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Welcome to Roosevelt ...

The city of Roosevelt is primarily located in Roseau County<1>. A portion of Roosevelt extends into Lake of the Woods County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roosevelt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roosevelt has a population of 138 people<2> (see below for details).

Roosevelt is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Roosevelt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Roosevelt: 218

The ZIP code for Roosevelt: 56673<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roosevelt had an population of 138 people. This is a decrease of 8.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roosevelt had a population of 151 people. This makes Roosevelt the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 151 people, the population of Roosevelt decreased 9.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 166 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roosevelt.

Communities Also Named Roosevelt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Roosevelt - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Washington (4) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roosevelt.

Websites for Roosevelt ...

Official Website: www.roosevelttownship.com/

Communities near Roosevelt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roosevelt.

  • Warroad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <5>
  • Long Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Swift
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swift is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Buffalo Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
  • Middlebro
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Salol
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Salol is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salol
  • Hickey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
  • Baudette
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roosevelt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roosevelt.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roosevelt. See our Newspapers Page for Roosevelt.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roosevelt ...

Looking for more information about Roosevelt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Roosevelt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roosevelt.

Adding Roosevelt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roosevelt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Roosevelt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roosevelt post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roosevelt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Roseau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Roosevelt.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roosevelt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Roosevelt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Roosevelt or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/