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Rosalie, Nebraska
Village
Downtown Rosalie
Downtown Rosalie
Location of Rosalie, Nebraska
Location of Rosalie, Nebraska
Rosalie, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Rosalie, Nebraska
Rosalie, Nebraska
Location in Nebraska
Rosalie, Nebraska is located in the United States
Rosalie, Nebraska
Rosalie, Nebraska
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Thurston
Township Dawes
Area
 • Total 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
 • Land 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,352 ft (412 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 160
 • Estimate 
(2019)
162
 • Density 826.53/sq mi (319.47/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68055
Area code(s) 402
FIPS code 31-42250
GNIS feature ID 0832679

Rosalie is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States, within the boundaries of the Omaha Indian Reservation. The population was 160 at the 2010 census.

History

Rosalie was platted in 1906 when the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was extended to that point.

Rosalie was named for Rosalie La Flesche, a daughter of Joseph La Flesche, the last principal chief of the Omaha tribe selected by traditional means in the nineteenth century, and the only chief of part-European ancestry. After the tribe moved onto the reservation, Rosalie La Flesche became the its financial manager, managing grazing leases and other transactions. She married Edward Farley of Bancroft, Nebraska. One of her sisters was the author and activist Susette "Bright Eyes" LaFlesche, who married journalist Thomas Tibbles. Another sister was Susan LaFlesche Picotte, a physician who married a Yankton Sioux man.

Geography

Rosalie is located at 42°3′28″N 96°30′47″W / 42.05778°N 96.51306°W / 42.05778; -96.51306 (42.057914, -96.513036).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 147
1920 321 118.4%
1930 279 −13.1%
1940 250 −10.4%
1950 212 −15.2%
1960 182 −14.2%
1970 204 12.1%
1980 224 9.8%
1990 178 −20.5%
2000 194 9.0%
2010 160 −17.5%
2019 (est.) 162 1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 160 people, 70 households, and 35 families residing in the village. The population density was 800.0 inhabitants per square mile (308.9/km2). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 415.0 per square mile (160.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 75.6% White, 1.9% African American, 16.3% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.

There were 70 households, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.0% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% 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 3.00.

The median age in the village was 43.8 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

Education

  • Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools

See also

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