Roselle, Illinois
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| Roselle, Illinois | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Illinois | ||
| Counties | Cook and DuPage | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Gayle Smolinski | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 5.4 sq mi (14.0 km²) | ||
| - Land | 5.4 sq mi (13.9 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 709–797 ft (216–243 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 23,115 | ||
| - Density | 4,304.6/sq mi (1,662/km²) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| Website: http://www.roselle.il.us/ | |||
Roselle is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 23,115 at the 2000 census.
Roselle is located in the northern edge of DuPage County 30 miles from downtown Chicago. It is the location of Lake Park High School District 108, Keeneyville School District 20 and Medinah School District 11 (grades K-8) which serves students in Roselle, Bloomingdale, Hanover Park, Wood Dale, Itasca, Medinah and Keeneyville.
First incorporated in 1922, Roselle can correctly be categorized as a bedroom community — that is, a community that largely consists of residential zoning in both income streams and geographical area. Residents generally commute to Chicago or nearby suburbs for their jobs. As a result, the early rural atmosphere of the community has been lost over the past 30 years.
There are three main commercially-zoned areas in the village. One is along the southern border of the town along Lake Street (U.S. Route 20), the second is in the center of the village by the historical center of Park Street and Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19). In 2005, a new downtown business development opened along the Soo Line railroad tracks just north of the town center, the third is along Nerge Road the northern edge of the village.
Bicycle trails link the nearby cities of Schaumburg and Bloomingdale. The North Central DuPage Regional Trail also runs through Roselle.
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[edit] Geography
Roselle is located at (41.980569, -88.085438)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.0 km² (5.4 mi²). 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.37%) is water.
[edit] Topography
[edit] Water Features
- Goose Lake (man-made — more appropriately a large, natural-setting retention pond)
- Spring Creek, a tributary to the East Branch of the DuPage River
- Turner Pond (man made)
[edit] Major Streets and Highways
- Elgin-O'Hare Expressway
- Illinois Route 19 (Irving Park Road)
- U.S. Route 20 (Lake Street)
- Gary Avenue
- Roselle Road
- Central Avenue / Main Street
- Nerge Road
- Plum Grove Road / Lawrence Avenue
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 23,115 people, 8,443 households, and 6,239 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,662.0/km² (4,301.1/mi²). There were 8,552 housing units at an average density of 614.9/km² (1,591.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.89% White, 1.66% African American, 0.21% Native American, 7.29% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.18% of the population.
There were 8,443 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $65,254, and the median income for a family was $73,444. Males had a median income of $51,879 versus $33,564 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,501. About 1.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] History
The area surrounding the current village of Roselle began to be settled in the early 1830s, as settlers moved in next to the native Potawatomi Indians. Silas L. Meacham and his brothers Harvey and Lyman settled the area now known as Bloomingdale Township. The government had been offering land in the area for around $1.25 / acre. In 1837, Deacon Elijah Hough and his wife settled in the Bloomingdale area, with his sons Oramel, Rosell [sic] and daughter Cornelia.
In 1868, at the age of 48, Rosell Hough returned from a career as an alderman and a businessman in Chicago, and saw that the area had become a farming center for corn and flax. He opened the Illinois Linen Company on the northwest corner off of what is now Roselle Road and Irving Park Road. Hough was also the president of the Chicago and Pacific Railroad Company. It is rumored that because of his position, he spent some money to alter a land survey to show that a railroad line should run through Roselle, Itasca and Wood Dale instead of Addison and Bloomingdale. The new train schedule is believed to have misprinted the name of the new town on the new rail line, giving Roselle its current name.
[edit] External links
- Lake Park High School
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Village website
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| Central City | Chicago |  |
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| Counties | Cook • DeKalb • DuPage • Grundy • Jasper • Kane • Kankakee • Kendall • Kenosha • Lake (Illinois) • Lake (Indiana) • LaPorte • McHenry • Newton • Porter • Will | |
