Rosalie is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States, within the boundaries of the Omaha Indian Reservation. The population was 159 at the 2020 census.
History
Rosalie was platted in 1906 when the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was extended to that point.
Rosalie was named for Rosalie La Flesche Farley, a daughter of Joseph La Flesche, the last principal chief of the Omaha tribe selected by traditional means in the nineteenth century, and the only chief of part-European ancestry. After the tribe moved onto the reservation, Rosalie La Flesche became its financial manager, managing grazing leases and other transactions. She married Edward Farley of Bancroft, Nebraska. One of her sisters was the author and activist Susette "Bright Eyes" LaFlesche, who married journalist Thomas Tibbles. Another sister was Susan LaFlesche Picotte, a physician who married a Yankton Sioux man.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 160 people, 70 households, and 35 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 83 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 75.6% White, 1.9% African American, 16.3% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.
There were 70 households, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.0% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% 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 3.00.
The median age in the village was 43.8 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census The combined district is based in Bancroft. In 1999, the junior-senior high school had an enrollment of 164 pupils.
In March 2024, a $17 million bond issue passed, which would drastically expand the current building in Bancroft.
See also
- List of municipalities in Nebraska