Osceola is a town in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 2,463 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the South Bend– Mishawaka, IN- MI,

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History

Osceola was platted in 1837. The town was named after

Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Muscogee language, Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a S ...

, leader of the Seminole. A post office has been in operation at Osceola since 1854.

Geography

Osceola is located at (41.663474, -86.075205). According to the 2010 census, Osceola has a total area of , of which (or 99.27%) is land and (or 0.73%) is water. Osceola is also home to Ferrettie/Baugo Creek County Park, a 214-acre park with an extensive trail network along Baugo Creek.

Demographics

Located in the

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, Osceola spans both sides of the St. Joseph River, although the majority is on the south side. Osceola is divided once again by the railroad.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,463 people, 905 households, and 672 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 979 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.5%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2%

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, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 905 households, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were

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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.7% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age in the town was 35.7 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,859 people, 714 households, and 521 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 739 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.79%

, 0.43%

, 0.11% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There were 714 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were

living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $43,657, and the median income for a family was $45,707. Males had a median income of $33,036 versus $25,000 for females. The

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for the town was $18,051. About 3.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Since fall 2009, Interurban Trolley's Bittersweet/Mishawaka route has connected Osceola to the nearby cities of Elkhart and Mishawaka. Riders can transfer to South Bend-Mishawaka region's TRANSPO bus system in Mishawaka and other Interurban Trolley bus routes at Elkhart.

Education

It is in

. It is zoned to Moran Elementary School in Osceola, Grissom Middle School,
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Penn High School Penn High School is a public high school located just outside Mishawaka, Indiana, United States, near South Bend. It is the only high school in the Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) School Corporation. The district includes all of Osceola and porti ...

References

{{authority control Towns in St. Joseph County, Indiana Towns in Indiana South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area Populated places established in 1837