Roosevelt is a city in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 6,747 at the 2020 census, an increase of 701 from the 6,046 counted in the 2010 census. The proper pronunciation of the city's name ROH-zə-velt is based on how President Theodore Roosevelt pronounced his name: according to the man himself, "pronounced as if it was spelled 'Rosavelt.'" Roosevelt is home to a regional campus location of Utah State University.