Editing Rolesville, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Rolesville, North Carolina
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| image_skyline            = Rolesville Main Street Park.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Main Street Park
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = 
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 
| image_map                = Wake County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Rolesville highlighted.svg
| map_caption              = Location in [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]].

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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]]
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
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| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Ronnie I. Currin  ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://www.wakegop.org/our-party/elected-officials/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=Wake County Republican Party |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 15.84
| area_total_sq_mi         = 6.12
| area_land_km2            = 15.82
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.11
| area_water_km2           = 0.02
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01

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| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 410
| population_total         = 9475
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_density_km2   = 598.97
| population_density_sq_mi = 1551.24

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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 27571
| area_code                = [[Area code 919|919]] [[Area code 984|984]]
| website                  = http://rolesvillenc.gov/
| footnotes                = 
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 37-57640<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2407237<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407237}}</ref>
| named_for                = William H. Roles
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'''Rolesville''' is a town in northeastern [[Wake County, North Carolina]], United States, a suburb of the capital city of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]. It is the second oldest town in [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]. The population was 9,475 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
In the beginning of the nineteenth century, William H. Roles, the namesake of the town, purchased land in the area and settled there. The town was chartered under his leadership in 1837 and became a stagecoach stop. About the same time, Rolesville Baptist Church was founded with Roles also playing a role. [https://theclio.com/entry/22371] Rolesville was incorporated on January 18, 1837, by the [[North Carolina Legislature]].<ref name="Rolesville, North Carolina">[https://www.rolesvillenc.gov/residents-visitors Rolesville, North Carolina]; Town of Rolesville official website. Retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]] the town has an area of {{convert|10.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rolesville town, North Carolina| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 30, 2011}}</ref>

Rolesville is the namesake of the Rolesville diorite [[Batholith]], also known as the Rolesville Pluton. While the batholith extends into regions north and south of Wake County, the bedrock formation is particularly visible in the form of rocky outcrops within the town limits and the immediate vicinity.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 115
| 1890 = 150
| 1900 = 155
| 1910 = 170
| 1950 = 288
| 1960 = 358
| 1970 = 533
| 1980 = 381
| 1990 = 572
| 2000 = 907
| 2010 = 3786
| 2020 = 9475
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 10661
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-37.xlsx |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in North Carolina: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Rolesville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3757640&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 5,743
| 60.61%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,096
| 22.12%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 14
| 0.15%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 327
| 3.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 455
| 4.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 836
| 8.82%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,475 people, 2,204 households, and 2,054 families residing in the town.

== Parks and recreation ==
Parks include Main Street Park, Redford Place Park, Mill Bridge Nature Park, and Rolesville Community Center.<ref>https://www.rolesvillenc.gov/parks-recreation/parks-and-facilities</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Rolesville Town Hall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Rolesville Town Hall]]

Rolesville has an elected body composed of a mayor and five commissioners.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://rolesvillenc.gov/mayors-commissioners/|title = The Town of Rolesville {{!}} Mayor & Commissioners|website = rolesvillenc.gov|access-date = March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Town of Rolesville {{!}} Contact Information|url=https://www.rolesvillenc.gov/boards-commissions|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 3, 2016|website=rolesvillenc.gov}}</ref>

== Education ==
* Rolesville Elementary School
* Rolesville Middle School
* [[Rolesville High School]]
* Sanford Creek Elementary School
* [[Thales Academy]] Junior High/High School - Rolesville

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://rolesvillenc.gov}}
* [http://www.rolesvillechamber.org/ Rolesville Chamber of Commerce]

{{Wake County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:1837 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1837]]
[[Category:Towns in Wake County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]