Editing Roseland, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Roseland, Louisiana
| official_name = Town of Roseland
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|Tangipahoa]]
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| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = 1738
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| area_total_km2 = 5.87
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.27
| area_land_km2 = 5.38
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.08
| area_water_km2 = 0.49
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.19
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| elevation_ft = 131
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total = 880
| population_density_km2 = 163.70
| population_density_sq_mi = 423.89
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| postal_code      = 70456<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70456|title=Roseland LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
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| area_code = [[Area code 985|985]]
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'''Roseland''' is a [[town]] in [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|Tangipahoa Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 1,123 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] and 880 in 2020. It is the birthplace of [[Cajun]] chef and storyteller [[Justin Wilson (chef)|Justin Wilson]]. Roseland is part of the [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]] MSA.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 2.3&nbsp;square miles (5.9&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 2.1&nbsp;square miles (5.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square mile (0.3&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (5.75%) is water.

==History==

[[John Bel Edwards]] lived on Louisiana Avenue in Roseland when he was elected governor of Louisiana on November 21, 2015. His residence, Egypta Hall, was built in 1888 and was originally a rooming house before being converted into a residence.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 281
|1910= 586
|1920= 603
|1930= 1139
|1940= 873
|1950= 1038
|1960= 1254
|1970= 1273
|1980= 1346
|1990= 1093
|2000= 1162
|2010= 1123
|2020= 880
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Roseland racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2266165&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 296
| 33.64%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 540
| 61.36%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.34%
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!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 2
| 0.23%
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!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 22
| 2.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 17
| 1.93%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 880 people, 366 households, and 250 families residing in the town.

==Education==
[[Tangipahoa Parish School Board]] operates public schools:
* Roseland Elementary School

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tangischools.org/rems Roseland Montessori School] (Roseland Elementary School)
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[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana]]