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History · Roosevelt

Roosevelt’s post office opened in 1906

Most of Roosevelt was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002. Below: maps from 1916 on and the census since 2000.

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How Roosevelt began

When was Roosevelt founded?

1906

The Roosevelt post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 79 in 20002020 census: 152120 years
Founding year: the first Roosevelt post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Roosevelt’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Roosevelt are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19163 editions of the USGS map, 1916 to 1980. Watch Roosevelt change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Roosevelt’s history is told.

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On the map

Roosevelt on the map, 1916 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Roosevelt. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Roosevelt on the 1916 USGS mapRoosevelt on the 1971 USGS mapRoosevelt on the 1980 USGS map1916Arlington sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Roosevelt.

The story so far

Roosevelt, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Roosevelt yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Roosevelt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 152 at the 2020 census. The Roosevelt Regional Landfill, one of the largest landfills in the United States, is located at Roosevelt. The community was named after President Theodore Roosevelt.

Its first post office opened in 1906. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 156 to 152 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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People over time

Roosevelt, census by census

010020002020Peak: 156

Between 79 and 156 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Roosevelt’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Roosevelt

Nobody well known was born in Roosevelt itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Doc SeverinsenAmerican jazz trumpeter · b. 1927
Colston LovelandAmerican football player · b. 2004
Staryl C. AustinAmerican military personnel · b. 1920
Alan W. JonesUS Army major general · b. 1894
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Ginny WoodAmerican environmentalist · b. 1917
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James Ronald WarrenRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1925

Questions about Roosevelt’s history

What year was Roosevelt founded?

The Roosevelt post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.