Roscoe, Nebraska

Census-designated place in Nebraska, United States

41°07′54″N 101°35′07″W / 41.13167°N 101.58528°W / 41.13167; -101.58528CountryUnited StatesStateNebraskaCountyKeithArea

^[1]

• Total0.16 sq mi (0.41 km²) • Land0.16 sq mi (0.41 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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3,176 ft (968 m)Population

(2020)

• Total44 • Density280.25/sq mi (108.00/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CDT)ZIP Code

69153

Area code308FIPS code31-42285GNIS feature ID2583896^[2]

Roscoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 63.^[3]

History

Roscoe got its start in the 1870s when the railroad was extended to that point.^[4]

Geography

Roscoe is in east-central Keith County in the valley of the South Platte River. Its altitude is 3,173 feet (967 m) above sea level.^[5] U.S. Route 30 passes through the community, leading west 7 miles (11 km) to Ogallala, the Keith county seat, and east 12 miles (19 km) to Paxton. Nebraska Link 51B leads south 1 mile (1.6 km) across the South Platte River to Interstate 80 at Exit 133.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Roscoe CDP has an area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	44		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roscoe, Nebraska
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Roscoe CDP, Nebraska". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
^ Burr, George L.; Buck, O. O. (1921). History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 123.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roscoe, Nebraska
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.