Roscoe is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Roscoe had a population of 130. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. On December 7, 2016, Donald Kennith Albrecht was sworn in as mayor of Roscoe.
History
Roscoe was originally called Zion. A post office called Zions was established in 1865. The Great Northern Railroad's line through the town was important to its early development, and in 1914 the name was changed to Roscoe after a railroad executive. The surrounding Zion Township still bears the original name of the town. The city has also grown eastward by annexing part of Munson Township.
A church on the site of today's St. Agnes Church, still the dominant feature of the Roscoe skyline, was dedicated on October 18, 1898 to serve the area's predominantly German-Catholic population. Roscoe formerly hosted a stop on the Great Northern Railway, but the tracks were abandoned in 1988 and subsequently razed.
The post office closed in 1995.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land.
Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 102 people, 48 households, and 28 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.
There were 48 households, of which 14.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.75.
The median age in the city was 47.3 years. 17.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.5% were from 25 to 44; 39.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.9% male and 46.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census