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Osceola County, Michigan
Osceola County (/ˌɒsiˈoʊlə/ OSS-ee-OH-lə) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 22,891. The county seat is Reed City.
When established by the Michigan Legislature on April 1, 1840, it was named Unwattin County, after Chief Unwattin of the local Ottawa people. As a representative of the Ottawa nation, he participated in negotiations for the Treaty of Washington (1836) that granted a vast expanse of Michigan to the US Federal Government. The name was changed March 8, 1843, to Osceola, after the Seminole chief who achieved renown in Florida.
The county was initially attached for administrative purposes to Ottawa County. In 1855, it was attached to Mason County; in 1857, to Newaygo County; and in 1859, to Mecosta County.
As the population increased, separate county government was organized in 1869, with Hersey designated as the county seat. Reed City became the official county seat in 1927. The county was developed initially for harvesting and processing lumber, and many European Americans came to work in lumbering and the mills.
The low rolling hills of Osceola County were completely wooded prior to settlement; at present about half of the area has been cleared and converted to agricultural or urban use. There are numerous small lakes and ponds scattered across the county; the largest is Rose Lake, northeast of LeRoy. The highest point on the terrain (1,722 feet/525 meters ASL) is Grove Hill, in Sherman Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 573 square miles (1,480 km2), of which 566 square miles (1,470 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (6.7%) is water. The county is drained by the Muskegon River and branches of the Manistee River. Osceola County is part of Northern Michigan.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 22,891. The median age was 43.6 years, 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 21.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.0 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 93.5% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.7% of the population.
Less than 0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
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Osceola County, Michigan
Osceola County (/ˌɒsiˈoʊlə/ OSS-ee-OH-lə) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 22,891. The county seat is Reed City.
When established by the Michigan Legislature on April 1, 1840, it was named Unwattin County, after Chief Unwattin of the local Ottawa people. As a representative of the Ottawa nation, he participated in negotiations for the Treaty of Washington (1836) that granted a vast expanse of Michigan to the US Federal Government. The name was changed March 8, 1843, to Osceola, after the Seminole chief who achieved renown in Florida.
The county was initially attached for administrative purposes to Ottawa County. In 1855, it was attached to Mason County; in 1857, to Newaygo County; and in 1859, to Mecosta County.
As the population increased, separate county government was organized in 1869, with Hersey designated as the county seat. Reed City became the official county seat in 1927. The county was developed initially for harvesting and processing lumber, and many European Americans came to work in lumbering and the mills.
The low rolling hills of Osceola County were completely wooded prior to settlement; at present about half of the area has been cleared and converted to agricultural or urban use. There are numerous small lakes and ponds scattered across the county; the largest is Rose Lake, northeast of LeRoy. The highest point on the terrain (1,722 feet/525 meters ASL) is Grove Hill, in Sherman Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 573 square miles (1,480 km2), of which 566 square miles (1,470 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (6.7%) is water. The county is drained by the Muskegon River and branches of the Manistee River. Osceola County is part of Northern Michigan.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 22,891. The median age was 43.6 years, 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 21.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.0 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 93.5% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.7% of the population.
Less than 0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
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