Osgood is a town in Center Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

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History

Osgood was platted in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point. The town was named for A. L. Osgood, a railroad official. A post office called Osgood has been in operation since 1855. In the 1890s, Osgood was a sundown town, where African Americans were not allowed to reside. By then, Osgood was still much more closely connected to Cincinnati than Indianapolis in terms of trade.

In 1999, the community received a $23 million bequest from the Gilmore and Golda Reynolds Foundation, which was established by two lifelong Osgood residents to assist the town government as well as local non-profit organizations.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Osgood has a total area of , of which (or 97.97%) is land and (or 2.03%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Osgood had a population of 1,587. The median age was 38.0 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.4 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 643 households in Osgood, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.6% were married-couple households, 20.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,624 people, 638 households, and 417 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 728 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 638 households, of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the town was 36 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census

The town has a lending library, the Osgood Public Library.

Notable people

  • Mary Aikins Currie, Indiana State Auditor from 1970 to 1978.
  • Jasper S. Bilby, surveyor
  • Grover Hartley, baseball player and umpire

See also

  • List of sundown towns in the United States

References

  • Town of Osgood, Indiana website