Osaka

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Osaka is a Census-designated place and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Osaka had a population of 132. It was served by a branch line of the Appalachia to Stonega railroad that ran along Mud Lick Creek to Roda, which was built in 1896 by Interstate Railroads.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Osaka, VA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Juanita M. Kreps

United States Secretary of Commerce (1921-2010)

A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

American politician (1923–2021)

Louise Slaughter

American politician (1929–2018)

Thomas Jones

American footballer player from the United States

Adriana Trigiani

American film director

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Joe Maggard

American actor, voice artist, director, writer, and comedian

Peggie Castle

American actress who specialized in playing the "other woman" in B-movies (1927-1973)

Julius Jones

player of American football

Leanza Cornett

American beauty pageant contestant

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C. C. Swiney

American actor, writer and musician

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James H. Law

American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator (1899–1966)

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Sam McCorkle

American football player and coach

Willie Horton

American baseball player and coach

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Paul Davis

American football player (born 1958)

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John Napier

actor (1926-2008)

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Henry Stuart Carter

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Osaka

Report of conferences on improving foremanship and instructor training

Stonega Coke and Coal Company · 1921

She persisted

Chelsea Clinton · 2021

The seven spices

Thomas Ainlay · 2009

Encyclopedia of Dermatology

Meghan Pratt · 2016

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