Rosenberg is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. It was named for Henry Von Rosenberg, who immigrated to Texas from Switzerland in 1843. Von Rosenberg was an important figure in the settlement of Fort Bend County and the Gulf Coast region. The population was 38,282 at the 2020 census, up from 30,618 at the 2010 census. The community holds the Fort Bend County fair in October. Rosenberg is adjacent to the city of Richmond, the Fort Bend county seat.
History
Rosenberg is named after Henry Rosenberg, who migrated from Switzerland to Galveston, Texas in 1843. He was the first president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
Geography
Rosenberg is located in central Fort Bend County at (29.552388, –95.804899), on the south side of the Brazos River. It is bordered to the northeast by Richmond, to the south by Pleak, and to the southwest by Beasley.
The Southwest Freeway (I-69 and US-59) runs through the south side of Rosenberg, bypassing the city center. The freeway leads northeast to downtown Houston, and US-59 continues southwest to Victoria and beyond.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rosenberg has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.25%, is water.
Demographics
thumb|Rosenberg Fire Department
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Rosenberg city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|8,515
|7,608
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,208
|35.42%
|24.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.44%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1,981
|3,887
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,245
|8.24%
|12.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.31%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|44
|40
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80
|0.18%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|80
|292
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,675
|0.33%
|0.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.38%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|6
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.02%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|7
|53
|style='background: #ffffe6; |199
|0.03%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|195
|255
|style='background: #ffffe6; |772
|0.81%
|0.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.02%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|13,215
|18,470
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,098
|54.96%
|60.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.11%
|-
|Total
|24,043
|30,618
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38,282
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 38,282 people, 12,999 households, and 8,613 families residing in the city. The median age was 33.9 years, 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 12,999 households in Rosenberg, of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.0% were married-couple households, 17.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 12,985 || 33.9%
|-
| Black or African American || 6,512 || 17.0%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 351 || 0.9%
|-
| Asian || 1,700 || 4.4%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 15 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 8,754 || 22.9%
|-
| Two or more races || 7,965 || 20.8%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 21,098 || 55.1%
|}
2000 census
At the 2000 census,
The Fort Bend Epicenter sports arena, located in Rosenberg, opened on August 26, 2023.
Parks and recreation
The City of Rosenberg operates nine municipal parks within the city limits. Fort Bend County operates the Bud O'Shieles Community Center in Rosenberg. The two acre center includes an auditorium, meeting centers, and activities for elderly people.
Education
Public schools
thumb|[[Lamar Consolidated High School]]
thumb|[[B. F. Terry High School]]
The majority of the Rosenberg city limits is within the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Elementary schools in Rosenberg include Arredondo, Bowie, Jackson, Taylor Ray, and Travis.
Middle and high schools in Rosenberg include Wessendorf Middle School, Lamar Junior High School, Navarro Middle School, George Junior High School, Lamar Consolidated High School, and B.F. Terry High School.
Additionally Wright Junior High School (grades 6-8), and Randle High School serve sections of Rosenberg; they are in an unincorporated area.
Small pieces of the Rosenberg city limits extend into the Brazos Independent School District.
- Living Water Christian School, an early childhood-grade 11 Christian school in Rosenberg.
Infrastructure
thumb|Rosenberg City Hall
Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital, which the county contracts with.
Transportation
Fort Bend County Public Transportation provides local bus service and commuter service to Houston. Greyhound Bus Lines serves the Rosenberg Station at Raceway gas station.
Notable people
- Randal Grichuk, MLB outfielder; played on the 2008 Lamar Consolidated Baseball Regional Finalist Team as well as the 2004 Little League World Series 3rd place team from Richmond, Texas
- John Holiday, operatic countertenor
- Dexter Pittman, NBA center, played five seasons in the league; attended B. F. Terry High School
- Clymer Wright, former editor of Fort Bend Reporter; conservative political activist in Greater Houston
Notes
References
External links
- City of Rosenberg official website
- Rosenberg Convention and Visitors Bureau