RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Orange County >> Rose CityIndex...

Welcome to Rose City ...

The city of Rose City is located on the Gulf Coast.

Rose City is located in Orange County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rose City has a population of 488 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Rose City is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Rose City: 409

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rose City had an population of 488 people. This is a decrease of 2.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rose City had a population of 502 people. This makes Rose City the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 502 people, the population of Rose City decreased 3.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 519 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rose City.

Communities Also Named Rose City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rose City - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Rose City ...

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

  • Beaumont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Port Arthur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Nederland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Groves
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <4>
  • Lumberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Neches
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridge City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Silsbee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • West Orange
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Rose City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rose City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rose City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rose City ...

Looking for more information about Rose City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rose City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rose City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Orange, 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 Rose City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rose City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.