Roulette Township, Pennsylvania

Roulette Township, Pennsylvania
Township
A farm in Roulette Township
Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania highlighting Roulette Township
Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Potter
Settled	1831
Incorporated	1816
Area
• Total	37.2 sq mi (84.6 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,348
• Density	41.3/sq mi (15.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	814

Roulette Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,348 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.7 square miles (84.6 km²).32.7 square miles (84.6 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Roulette Township is bordered by Pleasant Valley and Clara Townships to the north, Eulalia Township to the east, Keating Township to the south and McKean County to the west.

Originally, the township was named Roulet, until (so the legend goes) the Post Office Department misspelled it. The original spelling was in honor of John Sigmund Roulet, who was an associate of John Keating, the leader of the original settlers of Potter County. [1]

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,348 people, 544 households, and 386 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.3 people per square mile (15.9/km²). There were 671 housing units at an average density of 20.5/sq mi (7.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.81% White, 0.07% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 0.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.