Roseland, Indiana

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Roseland from the air, looking north.

Roseland is a small town north of Notre Dame, IN in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 645 at the 2000 Census. Roseland is located just north of Notre Dame, Indiana on the northern border of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College on Dixie Highway (Indiana SR933 - formerly US31/33). It is located at the Notre Dame/South Bend exit of the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80/90), making Roseland a good location for many restaurants, hotels and gasoline stations.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Current Events
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Roseland is located at 41°43′7″N, 86°15′6″W (41.718647, -86.251622)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), with no significant bodies of water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 645 people (corrected count), 311 households, and 171 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,790.9/km² (4,655.5/mi²). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 332.6/km² (864.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.60% White, 1.16% African American, 0.61% Native American, 2.16% Asian, 2.93% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.31% of the population.

There were 311 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town the population was spread out with 6.4% under the age of 18, 66.4% from 18 to 24, 13.2% from 25 to 44, 7.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 21.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 18.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,214, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $23,611 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,450. About 5.1% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Current Events

For the past several years, the 3-person Roseland town council has had the husband and wife pair of David and Dorothy Snyder, who fell in love and married after being elected. This caused a number of controversial issues that led to dramatically increased press. Issues included enforcing sign ordinances and a proposal to broaden the town council to 5 members to bring more balance. In January 2007, Dorothy Snyder was replaced on the council by Ted Penn as she did not seek re-election to the town council but instead sought a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives for District 8. Controversy continues as on the fifth day of the council's new term, a fight reportedly broke out between Penn and David Snyder, resulting in felony and misdemeanor charges being filed against Snyder. Ted Penn and the current town Clerk Treasurer, Cheryl Gridley, have had major disagreements about how she should be doing her job.