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Osceola is located at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Routes 34 and 69. It lies 35 miles (56 km) north of the Missouri border, and approximately 40 mi (64 km) south of Des Moines . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.68 square miles (17.30 km 2 ), of which 6.48 square miles (16.78 km 2 ) is land ...
Osceola County (/ ˌ ɒ s i ˈ oʊ l ə / OSS-ee-OH-lə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,192, making it the state's fifth-least populous county. [1] It is named for Seminole war chief Osceola. The county seat is Sibley, named for H. H. Sibley of Minnesota. [2]
Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,748. [1] The county seat is Osceola. [2] The county was formed in January 1846, one of twelve counties established by legislative action in a comprehensive act. [3] [4] It was named for James Clarke, a Governor of the Iowa Territory. [5]
The Iowa Constitution of 1857, which is still in effect today, states that counties must have an area of at least 432 square miles (1,120 km 2), and no county may be reduced below that size by boundary changes. [6] However, exceptions to this rule were granted, as ten counties have areas below this size.
The one-time home of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a former Clarke County treasurer, Osceola has known for more than 20 years that the region will need a new water source.
Sibley is a city and the county seat of Osceola County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,860 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Hawkeye Point , the highest point in the State of Iowa, is also nearby.
Three years of drought have left West Lake 6 feet below it usual level, prompting the Osceola Water Works board this month to ask residents to restrict their water use.The city can safely pull ...
This alphabetic list of townships in Iowa and their counties is based on the U.S. Census for 2000. Iowa has 1,599 townships. Townships in the U.S. state of Iowa are distinct geographical areas. For civil administrative purposes, Iowa state law allows each county board of supervisors to divide the county into townships. [1]