The story so far
Lake Roesiger, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Roesiger yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 503 to 611 (+21%).
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History · Lake Roesiger
Half of Lake Roesiger’s homes were built after 1978
Most of Lake Roesiger was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 2000.
0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Lake Roesiger’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Roesiger’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Lake Roesiger on the map, 1956 to 1997
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Roesiger. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1956Monroe sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Roesiger.
People over time
Lake Roesiger, census by census
Between 503 and 652 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lake Roesiger’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Lake Roesiger itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Questions about Lake Roesiger’s history
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.