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Ossian, Indiana

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The town of Ossian is located in Wells County.

Ossian is 250 feet [76.2 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Ossian lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Iowa, New York and Ontario have communities that are also named Ossian.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Ossian had a population of 2,943 people ^<2> (or 10.66% of the total population of Wells County). The population of Ossian represented 0.05% of the total of Indiana, making it the state's 150th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Ossian had a population of 2,894 people. This is a decrease of 1.66% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Ossian.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	2,894	-1.66%
2007	2,892	-1.73%
2006	2,892	-1.73%
2005	2,892	-1.73%
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2000	2,943	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Berne	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,381	5.57% increase
Bluffton	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	9,320	2.27% decrease
Decatur	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	9,574	0.48% increase
Fort Wayne	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	251,591	22.29% increase
Huntington	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	16,521	5.32% decrease
Markle	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,087	1.36% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Ossian.

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Indiana ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ossian - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ossian. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Ossian and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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