Oskaloosa
city in and the county seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Mahaska
- Incorporated
- February 4, 1875
- Total
- 8.03 sq mi (20.81 km )
- Land
- 8.02 sq mi (20.77 km )
- Water
- 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
- Elevation
- 846 ft (258 m)
- Density
- 1,441.0/sq mi (556.38/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 19-59925
- Website
- www .oskaloosaiowa .org
Article
Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa. The population was 11,558 in the 2020 U.S. census. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining. Today, Oskaloosa is home to William Penn University, a private university, and Lake Keomah State Park which is located four miles east of the city.
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