Rosedale, Louisiana

Village of Rosedale
Village
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberville
Elevation	20 ft (6.1 m)
Coordinates
Area	7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
- land	7.8 sq mi (20 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	753 (2000)
Density	96.7 / sq mi (37.3 / km2)
Mayor	Lawrence "Football" Badeaux, Sr. (elected 2012)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	225
Location of Rosedale in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Rosedale is a village in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 753 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Rosedale is located at (30.439929, -91.461588).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1960	674		—
1970	621		−7.9%
1980	658		6.0%
1990	807		22.6%
2000	753		−6.7%
2010	793		5.3%
Est. 2014	781		−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 753 people, 264 households, and 195 families residing in the village. The population density was 96.7 inhabitants per square mile (37.4/km²). There were 296 housing units at an average density of 38.0 per square mile (14.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 51.79% White, 46.22% African American, 1.73% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races.

There were 264 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $39,750. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $20,568 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,953. About 15.9% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 26.2% of those age 65 or over.