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Welcome to Roseville ...

The city of Roseville is located in Ramsey County<1>.


The location of Roseville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Roseville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roseville has a population of 36,379 people<3> (see below for details).

Roseville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Roseville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Roseville ...

Official Website: www.ci.roseville.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roseville had an population of 36,379 people. This is an increase of 8.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roseville had a population of 33,660 people (or 6.62% of the total population of Ramsey County). This makes Roseville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Roseville represents 0.63% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,660 people, the population of Roseville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 33,690 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roseville.

Communities Also Named Roseville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Roseville - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roseville.

Communities near Roseville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roseville.

  • Minneapolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
  • Brooklyn Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
    • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <5>
  • Woodbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
  • Maple Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
  • Eagan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <5>
  • Eden Prairie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Coon Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roseville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roseville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roseville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roseville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roseville. See our Newspapers Page for Roseville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roseville ...

Looking for more information about Roseville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Roseville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roseville.

Adding Roseville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roseville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roseville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roseville post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roseville.

The official website for Roseville: www.ci.roseville.mn.us/

The official website for Ramsey County: www.co.ramsey.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Ramsey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Roseville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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