Roessleville
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hamlet and CDP
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| Etymology: for Theophilus Roessle | |
  Roessleville Location of Roessleville within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′42″N 73°48′27″W / 42.69500°N 73.80750°W / 42.69500; -73.80750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Albany |
| Settled | 1840 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.89 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Water | .01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 11,518 |
| • Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code |
12205
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| Area code | 518 |
Roessleville is a hamlet in the townofColonie, Albany County, New York, United States. It is a densely settled suburb of the city of Albany, along New York State Route 5. Roessleville was a census-designated place in the 1990 Census, but was deleted in 2000,[1] but became a CDP again in 2020.[2]
Roessleville was originally of the Pine Bush pine barrens that stretched from Albany to Schenectady; the land later became farmland in the 1940s, then more recently transformed into a densely packed suburb.[3] Roessleville is named for Theophilus Roessle, a German immigrant from the Kingdom of Württemberg, who built one of the most elegant mansions in the Albany area in what is now Roessleville; today's Elmhurst Avenue was once his gated driveway.[3][4] Two of the most famous residents of Roessleville was Josiah and Elizabeth Stanford; parents of Governor of California Leland Stanford; who moved the entire family here in 1840 and owned the Elm Grove Farm and hotel.[5]
Roessleville is that section of the town of Colonie between Osborne and Wolf roads, it is bisected by Central Avenue (NY Route 5).[3] The Albany city line is along its southeastern border, the village of Colonie is along its northwestern boundary at Wolf Road. The census-designated place of Roessleville, as defined by the US Census Bureau for 1990, was 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) in area.[6]
Places adjacent to Roessleville, New York
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1970 | 5,476 | — | |
| 1980 | 11,685 | 113.4% | |
| 1990 | 10,753 | −8.0% |
Since hamlets are by definition ill-defined any attempt at accurate calculations of population related statistics will be difficult or inaccurate. As a census-designated place (CDP) prior to 2000 however Roessleville did have definitive boundaries, though they did change over time from one census to another. Roessleville was not a CDP in 1960, but was in 1970 when it had 5,476 persons which included 125 in a small slice of the town of Guilderland;[7] the Guilderland section was not included in 1980,[8] and in 1990 Roessleville had a population of 10,753.[6]
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