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Osceola, Iowa
Osceola is a city in and the county seat of Clarke County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,415 at the time of the 2020 census.
Osceola was named after a Seminole Indian leader of the same name. Osceola is an anglicised form of Asiyahola: assi, from a ceremonial yaupon holly tea or "black drink" and yaholi, the name of a Creek god intoned when the drink was served.
In 1872, the Masonic Building was built on the public square in Osceola. The Italianate building was used by Osceola Lodge No. 77 of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, and the main floor was a bank and hardware store.
In December 2023, Osceola City Administrator Ty Wheeler urged residents to switch from using tap water to bottled water as extreme drought affected West Lake. In February 2024, the Clarke Community School District shut off drinking water in all its buildings due to a severe drought in Osceola.
Osceola is located at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Routes 34 and 69. It lies 35 miles (56 km) north of the Missouri border, and approximately 40 mi (64 km) south of Des Moines.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.68 square miles (17.30 km2), of which 6.48 square miles (16.78 km2) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Osceola has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
As of the 2020 census, Osceola had a population of 5,415, with 2,138 households and 1,305 families residing in the city. The population density was 745.5 inhabitants per square mile (287.8/km2), and there were 2,363 housing units at an average density of 325.3 per square mile (125.6/km2).
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Osceola, Iowa
Osceola is a city in and the county seat of Clarke County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,415 at the time of the 2020 census.
Osceola was named after a Seminole Indian leader of the same name. Osceola is an anglicised form of Asiyahola: assi, from a ceremonial yaupon holly tea or "black drink" and yaholi, the name of a Creek god intoned when the drink was served.
In 1872, the Masonic Building was built on the public square in Osceola. The Italianate building was used by Osceola Lodge No. 77 of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, and the main floor was a bank and hardware store.
In December 2023, Osceola City Administrator Ty Wheeler urged residents to switch from using tap water to bottled water as extreme drought affected West Lake. In February 2024, the Clarke Community School District shut off drinking water in all its buildings due to a severe drought in Osceola.
Osceola is located at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Routes 34 and 69. It lies 35 miles (56 km) north of the Missouri border, and approximately 40 mi (64 km) south of Des Moines.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.68 square miles (17.30 km2), of which 6.48 square miles (16.78 km2) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Osceola has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
As of the 2020 census, Osceola had a population of 5,415, with 2,138 households and 1,305 families residing in the city. The population density was 745.5 inhabitants per square mile (287.8/km2), and there were 2,363 housing units at an average density of 325.3 per square mile (125.6/km2).