Editing Roscoe, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Roscoe, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Roscoe Texas grain elevator 2011.jpg
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| subdivision_type   = Country
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| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = County
| subdivision_name2  = [[Nolan County, Texas|Nolan]]
| subdivision_type3  = Region
| subdivision_name3  = [[West Texas]]
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1890
| founder            = 
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 8.35
| area_land_km2      = 8.35
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.22
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| population_total   = 1271
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| postal_code        = 79545
| area_code_type     = Area code
| area_code          = [[Area code 325|325]]
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| elevation_ft       = 2388
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| website            = http://roscoetx.com/
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'''Roscoe''' is a city in [[Nolan County, Texas|Nolan County]] in the U.S. state of [[Texas]] near the intersection of [[Interstate 20 in Texas|Interstate 20]] and [[U.S. Route 84 in Texas|US Highway 84]].  The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] passes through the center of the city.<ref name="TSHA">William R. Hunt, " Roscoe, TX," Handbook of Texas Online, https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjr13, accessed January 15, 2012, Published by the Texas State Historical Association.</ref> The population was 1,271 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. The population was 1,378 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], but has since decreased to only approximately 900.<sup>Need Citation, Disagrees with Side Bar - History</sup>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Roscoe has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=347714&cityname=Roscoe%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Roscoe, Texas]</ref> The hottest temperature recorded in was {{convert|113|F|C|1}} on June 27, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-11|F|C|1}} on January 5, 1947.<ref name = NOWData/>

{{Weather box
|location = Roscoe, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed  = yes
|Jan record high F = 88
|Feb record high F = 91
|Mar record high F = 98
|Apr record high F = 104
|May record high F = 110
|Jun record high F = 113
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 102
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 88

|Jan avg record high F = 76.4
|Feb avg record high F = 81.4
|Mar avg record high F = 87.5
|Apr avg record high F = 93.5
|May avg record high F = 99.5
|Jun avg record high F = 101.3
|Jul avg record high F = 102.7
|Aug avg record high F = 101.5
|Sep avg record high F = 96.9
|Oct avg record high F = 90.9
|Nov avg record high F = 81.6
|Dec avg record high F = 75.8
|year avg record high F = 104.6

|Jan high F = 55.5
|Feb high F = 60.3
|Mar high F = 68.7
|Apr high F = 77.8
|May high F = 84.8
|Jun high F = 91.1
|Jul high F = 94.6
|Aug high F = 93.5
|Sep high F = 85.7
|Oct high F = 76.5
|Nov high F = 64.8
|Dec high F = 56.8
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 43.2
|Feb mean F = 47.3
|Mar mean F = 55.1
|Apr mean F = 63.8
|May mean F = 72.3
|Jun mean F = 79.5
|Jul mean F = 83.0
|Aug mean F = 82.0
|Sep mean F = 74.5
|Oct mean F = 64.5
|Nov mean F = 52.9
|Dec mean F = 44.9
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 30.8
|Feb low F = 34.3
|Mar low F = 41.6
|Apr low F = 49.8
|May low F = 59.9
|Jun low F = 68.0
|Jul low F = 71.3
|Aug low F = 70.5
|Sep low F = 63.3
|Oct low F = 52.6
|Nov low F = 41.0
|Dec low F = 33.0
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F = 15.2
|Feb avg record low F = 18.1
|Mar avg record low F = 23.2
|Apr avg record low F = 33.1
|May avg record low F = 45.1
|Jun avg record low F = 58.0
|Jul avg record low F = 63.8
|Aug avg record low F = 61.7
|Sep avg record low F = 49.1
|Oct avg record low F = 34.4
|Nov avg record low F = 23.1
|Dec avg record low F = 17.4
|year avg record low F = 11.0

|Jan record low F = -11
|Feb record low F = -9
|Mar record low F = 5
|Apr record low F = 22
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 49
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 16
|Nov record low F = 11
|Dec record low F = -6

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.98
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.99
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.39
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.49
|May precipitation inch = 2.79
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.12
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.77
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.20
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.13
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.22
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.15
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.98
|year precipitation inch = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2.8
|Feb precipitation days = 2.7
|Mar precipitation days = 3.6
|Apr precipitation days = 2.9
|May precipitation days = 4.9
|Jun precipitation days = 4.7
|Jul precipitation days = 3.4
|Aug precipitation days = 3.8
|Sep precipitation days = 4.3
|Oct precipitation days = 4.2
|Nov precipitation days = 2.6
|Dec precipitation days = 2.6

|Jan snow inch = 0.3
|Feb snow inch = 0.5
|Mar snow inch = 0.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
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|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.8
|Dec snow inch = 0.7
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|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.1
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|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 = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.1

