish that stress can contribute to heart disease.

History

Roseto, meaning "

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" in

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, is named for the village of

Roseto Valfortore Roseto Valfortore (Irpino: ) is a small town and ''comune'' of the Province of Foggia, in the Apulia Region of southeastern Italy. Located in the Daunian Mountains near Fortore springs, Roseto Valfortore is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("T ...

. Neighboring communities were settled primarily by those of German, English, and Welsh descent. The first Italian immigrants from Roseto Valfortore, Italy arrived in 1882 to work in the local slate quarries. The Wind Gap and Delaware Railroad opened a line through the town in 1883. It was operated by the

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until 1905, after which it was merged into the

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, which abandoned the line in 1955. Roseto was incorporated as a borough in 1912. Roseto and its inhabitants were the scene of a study by folklorist Carla Bianco in the early 1970s. She compared Roseto to the mountain town where its name and most of its original settlers had come from,

in the

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region of southern Italy. Bianco calculated that "95 percent of its present 1,600 inhabitants are still descendants of Roseto Valfortore". A local doctor also noticed positive health rates in Roseto, leading to a study that identified the Roseto effect in public health.Grossman, Ron; Leroux, Charles (October 11, 1996). "A New 'Roseto Effect': 'People Are Nourished By Other People'". ''Chicago Tribune''. Roseto, Pa. Retrieved January 18, 2014.

Geography

Roseto is located at (40.880576, -75.217345). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , 0% of it being water.

Transportation

As of 2017, there were of public roads in Roseto, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough. Pennsylvania Route 191 and Pennsylvania Route 512 are the numbered highways serving Roseto. PA 191 follows Roseto Avenue and First Street along a north-south alignment through the eastern part of the borough. PA 512 follows Blue Valley Drive along an east-west alignment along the southwestern edge of the borough.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,653 people, 640 households, and 476 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 670 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.85%

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, 0.36% Asian, 0.18%

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, 0.18% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population. There were 640 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were

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living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $39,813, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $21,750 for females. The

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for the borough was $17,419. About 5.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

Roseto is served by Bangor Area School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Bangor Area High School in Bangor. Faith Christian School is also located in the borough.

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