Roselle, Illinois

Infobox Settlement |official_name = Roselle, Illinois
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website = http://www.roselle.il.us/




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pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Illinois
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Gayle Smolinski
area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 14.0
area_total_sq_mi = 5.4
area_land_km2 = 13.9
area_land_sq_mi = 5.4
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 23115
population_metro =
population_density_km2 = 1662
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latd = 41
latm = 58
lats = 50
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longd = 88
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elevation_m = 216–243
elevation_ft = 709–797
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Roselle is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. Roselle is located in the northern edge of DuPage County 30 miles from downtown Chicago. The population was 23,115 at the 2000 census.

First incorporated in 1922, Roselle can correctly be categorized as a bedroom community — that is, a community that largely consists of residential zoning in both income streams and geographical area. Residents generally commute to Chicago or nearby suburbs for their jobs. As a result, the early rural atmosphere of the community has been lost over the past 30 years.

There are three main commercially-zoned areas in the village. One is along the southern border of the town along Lake Street (U.S. Route 20), the second is in the center of the village near the historical center of Park Street and Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19). In 2005, a new downtown business development opened along the Soo Line railroad tracks just north of the town center (Main Street Station), the third is along Nerge Road the northern edge of the village. Plans are currently underway for the redevelopment of the Downtown District in addition to Main Street Station. The several phase project is collectively known as Village Crossing.

Geography

Roselle is located at coor dms|41|58|50|N|88|5|8|W|city (41.980569, -88.085438)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14.0 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (13.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.37%) is water. Two notable hydrological features are Goose Lake and Spring Creek, a tributary to the East Branch of the DuPage River. Turner Pond is a man-made pond located just north of the town center.

Transportation

Roselle is roughly bounded by the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway and Nerge Road to the north, unincorporated Medinah to the east, Lake Street to the south and Gary Avenue to the west. The main arterial roads of Irving Park Road and Roselle Road east-west and north-south, respectively, through the central commercial area of Roselle.

Bicycle trails link the nearby cities of Schaumburg and Bloomingdale. The North Central DuPage Regional Trail runs through far southeasten portions of Roselle.

Roselle has a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 23,115 people, 8,443 households, and 6,239 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,301.1 people per square mile (1,662.0/km²). There were 8,552 housing units at an average density of 1,591.3/sq mi (614.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.89% White, 1.66% African American, 0.21% Native American, 7.29% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.18% of the population.

There were 8,443 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $65,254, and the median income for a family was $73,444. Males had a median income of $51,879 versus $33,564 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,501. About 1.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

chools

Roselle is the location of Lake Park High School District 108, Keeneyville School District 20 and Medinah School District 11 (grades K-8). These districts serve students in Roselle, Bloomingdale, Hanover Park, Wood Dale, Itasca, Medinah and Keeneyville.

Roselle School District 12 is located entirely in the Village of Roselle and consists of two local schools: Spring Hills Elementary and Roselle Middle School with a school population of approximately 700 students. Other local non-public elementary schools in Roselle include St. Walter's, Trinity Lutheran and Medinah Baptist. Parts of Roselle are also served by Medinah School District 11, whose middle school is located in the village.

Schaumburg School Districts 54 and 211 also serve portions of Roselle. Bloomingdale School District 13 also serves portions of Roselle.

History

The area surrounding the current Village of Roselle began to be settled in the early 1830s, as settlers moved in next to the native Potawatomi Indians. Silas L. Meacham and his brothers Harvey and Lyman settled the area now known as Bloomingdale Township. The government had been offering land in the area for around $1.25 / acre. In 1837, Deacon Elijah Hough and his wife settled in the Bloomingdale area, with his sons Oramel, Rosell [sic] and daughter Cornelia.

In 1868, at the age of 48, Rosell Hough returned from a career as an alderman and a businessman in Chicago, and saw that the area had become a farming center for corn and flax. He opened the Illinois Linen Company on the northwest corner off of what is now Roselle Road and Irving Park Road. Hough was also the president of the Chicago and Pacific Railroad Company. It is rumored that because of his position, he spent some money to alter a land survey to show that a railroad line should run through Roselle, Itasca and Wood Dale instead of Addison and Bloomingdale. The new train schedule is believed to have misprinted the name of the new town on the new rail line, giving Roselle its current name.cite web |url=http://www.roselle.il.us/community/historicaloverview.html |title=Village of Roselle, IL - Historical Overview |author=Roselle Historical Museum |date=2004 |accessdate=2007-10-19]

References

External links

* [http://www.lphs.dupage.k12.il.us/ Lake Park High School]
* [http://www.roselle.il.us/ Village website]