Welcome to Osceola County ...
Time Zone: Osceola County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Sibley is the Seat for Osceola County.
Osceola County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Woodbury County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Osceola had a population of 5,958 people. This is a decrease of 7.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,459 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Osceola represented 0.21% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Osceola County:
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Melvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Ocheyedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Sibley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Osceola County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Nobles County
- Jackson County
- Dickinson County
- O'Brien County
- Lyon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |