Osage, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Mason City. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the southwest of Osage and has a population of 29,172 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Austin (MN). It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the north of Osage and has a population of 23,314 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belmond	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,304	10% decrease
	Charles City	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	7,470	4.38% decrease
	Clear Lake	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	7,820	4.18% decrease
	Cresco	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	3,730	4.48% decrease
	Forest City	W	41 mi [66 km]	4,098	6.05% decrease
	Garner	W	41 mi [66 km]	2,932	0.34% increase
	Hampton	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,134	1.99% decrease
	Lake Mills	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	1,977	7.62% decrease
	New Hampton	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	3,400	7.91% decrease
	Sumner	SE	46 mi [74 km]	1,984	5.79% decrease
	Waverly	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	9,298	3.68% increase
	Albert Lea (MN)	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	17,389	5.27% decrease
	Chatfield (MN)	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,518	5.18% increase
	Spring Valley (MN)	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	2,355	6.47% decrease
	Stewartville (MN)	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	5,553	2.62% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carpenter	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	128	1.54% decrease
	Colwell	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	74	2.63% decrease
	Floyd	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	337	6.65% decrease
	Grafton	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	283	2.41% decrease
	McIntire	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	140	19.08% decrease
	Mitchell	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	147	5.16% decrease
	Nora Springs	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,445	5.68% decrease
	Orchard	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	86	2.27% decrease
	Plymouth	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	413	3.73% decrease
	Riceville	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	806	4.05% decrease
	Rock Falls	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	154	9.41% decrease
	Rudd	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	399	7.42% decrease
	Saint Ansgar	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,056	2.42% increase
	Stacyville	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	449	4.26% decrease
	Lyle (MN)	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	558	1.41% decrease

Mitchell County

Osage is located in Mitchell County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mitchell: Mower (MN), Howard, Floyd, Cerro Gordo and Worth.

While not sharing a border with Mitchell, the following counties are close to Osage: Chickasaw, Freeborn (MN) and Butler.

Below are counties that are near Osage (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Osage:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Osage
	Bremer County	SE	Plainfield	33 miles [53 km]
	Butler County	S	Greene	26 miles [41 km]
	Cerro Gordo County	SW	Nora Springs	13 miles [20 km]
	Chickasaw County	SE	Deerfield	17 miles [27 km]
	Floyd County	SE	Howardville	8 miles [12 km]
	Franklin County	SW	Sheffield	33 miles [53 km]
	Howard County	NE	Riceville	14 miles [22 km]
	Winnebago County	W	Lake Mills	37 miles [59 km]
	Winneshiek County	E	Navan	39 miles [62 km]
	Worth County	W	Grafton	13 miles [20 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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