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Roseland

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Roseland is a neighborhood in Santa Rosa, California. Roseland is situated southwest of the US-101/CA-12 interchange. Roseland is surrounded by the Santa Rosa neighborhoods of downtown to the northeast; Lincoln Square, West End, and Railroad Square to the north; South Park to the east; Bellevue Ranch to the south; and Wright area to the west. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,325. Roseland was an unincorporated enclave within the City of Santa Rosa until the area was annexed by Santa Rosa on November 1, 2017. Located just south of downtown Santa Rosa, Roseland is known for its commercial district along Sebastopol Road. The area has historically served as an entry point for immigrants and refugees, mainly Mexicans and other Latinos.  [1]



Genealogy


GenealogyOnline:  About the Town Roseland . . . Link

Surnames: Van Der Dussen


LDS genealogy.com: Roseland . . . Link


Roadside Thoughts: Roseland California . . . Link


Sonoma County Genealogical Society . . . Link



About The Town


Roseland is situated southwest of the US-101/CA-12 interchange. Roseland is surrounded by the Santa Rosa neighborhoods of downtown to the northeast; Lincoln Square, West End, and Railroad Square to the north; South Park to the east; Bellevue Ranch to the south; and Wright area to the west.It was a census-designated place (CDP) in unincorporated Sonoma County until annexation into the City of Santa Rosa finalized on November 1, 2017. It covers an area of 0.94 sq mi (2.4 km2), all of which is land. At the 2000 census, it covered a land area of 1.06 sq mi (2.7 km2). [1]


Demographics
At the 2010 census Roseland had a population of 6,325. The population density was 6,726.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,597.1/km2). The racial makeup of Roseland was 3,235 (51.1%) White, 130 (2.1%) African American, 224 (3.5%) Native American (of which 1.6% is Pomo), 276 (4.4%) Asian (breaks down to 1.0% Laotian, 1.0% Filipino, 0.7% Cambodian, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.2% Chinese, 0.2% Indian, 0.1% Korean), 15 (0.2%) Pacific Islander (of which 0.2% is Samoan), 2,078 (32.9%) from other races, and 367 (5.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,773 persons (59.7%); 53.6% of Roseland is Mexican, 1.6% Salvadoran, 0.7% Guatemalan, 0.4% Puerto Rican, and 0.3% Nicaraguan. [1]


The census reported that 98.9% of the population lived in households and 1.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters. There were 1,724 households, 853 (49.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 804 (46.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 276 (16.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 172 (10.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 188 (10.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 20 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 309 households (17.9%) were one person and 103 (6.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.63. There were 1,252 families (72.6% of households); the average family size was 3.97. The age distribution was 1,825 people (28.9%) under the age of 18, 758 people (12.0%) aged 18 to 24, 1,895 people (30.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,416 people (22.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 431 people (6.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 30.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.8 males. [1]


There were 1,824 housing units at an average density of 1,939.8 per square mile (749.0/km2), of which 50.8% were owner-occupied and 49.2% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.0%. 44.6% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 54.3% lived in rental housing units.  [1]



LocalWiki: Roseland . . . Link


Roseland Today [Niche] (has a map of location) . . . Link


Roseland Wikipedia Page . . . Link


Roseland Historical Society . . . Link


Sonoma County Life Opens Up: Mitote Food Park. . . Link . . . El Mercadito Roseland Farmers' Market . . . Link1 . . . Link2


WikiVoyage: Roseland . . . Link (not created yet)


Check Sonoma Historian (SCHS) for articles about the towns. . . .  Link




People & Other Entities





Maps


Map of Roseland, with boundaries [BingMaps] . . . Link


Map of Roseland [MapQuest] . . . Link




Photos








Citations:


[1]   Wikipedia contributors. "Roseland, California." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 Aug. 2022. Web. 28 Sep. 2022. . . . Link


[2]   "Historical and Descriptive Sketch Book of Napa, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino: Comprising Sketches of Their Topography, Productions, History, Scenery, and Peculiar Attractions", C.A. Menefee, 1873 . . . Link


[3]  "Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Sonoma County, California" Robert Allan Thompson. L.H. Everts, 1877 - Sonoma County (Calif.) - 104 pages. [ ???  pp 100-101]  . . . Link


[4] "History of Sonoma County: Including Its Geology, Topography, Mountains, Valleys and Streams ...."' United States, Higginson Book Company, 1880. (page ???.) . . . Link . . . Text at CAGenWeb


[5]   "An Illustrated History of Sonoma County, California: Containing a History of the County of Sonoma from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time", Lewis Publishing, 1889  . . . Link