About Roosevelt Neighborhood
The Roosevelt-NDSU area is one of Fargo's oldest neighborhoods; the median construction date for a houses in the neighborhood is 1921. It is also one of the most diverse and tightly knit areas of Fargo.
The Roosevelt/NDSU neighborhood encompasses roughly 60 square blocks and is home to more than 5,400 people. This represents about 6 percent of the estimated City population of 90,7873.
The neighborhood elementary school takes its name from Theodore Roosevelt, a man known for resilience, and for boldly standing in the face of strife.
Neighborhood Boundaries
The Roosevelt-NDSU neighborhood is defined as 6th Avenue on the south, Broadway on the east, Dakota Drive on the west, and 14th/15th Avenues on the north. This area coincides with a large part of the Roosevelt Elementary School attendance boundary.
The area is primarily residential with some commercial activity scattered throughout the neighborhood and along the streets bounding the neighborhood. North Dakota State University is located directly north and west of the neighborhood's geographic center. Downtown Fargo, starting with Meritcare Hospital, is adjacent to the neighborhood on the southeast.
Schools
This neighborhood has a strong educational connection. Ben Franklin Junior High School and Holy Spirit Catholic School adjoin the Roosevelt-NDSU neighborhood on the north. Fargo North High School is just three blocks north of the neighborhood boundary and Woodrow Wilson alternative high school is approximately 3 blocks south of the neighborhood.
Roosevelt Elementary School is the center of this neighborhood. The School was built in 1920 and educates students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Enrollment has been relatively steady over time, with the last five years showing enrollments ranging from a low of 249 students in 1999 to 310 students in 2002.