Osseo (Wisconsin)

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Osseo
Osseo (Wisconsin)
Osseo
Osseo
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
Foundation : 1857
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Trempealeau County
Coordinates : 44 ° 34 ′  N , 91 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 34 ′  N , 91 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,701 (as of 2010)
Population density : 314.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.41 km 2  (about 2 mi 2 )
Height : 292 m
Postal code : 54758
Area code : +1 534, 715
FIPS : 55-60575
GNIS ID : 1570879
Website : www.cityofosseo.us
Mayor : Tom M. Twesme

Osseo is a small town (with the status " City ") in Trempealeau County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Osseo had 1701 inhabitants.

geography

Osseo is located in western Wisconsin at the confluence of the two sources of the Buffalo Creek , the 75 km west-southwest in the border with Minnesota forming Mississippi flows.

The geographical coordinates of Osseo are 44 ° 34'20 "north latitude and 91 ° 13'39" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​5.41 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Sumner without belonging to it.

Neighboring towns to Osseo are Fall Creek (16 miles north), Augusta (12 miles northeast), Fairchild (14 miles east), Northfield (20 miles southeast), Pigeon Falls (11 miles south), Pleasantville (10 miles southwest) and Strum (15.7 km west-southwest).

The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (287 km east), Wisconsin's capital Madison (253 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (360 km in the same direction), La Crosse on the Mississippi (107 km south), Rochester , Minnesota (156 km southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (170 km west northwest) and Eau Claire (40 km northwest).

traffic

The Interstate Highway 94 , which forms the shortest connection from the Twin Cities to Madison, extends in a northwest-southeast direction by the East of Osseo. US Highways 10 and 53 meet in the city center . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

By Osseo direction east-west runs in on the route of a former railway line to the Buffalo River State Trail , a rail trail for walkers, riders and cyclists. The path can also be used with quads. In winter the trail can also be used with cross-country skis and snowmobiles.

The nearest airport is Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire (46 km northwest).

population

According to the 2010 census , Osseo had 1,701 people in 737 households. The population density was 314.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.31 people lived in each of the 737 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 48,029  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,940. 7.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. City of Osseo - City Council ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cityofosseo.us
  2. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 3, 2014
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on September 3, 2014
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Buffalo River State Trail.Retrieved September 3, 2014

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