Editing Roosevelt, Utah

{{short description|City in Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Roosevelt, Utah
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne]]
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1905
|named_for                = [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
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|area_total_km2           = 17.50
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 6747
|population_density_km2   = 385.54
|population_density_sq_mi = 998.08
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 84066
|area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 49-64670<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|www.rooseveltcity.com}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Roosevelt''' is a city in [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 6,747 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Roosevelt%20city,%20Utah&y=2020&d=DEC%20Demographic%20Profile| title=DP1 PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> an increase of 701 (11.6%) from the 6,046 counted in the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4964670| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Roosevelt city, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 12, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090654/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4964670| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The proper pronunciation of the city's name {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|oʊ|z|ə|v|ɛ|l|t}} {{respell|ROH|zə|velt}} is based on how President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] pronounced his name: according to the man himself, "pronounced as if it was spelled 'Rosavelt.'"<ref>His last name is, according to the man himself, "pronounced as if spelled 'Rosavelt.' That is in three syllables. The first syllable as 'Rose.'" {{cite web |url=http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/TR%20Web%20Book/TR_CD_to_HTML571.html |title=Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia |access-date=2007-06-10 |last=Hart |first=Albert B. |author2=Herbert R. Ferleger  |year=1989 |format=CD-ROM |publisher=Theodore Roosevelt Association |pages=534–535}};<br> An [http://vvl.lib.msu.edu/record.cfm?recordid=509 audio recording] in which Roosevelt pronounces his own last name distinctly. To listen at the correct speed, slow the recording down by 20%. Retrieved on July 12, 2007.</ref>

Roosevelt is home to a regional campus location of [[Utah State University]].

==Geography==
The city is on the eastern edge of [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne County]], adjacent to the border with [[Uintah County, Utah|Uintah County]]. The town of [[Ballard, Utah|Ballard]] borders Roosevelt to the east. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 40 in Utah|40]] and [[U.S. Route 191 in Utah|191]] pass through Roosevelt as Main Street, leading east {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Vernal, Utah|Vernal]] and west {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Duchesne, Utah|Duchesne]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Roosevelt has a total area of {{convert|14.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Roosevelt has a [[cold semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Roosevelt was {{convert|105|F|C|1}} on July 18, 1998, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-47|F|C|1}} on February 6, 1989.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Roosevelt, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1986–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed   = yes
|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 67
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 73
|Dec record high F = 62

|Jan avg record high F = 43.8
|Feb avg record high F = 54.0
|Mar avg record high F = 70.8
|Apr avg record high F = 80.3
|May avg record high F = 88.3
|Jun avg record high F = 96.5
|Jul avg record high F = 100.0
|Aug avg record high F = 97.4
|Sep avg record high F = 81.7
|Oct avg record high F = 80.8
|Nov avg record high F = 62.7
|Dec avg record high F = 48.1
|year avg record high F = 100.4

|Jan high F = 30.6
|Feb high F = 39.8
|Mar high F = 56.4
|Apr high F = 65.7
|May high F = 75.5
|Jun high F = 86.6
|Jul high F = 93.2
|Aug high F = 90.4
|Sep high F = 81.0
|Oct high F = 66.3
|Nov high F = 48.9
|Dec high F = 33.5
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 16.3
|Feb mean F = 25.1
|Mar mean F = 38.9
|Apr mean F = 47.3
|May mean F = 56.8
|Jun mean F = 65.7
|Jul mean F = 72.4
|Aug mean F = 70.0
|Sep mean F = 60.9
|Oct mean F = 47.8
|Nov mean F = 33.3
|Dec mean F = 19.9
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 2.1
|Feb low F = 10.4
|Mar low F = 21.7
|Apr low F = 29.0
|May low F = 38.1
|Jun low F = 44.8
|Jul low F = 51.6
|Aug low F = 49.7
|Sep low F = 40.8
|Oct low F = 29.4
|Nov low F = 17.6
|Dec low F = 6.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -15.1
|Feb avg record low F = -7.2
|Mar avg record low F = 8.6
|Apr avg record low F = 17.1
|May avg record low F = 26.3
|Jun avg record low F = 35.4
|Jul avg record low F = 42.7
|Aug avg record low F = 41.2
|Sep avg record low F = 29.8
|Oct avg record low F = 17.4
|Nov avg record low F = 4.9
|Dec avg record low F = -10.6
|year avg record low F = -18.3

|Jan record low F = -35
|Feb record low F = -47
|Mar record low F = -6
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 27
|Jul record low F = 37
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 21
|Oct record low F = -4
|Nov record low F = -9
|Dec record low F = -40

