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Roseau, Minnesota

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Roseau City. It lies in ZIP code area 56751. The Survey maps it on the Roseau quadrangle. 2,744 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,047 feet above sea level.

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Roseau within Roseau County

On record in Roseau

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Roseau grew from 2,633 to 2,744 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,633
20202,744+111 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

56 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Roseau between 1993 and 2020, burning about 774 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use10 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
25 September 1996Debris and open burning40 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 August 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 August 2012Debris and open burning17 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use10 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 May 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Roseau County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Roseau: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Holland Pit & Mill No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Walrath Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Roseau County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roseau in 61 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1993Tornado (F0)Roseau$500,000A tornado briefly touched down near Roseau damaging a warehouse. Damage was estimated at $80,000.
July 2001Flash FloodRoseau$200,000Street flooding was reported in Roseau.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindRoseau$50,000Two FEMA trailers and one semi truck were blown over. 1000 feet of electrical wiring needed replacement in the downtown area.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindRoseau$15,000Trees and powerlines were blown down, boats and trailers were flipped over, and fences were pushed over by the strong wind.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindRoseau$15,000Strong winds produced the most damage at the KRWB radio station in Roseau. The wind blew over 2 large trees, shattered the base of a satellite dish, moved a shed 100 feet, and knocked down signs and antennas.
June 1999Flash FloodRoseau$10,000The Polaris snowmobile factory in Roseau was flooded by the heavy rain.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRoseau$10,000Power lines were blown down in the strong wind.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRoseau$10,000Power lines were blown down east of Roseau.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRoseau$10,000Power lines were knocked down around the Roseau area due to the high wind.
May 1996Flash FloodRoseau$10,000no account filed
July 1996Flash FloodRoseau$10,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindRoseau$5,000Metal siding was blown off an apartment building.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRoseau$1,500Public reports a bent foul pole and fencing being pushed down at the Roseau Gilbertson baseball field. Additionally, a foot in diameter tree snapped in town and pulled a power line down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRoseau$1,000Wind blew down trees north of Roseau.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindRoseau$500Large trees were blown down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindRoseau$500Trees were downed by the wind.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindRoseau-Report of tree damage at the Roseau Oakcrest Golf Course. Time estimated from radar.
June 2023HailRoseau-Public reports quarter sized hail on highway 11 east of Roseau.
April 2023FloodRoseau-Roseau gage, on the Roseau River. Crested at 17 ft on April 15th at 00:45.
July 2023HailRoseau-One inch hail reported in Roseau, time estimated via radar.
July 2023HailRoseau-Half dollar sized hail reported in Roseau.
July 2020HailRoseau-Dime to nickel sized hail fell.
September 2019HailRoseau-Dime to quarter sized hail fell.
June 2017Heavy RainRoseau-An observer reported 2.73 inches of rain.
June 2016Funnel CloudRoseau-A funnel cloud going up and down was reported.
August 2015HailRoseau-The hail was a mix of quarter to golf ball sized stones.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindRoseau-A large tree was blown down.
May 2014HailRoseau-Lots of pea sized hail with some quarter sized hail mixed in.
July 2012HailRoseau-Wind gusts up to about 45 mph also occurred with the hail.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRoseau-One camper was flipped, a shed under construction was blown over, and numerous trees were blown down.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindRoseau-Many 6 to 8 inch diameter trees were blown down in town.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindRoseau-Dime sized hail accompanied the strong wind.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindRoseau-Numerous four inch diameter tree branches were blown down.
May 2010HailRoseau-Dime to nickel sized hail fell for about 90 seconds.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindRoseau-Large trees were blown down in a shelterbelt. Large branches were also blown down around a yard. Pea to half-inch hail fell.
July 2005Tornado (F1)Roseau-A brief tornado tore up several trees.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRoseau-A 24-foot camper was blown over.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Roseau-The tornado was reported 3 miles west of highway 89.
July 2022HailRoseau-no account filed
July 2022HailRoseau-no account filed
July 2022HailRoseau-no account filed
June 2016HailRoseau-no account filed
May 2010HailRoseau-no account filed
June 2007HailRoseau-no account filed
June 2006HailRoseau-no account filed
August 2006HailRoseau-no account filed
June 2004HailRoseau-no account filed
July 2003HailRoseau-no account filed
July 2002HailRoseau-no account filed
July 2001HailRoseau-no account filed
July 2001HailRoseau-no account filed
June 1999HailRoseau-no account filed
June 1999HailRoseau-no account filed
August 1999HailRoseau-no account filed
June 1999HailRoseau-no account filed
June 1998HailRoseau-no account filed
June 1998HailRoseau-no account filed
June 1997Tornado (F1)Roseau-no account filed
May 1996HailRoseau-no account filed
July 1996HailRoseau-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Roseau County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Malung5.5 miles8
Fox7.2 miles9
Ross9.3 miles8
Salol10.3 miles8
Enstrom Estates10.3 miles8
Pencer12.1 miles7
Wannaska13.0 miles7
Pinecreek13.2 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on RoseauAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1001416The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 650278. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.