Osceola

Osceola is town in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The population was 1,859 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town is named after Seminole fighter, Osceola. Osceola was not an actual chief within the tribes.

Geography

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,859 people, 714 households, and 521 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,361.2 people per square mile (523.9/km²). There were 739 housing units at an average density of 541.1/sq mi (208.3/km²).  

There were 714 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,657, and the median income for a family was $45,707. Males had a median income of $33,036 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,051. About 3.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Located in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, Osceola spans both sides of the St. Joseph River, although the majority is on the south side. Osceola in divided once again by the railroad.