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]
Osaka, Virginia | |
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  Osaka, Virginia  Osaka, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′49″N 82°48′39″W / 36.94694°N 82.81083°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Wise |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.431 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
| • Land | 0.431 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,801 ft (549 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 132 |
| • Density | 306.3/sq mi (118.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1493381[1] |
Demographics
editOsaka first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b GNIS.
- ^ Prescott 1946, p. 112.
- ^ Poor 1911, p. 464, INTERSTATE RR.
- ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
bibliography
edit- Prescott, E. J. (1946). The Story of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company, 1882–1945. Virginia Book.
- Poor, Henry Varnum (1911). Poor's Manual of Railroads of the United States. Vol. 44. New York: Poor's Manual Company.
- "Osaka". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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