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Population (year 2000): 853. Estimated
population in July 2005: 836 (-2.0% change)
Males: 413 (48.4%), Females: 440 (51.6%)
Winneshiek County
Zip code:
52161
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $38,214 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,300 (year 2000)
Races in Ossian:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: German (71.5%), Norwegian (21.0%),
Irish (7.4%), Czech (4.9%), French (4.1%), English (2.6%).
Elevation: 1220 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ossian
- High school or higher: 77.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ossian city
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 5.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+3.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ossian:
- PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; WEST
UNION, IA)
- WINNESHIEK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
DECORAH, IA)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; WAUKON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ossian:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 61 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 61 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 72 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ossian:
- DECORAH MUNI (about 9 miles; DECORAH, IA; ID: DEH)
- GEORGE L SCOTT MUNI (about 12 miles; WEST UNION, IA;
ID: 3Y2)
- DALE DELIGHT (about 13 miles; POSTVILLE, IA; ID:
Y16)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ossian:
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 10
miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 14 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 59 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 60 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
Public primary/middle schools in Ossian:
- SOUTH WINNESHIEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
230; Location: 208 E BROOKS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTH WINNESHIEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
119; Location: 208 E BROOKS ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Ossian:
- ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL (Students: 145;
Location: 414 E MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Ossian:
- OSSIAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$27,356; Location: 123 MAIN STREET; 8,881 books; 294
audio materials; 285 video materials; 69 serial
subscriptions)
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