Roscoe, Illinois

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Roscoe is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, a suburb of Rockford. The village is in a rural area along the Rock River. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,244, however, the area is undergoing a period of rapid growth, and Census Bureau workers in 2005 estimated that the population is now around 10,000. [1]

The four public schools in Roscoe are part of the Kinnikinnick School District. These are Ledgewood School (grades K-3), Stone Creek School (grades K-3), Kinnikinnick School (grades 4-5), and Roscoe Middle School (grades 6-8). There is no public high school in the village, so high school students attending a public school must travel outside Roscoe, to Hononegah High School, located in the neighboring town of Rockton, Illinois. Roscoe Middle School is the largest feeder school for Hononegah High School.

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[edit] Geography

Roscoe is located at 42°24′53″N, 89°0′38″W (42.414841, -89.010470)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 24.1 km² (9.3 mi²). 24.0 km² (9.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.75%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,244 people, 2,211 households, and 1,740 families residing in the village. The population density was 260.6/km² (675.1/mi²). There were 2,277 housing units at an average density of 95.0/km² (246.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.26% White, 1.91% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.50% of the population.

There were 2,211 households out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $59,267, and the median income for a family was $61,515. Males had a median income of $48,356 versus $30,060 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,324. About 1.7% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.