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.55
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.39
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.52
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.74
|May precipitation inch = 0.82
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.48
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.45
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.63
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.04
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.87
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.38
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.54
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.0
|Feb precipitation days = 4.8
|Mar precipitation days = 4.0
|Apr precipitation days = 5.6
|May precipitation days = 6.4
|Jun precipitation days = 3.3
|Jul precipitation days = 4.0
|Aug precipitation days = 5.7
|Sep precipitation days = 5.7
|Oct precipitation days = 6.1
|Nov precipitation days = 4.2
|Dec precipitation days = 4.9

|Jan snow inch = 5.2
|Feb snow inch = 3.4
|Mar snow inch = 1.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.2
|Nov snow inch = 0.6
|Dec snow inch = 5.2
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.9
|Feb snow days = 2.2
|Mar snow days = 0.5
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.4
|Dec snow days = 3.3

|Jan snow depth inch = 5.3
|Feb snow depth inch = 3.8
|Mar snow depth inch = 1.4
|Apr snow depth inch = 0.0
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.2
|Nov snow depth inch = 0.7
|Dec snow depth inch = 4.3
|year snow depth inch = 6.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00427395&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Roosevelt Radio, UT
|access-date = November 13, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gjt
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Junction
|access-date = November 13, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 820
|1920= 1054
|1930= 1051
|1940= 1264
|1950= 1628
|1960= 1812
|1970= 2005
|1980= 3842
|1990= 3915
|2000= 4299
|2010= 6046
|2020= 6747
|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 ===
Demographic and housing characteristics data from the 2020 Census will be available May 2023.<ref name="CensusDemoHousing2020">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/program-management/glance_data_products.pdf|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2020-08-14|title=2020 Census Data Products: United States}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,299 people, 1,380 households, and 1,095 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 818.6 people per square mile (316.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,566 housing units at an average density of 298.2 per square mile (115.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 86.58% [[White American]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 8.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian American]], none [[Pacific Islander American]], 1.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.88% of the population.

There were 1,380 households, out of which 51.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 39.5% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,190, and the median income for a family was $32,328. Males had a median income of $32,117 versus $18,043 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,945. About 19.2% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

===2015===
As of 2015 the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Roosevelt, Utah are:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/1600000US4920340%7C1600000US4964670 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=2020-03-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214004858/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/1600000US4920340%7C1600000US4964670 |archive-date=2020-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Largest ancestries (2015) !! Percent 
|-
| [[English Americans|English]] {{flagicon|England}} || 25.0% 
|-
| [[American ancestry|American]] {{flagicon|USA}} || 8.9% 
|-
| [[German Americans|German]] {{flagicon|Germany}} || 7.2%
|-
| [[Irish Americans|Irish]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} || 5.1%
|-
| [[Danish American|Danish]] {{flagicon|Denmark}} || 4.4% 
|-
| [[Scottish American|Scottish]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} || 3.5% 
|-
| [[Swedish American|Swedish]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} || 2.5% 
|-
| [[Italian American|Italian]] {{flagicon|Italy}} || 2.2% 
|-
| [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] {{flagicon|Norway}} || 1.4% 
|-
| [[Welsh American|Welsh]] {{flagicon|Wales}} || 0.9% 
|}

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2011}}
In 1905, by an act of Congress, the unallotted land of the [[Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation|Ute Indian Reservation]] was opened to [[homesteading]]. Several thousand hopeful 20th-century pioneers congregated in [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] and [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]] with the hope of successfully drawing lots for a homestead in a fertile region of the soon-to-be-opened lands. Throughout the fall and winter of 1905–06, the settlers came to the [[Uinta Basin]].

The town of Roosevelt was founded in early 1906 when Ed Harmston turned his homestead claim into a townsite and laid out plots. His wife named the prospective town in honor of the president of the United States, [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. Roosevelt was originally called ''Dry Gulch City'', taking its name from a nearby [[gulch]] that only carries water during the early spring runoff season. Within a short time a store, a post office, and the Dry Gulch Irrigation Company were in business in the new town. In 1907, the Harmstons donated {{convert|2|acre|m2}} of ground for the town's citizens to build a school. The first class had about fifteen pupils, who had to provide books from their homes. Roosevelt soon became the economic center for the area, eclipsing [[Myton, Utah|Myton]] and [[Duchesne, Utah|Duchesne]].

