Roseville is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Roseville is located roughly northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 47,710.

The Erin-Roseville Library was established in 1936 in one room of the municipal building. The library moved to its own building in the 1960s and into the newly constructed civic center in 1974. In 2010, it was circulating approximately 250,000 items annually.

In 1958, the village and remaining parts of Erin Township were incorporated as the City of Roseville.

An early regional mall, the Macomb Mall, opened in 1964 and is still open today, located west of Gratiot and Masonic.

Geography

Roseville is in southern Macomb County, northeast of downtown Detroit. It is bordered to the east by St. Clair Shores, to the south by Eastpointe, to the west by Warren, and to the north by Fraser and Clinton Township. Mount Clemens, the Macomb county seat, is to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Roseville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.27%, are water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Roseville had a population of 47,710. The median age was 38.6 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.8 males age 18 and over.

There were 20,085 households in Roseville, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 31.5% were married-couple households, 24.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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| White || 32,695 || 68.5%

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| Black or African American || 9,989 || 20.9%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 179 || 0.4%

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| Asian || 886 || 1.9%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 13 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 443 || 0.9%

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| Two or more races || 3,505 || 7.3%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,319 || 2.8%

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2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 47,299 people, 19,553 households, and 12,055 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 21,260 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.1% White, 11.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races; 2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 19,553 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 37.9 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,129 people, 19,976 households, and 12,724 families living in the city.

Notable people

  • Joe Block (born 1978), baseball broadcaster for Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Crystal Reed (born 1985), actress
  • Walter C. Wetzel (1919–1945), 1946 Medal of Honor recipient (posthumously, for actions on April 3, 1945)
  • Eric Bischoff (born 1955), wrestling Promoter for WCW and WWE
  • Eminem (born 1972), rapper, lived in Roseville during childhood

References

  • Roseville Public Library