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Welcome to Oskaloosa ...The city of Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jefferson County. The location of Oskaloosa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oskaloosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. When the people of Oskaloosa refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oskaloosan<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oskaloosa has a population of 1,065 people<4> (see below for details). Oskaloosa is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Oskaloosa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Oskaloosa is within the (785) area code. The ZIP code for Oskaloosa: 66066<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oskaloosa had an population of 1,065 people. This is a decrease of 4.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.58% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oskaloosa had a population of 1,113 people (or 5.82% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Oskaloosa the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Oskaloosa represents 0.04% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 187th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,113 people, the population of Oskaloosa decreased 4.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,165 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oskaloosa. Communities Also Named Oskaloosa ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oskaloosa - they are located in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oskaloosa. Communities near Oskaloosa ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oskaloosa.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oskaloosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oskaloosa. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oskaloosa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oskaloosa. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oskaloosa. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oskaloosa. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oskaloosa ...Looking for more information about Oskaloosa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Oskaloosa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oskaloosa. Adding Oskaloosa to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oskaloosa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oskaloosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Oskaloosa in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Oskaloosa. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oskaloosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/ The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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