Roslyn, South Dakota

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Roslyn is a town in Day County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 225 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Noted people
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Roslyn is located at 45°29′47″N, 97°29′27″W (45.496323, -97.490960)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

Roslyn has been assigned the ZIP code 57261 and the FIPS place code 56380.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 225 people, 93 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The population density was 434.4/km² (1,128.5/mi²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 210.4/km² (546.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.78% White, 1.78% African American and 0.44% Native American.

There were 93 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 39.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 77.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $24,375. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,527. About 14.0% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.3% of those sixty five or over.