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00417743&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: Roscoe, TX
|access-date = August 29, 2024
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sjt
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS San Angelo
|access-date = August 29, 2024
}}
</ref>
}}

==History==

Originally named Vista for an official of the [[Texas and Pacific Railway]] which passed through the town, Roscoe took its present name with the opening of the post office in 1890. The town was incorporated in 1907. Shipment of cattle by railroad featured prominently in the town's early economic history, and the [[Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway|Roscoe, Snyder, and Pacific Railway]] connected the town to the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railway]] in nearby [[Fluvanna, Texas|Fluvanna]] in 1909.<ref>E. L. Yeats and Hooper Shelton, ''History of Nolan County'' (Sweetwater, Texas: Shelton, 1975).</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=William |title=Roscoe, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/roscoe-tx}}</ref> 

A post office has been in operation at Roscoe since 1890.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Postmasters by city |url=https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/postmaster-finder/postmasters-by-city.htm}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 941
| 1920 = 1079
| 1930 = 1250
| 1940 = 1166
| 1950 = 1584
| 1960 = 1490
| 1970 = 1580
| 1980 = 1628
| 1990 = 1446
| 2000 = 1378
| 2010 = 1322
| 2020 = 1271
| 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"
|+'''Roscoe racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4863176&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|606
|47.68%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|16
|1.26%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|8
|0.63%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4
|0.31%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|9
|0.71%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|19
|1.49%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|609
|47.92%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,271'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,271 people, 565 households, and 450 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
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, 1,380 people, 509 households, and 382 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|728.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 588 housing units averaged 310.7/sq&nbsp;mi (120.1/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city were 75.18% White, 1.09% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 20.17% from other races, and 2.98% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 36.94% of the population.

Of 509 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were not families. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was distributed as 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,816, and for a family was $28,393. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,792. About 20.6% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Economy ==
{{main|Roscoe Wind Farm}}
The Roscoe Wind Farm, owned and operated by [[E.ON]] Climate and Renewables, is one of the world's largest capacity [[wind farm]]s with 627 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 781.5 MW.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/10/18/texas-wind-energy-so-strong-its-beating-out-coal-power/3865995002/|title=Turbines to the max: Texas produces more wind energy than nearly anywhere else in the world|last=Weise|first=Elizabeth|last2=Jervis|first2=Rick|work=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> At the time of its completion, it was the largest wind farm in the world, surpassing the nearby 735.5-MW [[Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center]]. In 2012, it was overtaken by California's 1,020-MW [[Alta Wind Energy Center]]. The project cost more than $1 billion and provides enough power for more than 250,000 average Texan homes. A landowner can earn between $500 and $1,000 per windmill per year.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16658695 Window of Change Blow into Roscoe, Texas], John Burnett, ''[[NPR]]'', November 27, 2007.</ref>

==Arts and culture==
Roscoe is home to the Plowboy Mudbog which is held twice a year, during the [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] Celebration, which is held on July 4 weekend, and in October, usually coinciding with the Wind Festival. The July mudbog normally draws around 70 to 80 trucks competing for prize and bragging rights.

==Education==
The City of Roscoe is served by [[Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District]]. The recent wind development in the area has enabled Roscoe ISD to update its aging facilities built in the era of the [[Works Progress Administration]]. Since the 2012&ndash;13 school year, all of the district's students have been in new or updated buildings. Roscoe Collegiate ISD operates one of 50 Early College High Schools in Texas in partnership with Western Texas College in Snyder. Students of [[Roscoe Collegiate High School]] have the ability to earn an associate degree from Western Texas College at the time of high school graduation. The mascot of Roscoe Collegiate High School is the Plowboys.

==Transportation==
In addition to the Union Pacific, another rail line, the [[Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway]] (RS&P), formerly extended {{convert|50|mi|km}} from Roscoe to [[Fluvanna, Texas|Fluvanna]], passing through [[Snyder, Texas|Snyder]]. Built in 1908, the railway served as a bridge between the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] in Snyder and the [[Texas and Pacific Railway|then-Texas and Pacific Railway]] in Roscoe. Although the RS&P became one of the most profitable short lines in the nation during its early years, passenger service was discontinued in 1953, freight service was discontinued in the late 1970s, and most of the tracks outside of the city had been removed by 1984.<ref name="TSHA" />

==Notable person==

*[[J. J. Pickle]], U.S. congressman

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
*[[Double Mountain Fork Brazos River]]
*[[Hobbs, Texas]]
*[[Brazos Wind Farm]]
*[[Wind power in Texas]]
*[[U.S. Route 84]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://roscoetx.com City of Roscoe website]
*{{Handbook of Texas|id= hjr13|name=Roscoe, TX}}
*[https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/llano/ Photos of West Texas and Llano Estacado]

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