Roscoe, New York

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Roscoe is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population was 597 at the 2000 census.

Roscoe is in the southwest part of the Town of Rockland, adjacent to New York State Route 17.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Additional Roscoe facts
5 External links

[edit] History

The community was once called "Westfield" or "Westfield Flats."

During the construction of New York State Route 17 (Southern Tier Expressway), the section near Roscoe was one of the last to be completed, requiring travelers to exit onto the local trunk roads for several miles.

[edit] Geography

Roscoe is located at 41°56′10″N, 74°54′58″W (41.936128, -74.916121)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

Roscoe is just inside the boundary of the Catskill State Park. The community is at the junction of Beaver Kill and Willowemoc Creek.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 597 people, 261 households, and 157 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 311.5/km² (801.6/mi²). There were 314 housing units at an average density of 163.8/km² (421.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.14% White, 1.17% African American, 1.68% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.

There were 261 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $45,577. Males had a median income of $41,618 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,307. About 2.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Additional Roscoe facts

Roscoe calls itself the "Trout Town, USA." The community is a traditional stopping point for people traveling along Route 17 (between New York City and Binghamton, New York) because the facilities are right by the access road to the highway. These include a diner, gas stations, and convenience stores.