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Population (year 2000): 2,421. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,685 (+10.9% change)
Males: 1,163 (48.0%), Females: 1,258 (52.0%)
Polk County
Zip code:
54020
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $39,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,900 (year 2000)
Races in Osceola:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (39.2%), Norwegian (19.5%),
Swedish (16.2%), Irish (9.5%), French (6.2%), Polish (5.8%).
Elevation: 825 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Osceola
- High school or higher: 87.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Osceola village
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 50.0%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 14.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +336 (+16.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Osceola:
- OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER (301 RIVER ST PO BOX
218)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Osceola:
- ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR INC (about 12 miles;
ST CROIX FALLS, WI)
- HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NEW RICHMOND,
WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
STILLWATER, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Osceola:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 48
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 91 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 95 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Osceola:
- L O SIMENSTAD MUNI (about 2 miles; OSCEOLA, WI; ID:
OEO)
- NEW RICHMOND MUNI (about 18 miles; NEW RICHMOND, WI;
ID: RNH)
- FOREST LAKE (about 21 miles; FOREST LAKE, MN; ID:
25D)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Osceola:
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 33 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,847)
Public high school in Osceola:
- OSCEOLA HI (Students: 589; Location: 1111 OAK
RIDGE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Osceola:
- OSCEOLA MID (Students: 433; Location: 1029
OAK RIDGE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OSCEOLA EL (Students: 387; Location: 250 10TH
AVE E; Grades: PK - 02)
- OSCEOLA INTERMEDIATE (Students: 371;
Location: 949 EDUCATION AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Osceola:
- OSCEOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$101,785; Location: 102 CHIEFTAIN ST.; 14,494 books; 551
audio materials; 447 video materials; 48 serial
subscriptions)
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