Osaka, Virginia

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Osaka, Virginia
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Osaka, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°56′49″N82°48′39″W / 36.94694°N 82.81083°W / 36.94694; -82.81083 [1]
Country United States
State Virginia
County Wise
Area
  Total
0.431 sq mi (1.12 km2)
  Land0.431 sq mi (1.12 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,801 ft (549 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
132
  Density306.3/sq mi (118.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1493381 [1]

Osaka is a Census-designated place and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States, served by a (now vanished) branch line of the Appalachia to Stonega railroad that ran along Mud Lick Creek to Roda, which was built in 1896 by Interstate Railroads. [2] [3]

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Demographics

Osaka first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 GNIS.
  2. Prescott 1946, p. 112.
  3. Poor 1911, p. 464, INTERSTATE RR.
  4. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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