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Population (year 2000): 4,659. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,783 (+2.7% change)
Males: 2,205 (47.3%), Females: 2,454 (52.7%)
Clarke County
Zip code:
50213
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $32,701 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,600 (year 2000)
Races in Osceola:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Hispanic (6.2%)
- Other race (2.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.0%), United States
(14.4%), English (12.6%), Irish (11.4%), Norwegian (4.6%), Dutch
(3.8%).
Elevation: 1139 feet
Land area: 5.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Osceola
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Osceola city
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 12.2%
4.7% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +459 (+10.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Osceola:
- CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (800 SOUTH
FILLMORE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Osceola:
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; LEON, IA)
- MADISON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WINTERSET,
IA)
- LUCAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; CHARITON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Osceola:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 36 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 93 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 108 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Osceola:
- OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL (about 6 miles; OSCEOLA, IA; ID:
I75)
- WINTERSET-MADISON COUNTY (about 28 miles; WINTERSET,
IA; ID: 3Y3)
- CHARITON MUNI (about 29 miles; CHARITON, IA; ID:
CNC)
Amtrak station:
OSCEOLA (MAIN & E. CLAY STS.). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Osceola:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 31 miles; LAMONI,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles;
KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
Public high schools in Osceola:
- CLARKE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 450;
Location: 800 N JACKSON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CLARKE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 17;
Location: 2520 WEST MCLANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Osceola:
- CLARKE COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
737; Location: 420 E JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - 06)
- CLARKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 215;
Location: 800 N JACKSON; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Osceola:
- OSCEOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$127,595; Location: 300 S FILLMORE ST; 24,117 books; 766
audio materials; 1,102 video materials; 102 serial
subscriptions)
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