Welcome to Roosevelt ...

The city of Roosevelt is located in Duchesne County<1>.

Roosevelt was established in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roosevelt has a population of 7,216 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Roosevelt is 5,160 feet [1,573 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Roosevelt is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Roosevelt lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Roosevelt: 435

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roosevelt had an population of 7,216 people. This is an increase of 19.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 67.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roosevelt had a population of 6,046 people (which is 32.42% of the total population of Duchesne County). This makes Roosevelt the county's most populous community.

The population of Roosevelt represents 0.22% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,046 people, the population of Roosevelt increased 40.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,299 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, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (3), Washington (4) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Roosevelt ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.duchesne.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Roosevelt, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Roosevelt ...

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

• Myton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myton
  • Myton is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Myton
  • From Roosevelt to Myton
• Altamont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altamont
  • From Roosevelt to Altamont
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Uintah County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Independence
  • From Roosevelt to Independence
• Bennett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Uintah County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bennett
  • From Roosevelt to Bennett
• Cedarview ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
  • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedarview
  • From Roosevelt to Cedarview
• Fort Duchesne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Duchesne
  • Fort Duchesne is located in Uintah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Duchesne <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Duchesne
  • From Roosevelt to Fort Duchesne
• Ioka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ioka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
  • Ioka is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ioka
  • From Roosevelt to Ioka
• Gusher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gusher
  • Gusher is located in Uintah County
  • Former names for Gusher:
  • Moffat
  • Sober City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gusher <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gusher
  • From Roosevelt to Gusher
• Hayden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Uintah County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hayden
  • From Roosevelt to Hayden
• Neola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Duchesne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neola
  • From Roosevelt to Neola

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.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roosevelt. 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 Roosevelt.

We also 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 for Roosevelt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Roosevelt post office opened in 1906.

We also found Roosevelt on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roosevelt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roosevelt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Duchesne County: www.duchesnegov.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/