Today we experienced a great example of how a very small town can develop into a significant suburb. This afternoon, we visited Rogersville. If you're a native of the Springfield area, you might recall the first time you ever visited the small town of Rogersville. If that time was anywhere prior to 2000, you'll remember it as the quaint, quiet, railroad town east of Springfield that more or less functioned as the last stop on the railroad before arriving in the queen city. And if you haven't been to Rogersville since then, you'd be amazed at the changes the town has gone through.
According to the 2000 census, there were about 1500 people living in Rogersville at that time. That number alone may be more than anyone expected, but imagine the vast change in the recent years, population jumping to double that number in ten years, and that is nothing compared to the estimated 4.5% growth expected to take place by 2014.
You'd also be surprised, if visiting for the first time in a long time, that there's a lot more on Highway 60 than there used to be. Many fast-food chains and other sorts of stores have popped up everywhere, turning Rogersville and the surrounding area into a bigger deal than it ever was conceived as being before.
None of this compares to the amount of growth in the housing area/subdivisions. There are still the quaint little old houses that have been there since the dinosaurs roamed the earth, but there are also quite a few new developments and housing areas available that weren't there before. These new construction housing areas pop up from within Rogersville and towards Springfield as the city spreads to include more and more area.
Rogersville has become quite the bustling suburb, firmly connecting with the old parts of the city as well as the new parts spreading towards Springfield, and is not to be overlooked by home buyers that want access to a smaller area as well as the ability to have a nice-sized 'city life'.
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