Guide to Oslo Minnesota

Oslo (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2000-2010 Change
Oslo (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	Actual	Percent
Population	417	379	362	347	330	-17	-4.90
Land Area (sq. mile)	0.60	0.52	0.49	0.36	0.36	0	0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile)	695.00	728.85	738.78	973.03	916.67	-56.36	-4.90
Housing Units	145	168	160	162	158	-4	-2.47
Households	--	146	143	148	134	-14	-9.46
Persons Per Household	--	2.60	2.53	2.34	2.46	+0.12	+5.13

Oslo is a city in Marshall County, Minnesota. Minnesota Highway 1 and Minnesota Highway 220 are two of the main routes in the community. Oslo is three miles east of Interstate 29 in nearby North Dakota. The Red River of the North flows through at the western edge of Oslo. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2), of which 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 330 people, 134 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density was 916.7 inhabitants per square mile (353.9/km2). There were 158 housing units at an average density of 438.9 per square mile (169.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.3% White, 1.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 13.0% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.3% of the population.

There were 134 households of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.21.

The median age in the city was 35.5 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

OSLO, a city in sections 31 and 32 of Oak Park, bears the name of a large medieval city that occupied the site of Christiania, Norway. The old city was mostly burned in 1547 and again in 1624, and the new city was founded and named at the later date by Christian IV, king of Denmark and Norway. The city was incorporated on November 21, 1905, as Oslo; the name changed to Soo City in 1907 and back to Oslo in 1908; it was reincorporated on December 11, 1912, at which time it separated from the township. The post office began as Granville, Polk County, in 1881 and transferred to Oslo in 1905, associated with postmaster Andrew Hilden, who was born in Norway in 1853, moved to the United States in 1869 and to Granville, Polk County, in 1896, buying the one existing store and taking over the post office in 1897; he moved the store to the present Oslo in 1905 along with the post office; Hilden moved to Baudette in 1910, where he died in 1922.

Oslo City Hall 107 3rd Avenue E PO Box 187 Oslo, MN 56744 Phone: (218) 695-3841 Regular Business Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm City Council Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month, call for time
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address	Phone
Mayor	12/31/2022	Erika Martens 503 4th Avenue E Oslo, MN 56744	(218) 695-4103 (701) 739-3738
Clerk-Treasurer	appointed	Debbie Goschke 107 3rd Avenue E Oslo, MN 56744	(218) 695-3841
Council Member	12/31/2022	Tim Solem 206 6th Avenue E Oslo, MN 56744	(218) 695-1315
Council Member	12/31/2022	Vickie Jamieson 308 Lake Street Oslo, MN 56744	(218) 695-1038
Council Member	12/31/2024	Nancy Kosmatka 407 Marshall Street Oslo, MN 56744	(218) 695-0922
Council Member	12/31/2024	Susan Heinz 407 5th Avenue E Oslo, MN 56744	(218) 695-5403

Utility Type	Utility Name	Utility Phone
Electricity	Otter Tail Power Company	(218) 843-3653
Natural Gas	n/a	n/a
Wastewater	City of Oslo	(218) 695-3841
Water	Marshall Polk Rural Water Association	(218) 745-5471
Telephone	Frontier Telecommunications	(877) 898-2097
Cable TV	n/a	n/a

Oslo City Park

The Oslo City Park is south of the intersection of Hwy. 1 and Main Street. It contains 2 1/2 blocks of athletic field, baseball diamond, horseshoe court, tennis court, RV camping sights, picnic grounds with two shelter houses and a new playground. The City is in the final stage of the City Park Playground Project. This new playground facility will support integrated play between children of differing ages and provide a safe environment for children to play in. The equipment is fully handicap accessible and is in compliance with current safety standards.

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