Editing Rosewood Heights, Illinois

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| name                    = Rosewood Heights, Illinois
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison]]
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| subdivision_name3       = [[Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois|Wood River]]

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| postal_code             = 62024 ([[East Alton, Illinois|East Alton]])<br/>62018 ([[Cottage Hills, Illinois|Cottage Hills]])
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'''Rosewood Heights''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 3,971 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Metro East]] region of the [[Greater St. Louis]] metropolitan area.

==Geography==
Rosewood Heights is located in northwestern Madison County at {{coord|38|53|29|N|90|4|19|W|region:US_type:city}} (38.891414, -90.071813).<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> It is bordered to the east by [[Bethalto, Illinois|Bethalto]], to the south by [[Wood River, Illinois|Wood River]], to the west by [[East Alton, Illinois|East Alton]], and to the north by [[Cottage Hills, Illinois|Cottage Hills]].

Illinois Routes [[Illinois Route 111|111]] and [[Illinois Route 140|140]] (West MacArthur Drive) form the northern border of the CDP. IL 140 leads west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Alton, Illinois|Alton]] and east through Bethalto {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Hamel, Illinois|Hamel]], while IL 111 leads northwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Godfrey, Illinois|Godfrey]] and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the center of Wood River. [[Illinois Route 255]], a four-lane expressway, runs along the east edge of Rosewood Heights, with access from Exit 10 (IL 111-140). IL 255 leads south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Interstates [[Interstate 255|255]] and [[Interstate 270 (Missouri–Illinois)|270]] and northwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to its end at [[U.S. Route 67]] in Godfrey. Downtown [[St. Louis]] is {{convert|27|mi}} southwest of Rosewood Heights.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.003|sqmi|sqkm|3}}, or 0.18%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The community drains northwest toward the East Fork of the [[Wood River (Illinois)|Wood River]], which joins the [[Mississippi River]] at East Alton.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,262 people, 1,688 households, and 1,299 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,988.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,754 housing units at an average density of {{convert|818.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 98.78% White, 0.12% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82%.<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 the 1,688 households 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 20.0% of households were one person and 10.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median household income was $46,701 and the median family income  was $53,365. Males had a median income of $44,111 versus $28,176 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,527. About 7.2% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Madison County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Illinois]]