Osage is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Coryell County Coryell County ( ) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 83,093. The county seat is Gatesville. The county is named for James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Range ...

, in the U.S. state of

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. According to the

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, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

Osage may have been named either for the

Osage Nation The Osage Nation ( ) ( Osage: 𐓁𐒻 𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰͘ ('), "People of the Middle Waters") is a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Great Plains. The tribe developed in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys around 700 BC along ...

or the Osage Orange trees in the area. The area in what is known as Osage today was first settled in 1860. A post office was established at Osage in 1878 and remained in operation until 1965. Several general stores, a gin, and a smithy were destroyed by fire in 1936. For over a century, a Baptist church was used as the main place for worship in the community. The population was 30 from 1980 through 2000.

Geography

Osage is located on Bluff Creek near the

McLennan County McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 260,579 . Its county seat and largest city is Waco. The U.S. census 2021 county population estimate is 263,115. The county is ...

line, northeast of Gatesville in eastern Coryell County.

Education

Osage had its own school until it joined the

Crawford Independent School District Crawford Independent School District is a public school district based in Crawford, Texas (USA). Located in McLennan County, small portions of the district extend into Coryell and Bosque counties. Crawford ISD has two campuses: * Crawford High ...

in 1947.

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{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Coryell County, Texas

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