The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusRoosevelt 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.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 156 to 152 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 2002.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Roosevelt yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Roosevelt’s history is told.
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Roosevelt, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Roosevelt is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Roosevelt has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Columbia Southern Railroad Passenger Station and Freight Warehouse in Wasco, 24.4 miles away.
Roosevelt and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.