Rosedale is a town in McClain County,

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, United States. The population was 62 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Rosedale is in southeastern McClain County along State Highway 59, which leads east-southeast to Byars and west to Wayne.

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, the McClain

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, is northwest of Rosedale. According to the

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, the town of Rosedale has a total area of , all land. The

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, passes just north of the town.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 66 people, 26 households, and 19 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 31 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 86.36% White, 6.06% from other races, and 7.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.21%. Of the 26 households 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 26.9% of households were one person and 15.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.11. The age distribution was 31.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males. The median household income was $11,875 and the median family income was $15,938. Males had a median income of $0 versus $16,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,285. There were 53.3% of families and 53.3% of the population living below the

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, including 77.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Notable people

Jimmy Wakely James Clarence Wakely (February 16, 1914 – September 23, 1982) was an American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western ...

, country-western singer and actor; raised in Rosedale *

Willis Whitfield Willis Whitfield (December 6, 1919 – November 12, 2012) was an American physicist and inventor of the modern cleanroom, a room with a low level of pollutants used in manufacturing or scientific research. His invention earned him the nickna ...

, physicist and inventor of the "

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" used in the manufacture of IC chips; born in Rosedale

References

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