{"id":4820,"date":"2023-06-29T16:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4820"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:39","slug":"osceola-county-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/osceola-county-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Osceola County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Osceola County is a county in Michigan, United States, in the north-central Lower Peninsula between Cadillac and Big Rapids. It had a population of 22,891 at the 2020 census and covers 573 square miles (1,484 km2), centred near 43°59′N 85°20′W.<\/p>\n

Reed City is the county seat, and its postal code is 49677. The county has 2 cities, 4 villages and several unincorporated communities spread across 16 civil townships. Osceola County runs on Eastern Time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Osceola County<\/h2>\n

Reed City and Evart are the county’s two incorporated cities; Hersey, LeRoy, Marion and Tustin are incorporated villages. The rest of the list below is unincorporated communities and small crossroads settlements — some are little more than a name on a plat map. “CDP” marks a Census Bureau statistical place with no city or village government; “Unincorp.” marks a community with no municipal boundary at all.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Reed City<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nRichmond<\/td>\n2,490<\/td>\n49677<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evart<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nEvart<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hersey<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nHersey<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LeRoy<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLeRoy<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49655<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tustin<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nCedar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49688<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sears<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49679<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avondale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chippewa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dighton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHighland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ina<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orono<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Park Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Hersey, LeRoy, Marion and Tustin villages each sit inside the civil township that shares their name, which is common in Michigan — the village government and the township government are separate but the boundaries overlap.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Osceola County has 16 civil townships. The table below gives the township each village or unincorporated place above sits in; population figures for the townships themselves are not verified for this profile and are omitted rather than guessed.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nMain settlement<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Burdell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar<\/td>\nTustin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evart<\/td>\nEvart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartwick<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hersey<\/td>\nHersey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highland<\/td>\nHighland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LeRoy<\/td>\nLeRoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Branch<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orient<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Osceola<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richmond<\/td>\nReed City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rose Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherman<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sylvan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n