Roosevelt is situated on [[U.S. Route 40 in Utah|U.S. Route 40]] in the northeast corner of the state, south of the [[Uinta Mountains]], at an elevation of {{convert|5250|ft|m}}. The town was incorporated at a mass meeting of 44 citizens on 21 February 1913. From 1906 to 1914 Roosevelt was in [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch County]], but in 1914 Duchesne County was formed from part of Wasatch County, and, as the largest town in the county, Roosevelt anticipated becoming the county seat. However, when the total county-wide vote came in, the seat went to Duchesne.

==Economy==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2011}}
The population of Roosevelt is approximately 6,700 people, but the town serves as the business center for several times that number from the many small towns and farming communities in the area.

Roosevelt is located in an area of vast [[oil reserves]] spanning the northeast corner of Utah and extending into [[Colorado Western Slope|western Colorado]]. The town "booms" whenever oil prices go up and falls on harder times when oil prices decrease. The proposed [[Uinta Basin Rail]] project would build a new railroad line into Roosevelt for transporting oil drilled in the area.

The city used to have an [[oil refinery]], "Plateau", named for the geographic location of the area, the [[Colorado Plateau]]. The oil from this area is known as "Uinta Basin Black Wax Crude" and has to be refined differently than most types of oil. Those in the oil business and land owners who profit from oil shares indicated during the high oil prices of 2005–2006 that refineries were cutting their profits by limiting the amount of Uinta Basin Black Wax they would refine.

Various types of farming, including beef cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, honey and hay, are prevalent in the outlying areas around town.

Roosevelt is also home of the only hospital in the county, [[Uintah Basin Medical Center]].

==Education==
It is within the [[Duchesne County School District]].

Roosevelt has become the county's educational center with [[Union High School (Utah)|Union High School]], [[Uintah Basin Technical College]], and [[Utah State University]]'s [[USU-Uintah Basin|Uintah Basin Regional Campus]] all located there. Union High School is on the east end of town and straddled the border between Duchesne and Uintah Counties, thus the name "Union".

Union High School was then partially demolished in favor of a newly built school; still named Union, but located on a road just behind the old school and a little further west. It was still on the east end of town but not crossing the border how it was. This new school was necessary as the old one could barely accommodate all of the students and was unlikely to have enough space for the next generations to come.

Roosevelt is part of the Duchesne School District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=4900240|title=District Directory Information: Duchesne District|website=nces.ed.gov|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]|access-date=20 Mar 2017}}</ref> Other schools in the area include: Eagle View Elementary (Public/K-8), East Elementary School (Public/K-5), Kings Peak Elementary (Public/K-5),Centennial Elementary (Public/K-5), Roosevelt Junior High School (Public/6-8), and Thompsen School (Public/3-12).

==Religion and local culture==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2011}}
[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] is the dominant religious denomination in Roosevelt, with three stake centers in town; the community also includes Roman Catholic, Christian Assembly of God, Baptist, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other smaller denomination congregations.

Located near the Uintah/Ouray Indian Reservation headquarters of [[Fort Duchesne]], Roosevelt is a multicultural and polyethnic community, with Caucasians and Native Americans being the most numerous. Roosevelt is situated in lands designated as the [[Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation]] and there are many Pow-Wows and Indian Ceremonies held throughout the summer and fall months.

The UBIC (Uintah Basin in Celebration) is Roosevelt's annual celebration. What started in the early part of the century as a yearly display of the latest in farming and industrial technology has developed into a yearly gala complete with parade, talent show, concerts, and dances.

==Notable people==
* [[Reed Cowan]], Emmy-winning news anchor, film-maker and philanthropist
* [[Laraine Day]], actress

==See also==
* [[High Uintas Wilderness]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Roosevelt, Utah}}
* [http://www.rooseveltcity.com/ City of Roosevelt official website]
* [https://www.uintahbasinstandard.com/ ''The Uintah Basin Standard'']

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Roosevelt
|North     = {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Granger, Wyoming|Granger]]<br>''[[Ashley National Forest]]''
|Northeast = ''[[Ashley National Forest]]'' / [[Manila, Utah|Manila]]
|East      = [[Ballard, Utah|Ballard]]
|Southeast = ''[[Green River (Colorado River)|Green River]]'' / {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Fruita, Colorado|Fruita]]
|South     = [[Myton, Utah|Myton]]
|Southwest = [[Duchesne, Utah|Duchesne]]
|West      = [[Altamont, Utah|Altamont]] 
|Northwest = {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Mountain View, Wyoming|Mountain View]], {{flagicon|Wyoming}} [[Lyman, Wyoming|Lyman]]<br>''[[Ashley National Forest]]''
}}

{{Duchesne County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Cities in Duchesne County, Utah]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1905]]
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