Guide to Osseo Minnesota

Osseo (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

2,908

2,974

2,704

2,434

2,479

-270

-9.99

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.50

0.76

0.77

0.01

0.72

Density (persons per sq. mile)

5,816.0

3,913.2

3,557.9

3,179.7

-378.20

-10.63

Housing Units

829

1,040

1,034

1,060

2.51

Households

1,015

995

1,035

1,117

4.02

Persons Per Household

2.66

2.46

2.20

2.11

-0.26

-10.58

Osseo is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. U.S. Route 169, County Road 81, and Central Avenue / Old Jefferson Highway are three of the main arterial routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 886 ft (270 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,434 people, 1,035 households, and 606 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,179.7 people per square mile (1,220.5/km²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 1,384.7/sq mi (531.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.93% White, 1.23% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 1,035 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,685, and the median income for a family was $52,083. Males had a median income of $38,150 versus $27,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,507. About 2.3% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

OSSEO, a city in Maple Grove Township, platted July 10, 1852, and incorporated February 24, 1875. Among the early settlers was Warren Sampson, who built a store in 1854 and operated the post office, then named Palestine, 1855-56; with Isaac La Bissonniere, Sampson again platted the community in 1856, changing its name to Osseo. A short time later another village, City of Attraction, was laid out to the southeast by A. B. Chaffee, its stores and homes later absorbed by Osseo. Potatoes were a major farm export crop and from that enterprise developed the Osseo Starch Factory owned by the Wilmes brothers. The village had a station of the Great Northern Railway in section 18.

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