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Osceola, Wisconsin

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The village of Osceola is located in Polk County.

Osceola is 260 feet [79.25 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Osceola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Osceola can be found in:

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 MichiganTexas
 MissouriVirginia
 NebraskaWashington
 Nevada (historic<2>)West Virginia
 New York 

At the time of the 2000 Census, Osceola had a population of 2,421 people<3> (or 5.84% of the total population of Polk County). The population of Osceola represented 0.05% of the total of Wisconsin.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Osceola had a population of 2,722 people. This is an increase of 12.43% 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 Osceola.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
20082,722+12.43% 
20072,720+12.35%+1.23% since 2006
20062,687+10.99%+1.02% since 2005
20052,660+9.87% 
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20002,421The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Forest Lake (MN)   W13 mi [20.92 km]17,373155.56% increase
 Grant (MN)   SW19 mi [30.58 km]4,028---
 Hugo (MN)   SW16 mi [25.75 km]13,139106.49% increase
 Lindstrom (MN)   NW8 mi [12.87 km]3,99532.5% increase
 North Branch (MN)   NW18 mi [28.97 km]10,41729.84% increase
 Scandia (MN)   SW7 mi [11.27 km]---

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




Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Osceola. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Off-the-Road Links

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Osceola:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Osceola? Please visit the Map Page for Osceola.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osceola - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Osceola, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Osceola.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Osceola and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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