Osceola County Community Profile
Communities Osceola County has 22 local units of government. Listed below is each local unit of government and its population from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey. |
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Cities (2) | Villages (4) | Townships (16) |
City of Evart - 1,793 | Hersey - 315 | Burdell- 1,186 |
City of Reed City - 2,472 | LeRoy - 305 | Cedar - 409 |
Marion - 896 | Evart - 1,561 | |
Tustin - 215 | Hartwick - 546 | |
Hersey - 1,698 | ||
Highland - 1,161 | ||
LeRoy - 1,551 | ||
Lincoln - 1,487 | ||
Marion - 1,678 | ||
Middle Branch - 769 | ||
Orient - 40 | ||
Osceola - 1,132 | ||
Richmond - 1,712 | ||
Rose Lake - 1,405 | ||
Sherman - 1,033 | ||
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Sylvan - 866 |
Transportation | ||
Mode | Service | Comments |
Major Road Network |
US-131 (north-south) US-10 (east-west) M-115 (northeast-southeast) M-66 (north-south) |
four lane divided interstate; intersects I-94, I-96, and I-196 intersects US-131, US-127, and I-75 intersects US-127 and US-131 intersects I-94 and I-96 |
Air | Evart Municipal Airport | City of Evart located in industrial park business and industrial users 4,200' lighted runway |
Bus | Indian Trails | regional bus line |
Bus | Mecosta Osceola Transportation Authority (MOTA) |
local bus service |
Rail | Great Lakes Central Railroad | Village of Marion spur can be run into industrial park |
Colleges & Universities There are several community colleges and universities within a 50 mile radius of either one or both of Osceola County's two cities. |
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College/University | Distance (miles) |
Enrollment
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Ferris State University from Reed City from Evart |
14 26 |
7,901 Big Rapids campus 11,165 all campuses (2020 enrollment; FSU website) |
Central Michigan University from Reed City from Evart |
60 47 |
13,609 on-campus (2019-2020 enrollment; CMU website) |
West Shore Community College from Reed City |
50 |
1,380 (Winter 2017) |
Baker College from Reed City from Evart |
31 38 |
approximately 16,000 across all campuses (2018-2019, Baker College website) |
Mid Michigan Community College from Reed City from Evart |
47 33 |
4,964 (2018-2020 enrollment; Mid Michigan Community College website) |
Health Care Unlike many rural communities Osceola County residents and surrounding communities are fortunate to have access to local, advanced health care. Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital provides clinics, impatient care, rehab and nursing, and 24-hour emergency services. In addition to these services the Reed City Hospital is connected to the entire Spectrum Health system. Spectrum Health also has clinics in Evart and Tustin. The Susan P. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center is also located in Reed City. This regional cancer center is located just up the street from the Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital. |
Utilities | |
Electricity | Consumers Energy, Great Lakes Energy |
Natural Gas | DTE Energy |
Water/Sewer | Municipal services in Evart, Marion, and Reed City. Well and septic in all other areas. |
Cable TV | Spectrum, Summit Digital |
Broadband | Osceola County has two Gigabit communities. Casair has a 10 Gig fiber network that runs through both the city of Reed City and Village of Hersey. The 10 Gig fiber network can be viewed from Casair's Fiber Network Map. Casair will soon be running additional fiber in other locations in the County. |
Media |
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7&4 WPBN | NBC affiliate broadcasting from Traverse City. |
9&10 News (WWTV) | CBS affiliate broadcasting from Cadillac. |
Cadillac News | Daily paper covering Cadillac and surrounding communities (Osceola County). |
FOX 32 | FOX affiliate broadcasting from Cadillac. |
Marion Press | Weekly newspaper with a coverage area that includes the Village of Marion and the City of Evart. |
Pioneer | Daily paper covering Big Rapids and surrounding communities (Osceola County). An Osceola County specific edition is published once a week. |
WGTU | ABC affiliate broadcasting from Traverse City. |
Industrial Parks | ||
Evart Air-Industrial Park | 47 acres | Michigan Certified Business Park 4,200' runway |
Marion Industrial Park | 13 acres | Rail spur can be run into industrial park |
Economic Development Partners In addition to the Osceola County Community Development Office there are other organizations that are available to assist businesses in Osceola County. |
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Marion Chamber of Commerce; (231) 743-2461 |
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Reed City Chamber of Commerce; (231) 832-5431 |
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