Editing Roscoe, New York

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|official_name            = Roscoe, New York
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|nickname                 = "Trout Town, USA"
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|government_footnotes     = Roscoe has 2 Courts, the Colchester Town Court at 20246 Co. Hwy. 17 PO Box 556 Roscoe NY 12766 and the Rockland Town Court at 1939 Old RT-17 PO Box 28 17 Roscoe NY 12766. There is a Colchester Town Court in Downsville NY as well, so make sure that you have the right one. 
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'''Roscoe''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and [[census-designated place]]) in [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 497 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Roscoe is in the southwest part of the town of [[Rockland, New York|Rockland]], adjacent to [[New York State Route 17]].

It is named for New York Senator [[Roscoe Conkling]].<ref name="sullivancountyhistory.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.sullivancountyhistory.org/new_page_4.htm |title=Rockland |website=www.sullivancountyhistory.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806214903/http://www.sullivancountyhistory.org/new_page_4.htm |archive-date=2002-08-06}}</ref>

Roscoe calls itself "Trout Town, USA." The town is a destination for fly-fishing enthusiasts because of its location at the intersection of two rivers popular for trout fishing (the [[Beaver Kill]] and the [[Willowemoc Creek]]).

The community is a popular stopping point for people traveling along Route 17 (between [[New York City]] and [[Binghamton, New York]]) because the facilities are right by the access road to the highway. These include gas stations and convenience stores.

==History==
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In 1789 Roscoe was called Westfield Flats.  It was the home of the [[Delaware Tribe of Indians|Delaware Indians]], where wolves roamed freely.

Roscoe, like most of the Catskills, was part of the [[Johannes Hardenbergh|Hardenbergh Patent]] in the early 18th century which in turn was purchased by the last [[Lord of the Manor]] of [[Livingston Manor]], [[Robert Livingston (1708–1790)|Robert Livingston]].  The first settlers were brothers who bought the area around Roscoe from Livingston's son Jonathan Livingston. Stewart Street is one of the community's main streets.<ref name="sullivancountyhistory.org"/>

On November 19, 1916 a devastating fire destroyed 23 buildings in town, mostly along Stewart Avenue.<ref name="SCR1916">{{cite news|title=Roscoe Village ravaged by fire early Sunday morning|url=http://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031330/1916-11-23/ed-1/seq-1.pdf|access-date=25 July 2017|issue=47|publisher=Sullivan County Record|date=23 November 1916|volume=49|location=Jefforsonville, NY}}</ref><ref name="FireSign">{{Cite sign |title=Risen from the Ashes|year=2016 |type=Sign on Stewart Avenue |publisher= Chamber of Commerce|location=Stewart Avenue, Roscoe|url=http://www.sullivanrenaissance.org/about/projects/past/}}</ref> Over 100 firefighters came from Livingston Manor and [[Liberty, New York|Liberty]] to help control the flames, but after firefighters lost water pressure they were unable to do very much.<ref name="FireSign" /> The [[Roscoe Presbyterian Church and Westfield Flats Cemetery|Presbyterian Church]] was spared.<ref name="FireSign" />

During the construction of [[New York State Route 17]] (Southern Tier Expressway), the section near Roscoe was one of the last to be completed, requiring travelers to exit onto the local truck roads for several miles.

Roscoe is a frequent stopping point for those traveling [[New York State Route 17|Route 17]] between [[New York City]] and Western New York. The [[Roscoe Diner]] is a popular spot both for students heading to and from colleges in New York State<ref name="Spectrum" /> and for flyfishermen<ref name="Hamza" /> as well as locals.<ref name="Spectrum" />

The [[Dundas Castle (Roscoe, New York)|Dundas Castle]] and [[Roscoe Presbyterian Church and Westfield Flats Cemetery]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
[[File:Junctionpool.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Junction Pool at Roscoe, August 2005]]

Despite being in Sullivan County, Roscoe is within [[area code]] 607 rather than 845 (originally part of area code 914) because an independent telephone company, known today as Citizens Telecom, furnishes the local service to Roscoe.  This company also furnishes local service to the towns in neighboring [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]], whereas the adjacent towns in Sullivan County are serviced by [[Verizon]], originally [[New York Telephone]] and later [[NYNEX]].

==Geography==
Roscoe is located at {{Coord|41.936128|-74.916121|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Roscoe is just inside the boundary of the [[Catskill Park]] and is at the junction of Beaver Kill and [[Willowemoc Creek]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2010 = 541
| 2020 = 497
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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[[File:Roscoe-Rockland Fire Department, New York.jpg|thumb|Roscoe-Rockland Fire Department]]
As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 597 people, 261 households, and 157 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|801.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 314 housing units at an average density of {{convert|421.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.01% of the population.

There were 261 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $45,577. Males had a median income of $41,618 versus $19,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,307. About 2.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
[[File:Roscoe O&W Railway Museum.jpg|thumb|right|O&W Railway Museum]]
*[[Joan Wulff]], "America's First Lady of Fly Fishing"
*[[Eric Banks (composer)|Eric Banks]], composer and choral conductor
*[[Russ Hodge]], former American track and field athlete

==Notable Attractions==
*Roscoe O&W Railway Museum
*Tennanah Lake 
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==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Spectrum">{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Jackson |title=Roscoe Diner: Royal Trout, Deep Fried French Toast, and More |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/explore-ny/2015/05/1/roscoe-diner |access-date=22 July 2018 |publisher=Spectrum News |date=3 May 2015 |location=Buffalo, NY}}</ref>
<ref name="Hamza">{{cite book |last1=Hamza |first1=Jerry |title=Outdoor Chronicles: True Tales of a Lifetime of Hunting and Fishing |date=24 November 2015 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |isbn=9781510701427 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vwwQCwAAQBAJ&q=roscoe+diner+1964&pg=PT159 |access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.roscoeny.com Roscoe, NY, Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.nyow.org/museum.html Roscoe Ontario & Western Railway Museum]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Sullivan County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Sullivan County, New York]]