Oskaloosa, Iowa | |
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| Nickname: Osky | |
| Motto: "Note the Difference" | |
 Location of Oskaloosa, Iowa | |
  Oskaloosa Location in the United States  Oskaloosa Oskaloosa (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′31″N 92°38′25″W / 41.29194°N 92.64028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Mahaska |
| Incorporated | February 4, 1875[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.04 sq mi (20.81 km2) |
| • Land | 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 11,558 |
| • Density | 1,440.97/sq mi (556.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 52577 |
| Area code | 641 |
| FIPS code | 19-59925 |
| GNIS feature ID | 468480[3] |
| Website | www |
Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa.[4] In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining. The population was 11,558 in the 2020 U.S. census.[5]
- ^ "Oskaloosa, Iowa". City-Data. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oskaloosa, Iowa
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.