Roseville, Pennsylvania
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Roseville is a borough
Borough (Pennsylvania)
In the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough is a self-governing municipal entity that is usually smaller than a city. There are 958 boroughs in Pennsylvania. All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either cities, boroughs, or townships...

 in Tioga County
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,981. Tioga County was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for the Tioga River. Its county seat is Wellsboro....

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, in the United States. The population was 207 at the 2000 census.

History

Roseville was first settled by its namesake, Dr. William Rose in 1806. Dr. Rose migrated to Tioga County from Rutland (town), Vermont
Rutland (town), Vermont
Rutland is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,054 at the 2010 census. Rutland completely surrounds the city of Rutland, which is incorporated separately from the town of Rutland.-History:...

. He served as a frontier doctor for the citizens of eastern Tioga and western Bradford Counties
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,761 people, 24,453 households, and 17,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 28,664 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

. Rose built the a distillery at Roseville in 1822, soon after his son, William Rose Jr., opened a tavern
Tavern
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging....

. The tavern quickly became the center of commerce in Roseville. The tavern was replaced by a hotel
Hotel
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 built to serve the needs to travelers between Mansfield
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Mansfield is a borough located in southern Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Tioga River valley. It is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and U.S...

 and Elmira
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

.

Roseville was home to several businesses that served the needs of the people of Tioga County during the late 1800s and early 1900s. A gristmill
Gristmill
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 was opened as was a cheese factory and a paint plant, but the principal form of business remained in the taverns along the highway. A devastating fire in 1888 destroyed 23 buildings in Roseville, thus ended the tavern era.

Roseville formerly had a post office
Post office
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 and a public school. The post office, Rutland Post Office, was closed in 1957. The public school was closed in 1966 when Roseville's school system became part of the Mansfield school system which later was consolidated into the Southern Tioga School District
Southern Tioga School District
Southern Tioga School District is a system of public schools located in northern Central Pennsylvania covering parts of Tioga County, PA and Lycoming County. It encompasses 485 square miles. The district operates schools in Mansfield, PA, Liberty, Tioga County, PA, and Blossburg, PA. In 2009, the...

.

Geography

Roseville is located at 41°51′51"N 76°57′34"W (41.864305, -76.959348).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Roseville is surrounded by Rutland Township.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 207 people, 75 households, and 57 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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 was 390.0 people per square mile (150.8/km²). There were 84 housing units at an average density of 158.3 per square mile (61.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.58% White, 0.48% Native American, 0.97% Asian, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 75 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the borough the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $24,821. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the borough was $11,683. About 10.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

Churches

Visitors will notice two churches that are located in Roseville. One is the Roseville Methodist Church and the other is the Independent Baptist
Independent Baptist
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Church.
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