Osceola, Iowa
| Osceola | |
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 In the center of Osceola |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1866 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Clarke County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 2 ′ N , 93 ° 46 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 4,929 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 284.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 17.3 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 347 m |
| Postal code : | 50213 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-59835 |
| GNIS ID : | 459906 |
| Website : | www.osceolaia.govoffice2.com |
| Mayor : | Fred P. Diehl |
 The Clarke County Courthouse in Osceola |
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Osceola is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Clarke County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Osceola had 4929 inhabitants, the number of which increased to 5022 by 2013.
geography
Osceola is located in the south of Iowa at 41 ° 02'02 "north latitude and 93 ° 45'56" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 17.3 km².
Neighboring towns to Osceola are Lucas ( 16.6 miles east), Woodburn (10.1 miles east-southeast), Weldon (11.4 miles south-southeast), Van Wert (13.3 miles south), Murray (18.1 km west), and Truro (15.4 miles north-northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (80.5 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (256 km northeast), Iowa City (255 km east-northeast), Kansas City in Missouri (236 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (214 km west) and Sioux City (353 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate Highway 35 , which is the shortest route from Des Moines to Kansas City here runs north-south through the west of Osceola. The US Highways 34 and 69 intersect in the center of the city. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for the freight traffic of the BNSF Railway runs in a west-east direction through the urban area of Osceola. This route is also used by Amtrak's California Zephyr , which runs from Chicago to San Francisco and has a station here.
With the Osceola Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 9 km east-northeast. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (70 km north).
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 1298 | - | |
| 1880 | 1769 | 36.3% | |
| 1890 | 2120 | 19.8% | |
| 1900 | 2505 | 18.2% | |
| 1910 | 2416 | -3.6% | |
| 1920 | 2684 | 11.1% | |
| 1930 | 2871 | 7% | |
| 1940 | 3281 | 14.3% | |
| 1950 | 3422 | 4.3% | |
| 1960 | 3350 | -2.1% | |
| 1970 | 3124 | -6.7% | |
| 1980 | 3750 | 20% | |
| 1990 | 4164 | 11% | |
| 2000 | 4659 | 11.9% | |
| 2010 | 4929 | 5.8% | |
| 2013 estimate | 5022 | 1.9% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Osceola had 4,929 people in 1974 households. The population density was 284.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.43 people each in the 1974 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.0 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 6.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 17.6 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 39,415 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,995. 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Benjamin C. Hilliard (1868–1951) - Democratic Member of the US House of Representatives (1915–1919) - born and raised in Osceola
- Edgar Howard (1858–1951) - Democratic Member of the US House of Representatives (1923–1935) - born and raised in Osceola
- Edwin S. Johnson (1857–1933) - Democratic US Senator from South Dakota (1915–1921) - grew up in Osceola
- Melvin O. McLaughlin (1876–1928) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1919–1927) - born in Osceola
- Lloyd Thurston (1880-1970) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1925-1939) - born, raised and buried in Osceola
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Osceola - Mayor.Retrieved December 5, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 5, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Osceola Municipal Airport Accessed on 5 December 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 5, 2014
