Osage, Iowa

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The 2000 Census showed that Osage had a population of 3,451 people^<1>. This represents 0.12% of the total population of Iowa, making it the state's 99th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
96	New Hampton	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	3,400	7.91% decrease
97	Monticello	SE	109 mi [175.4 km]	3,653	1.28% increase
98	Carlisle	S	127 mi [204.4 km]	3,693	5.6% increase
-99-	Osage			3,427	0.7% decrease
100	Adel	SW	130 mi [209.2 km]	4,428	28.91% increase
101	Mount Vernon	SE	117 mi [188.3 km]	4,158	22.65% increase
102	West Liberty	SE	142 mi [228.5 km]	3,650	9.54% increase

Osage had 1,624 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Osage has an area^<4> of 2.09 square miles [5.41 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Osage had a 2000 population density of 1,650 people per square mile [637 people/km²], making it the state's 81st most densely populated area.

Mitchell County

The city of Osage is located in Mitchell County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 10,867 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 3,451 people, Osage contained 31.76% of the Mitchell County total.

In addition, where the community of Osage has a population density of 1,650 people per square mile [637 people/km²], Mitchell County averages 23.17 people per square mile [8.95 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Mitchell County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Osage and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Osage. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Osage.

A Census Quickfact is available for Mitchell County (QF-19131).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Mitchell County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Mower (MN)	QF-27099	N	37,859	2.1% decrease
	Howard	QF-19089	E	9,484	4.34% decrease
	Floyd	QF-19067	S	16,183	3.98% decrease
	Cerro Gordo	QF-19033	SW	43,786	5.53% decrease
	Worth	QF-19195	W	7,661	3.04% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Osage:

Osage is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Osage.

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Osage. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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