Osage, Wyoming
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newcastle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82723. The Survey maps it on the Osage quadrangle. 151 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,321 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresOsage fell from 208 to 151 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 208 | |
| 2020 | 151 | -57 (-27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1899 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Osage quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Osage between 1992 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. 12 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | THORTON & CLAY SPUR |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | RRMM 535 FIRE |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | 11 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 2020 | Natural | 4.6 acres | New Castle Field Office | TURNER |
| 25 August 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | RRMM 536.1 |
| 25 August 2002 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Osage: 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Osage,Clay Spur Quarries | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Turner Creek | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
60 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osage in 60 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 33 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Osage | $163,000 | At least four inches of rain fell over eastern Weston County in less than two hours, causing flash flooding in Newcastle. Widespread street flooding damaged cars and left debris throughout the town. Numerous culverts were damaged, sewers were clogged, and basements were flooded. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over a metal shed and snapped and overturned trees. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Osage | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | $15,000 | Numerous trees were blown down by strong wind gusts, including a 30 inch diameter tree blown onto a garage. Wind-driven hail broke a skylight and skirting on a mobile home and windows. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Osage | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused flooding along Skull Creek Road, Oil Creek Road, Green Mountain Road, and Purvis Road. One and a half inches of rain fell in 20 minutes north of Four Corners. Water covered the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 16 near the intersection with Highway 450. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | $10,000 | Strong winds damaged a house roof and tree limbs, broke a 500 gallon fiberglass tank into three pieces, and blew the pieces a mile away. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | $5,000 | A metal shop building was flattened by strong wind gusts. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Osage | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Osage | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | WY Mesonet Site measured wind gust. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Osage | - | Wind gusts to 50 mph accompanied the storm. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Osage | - | Minor flooding of small streams and creeks occurred around Mallo and Four Corners. Roads were flooded in and below the 2012 Oil Creek burn scar. A few small stock dams breeched and small landslides were reported. Localized flooding was reported around Newcastle; including Carter Avenue, Stampede Drive, Highway 85 at Highway 16, and Morrissey Road just south of Newcastle. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Osage | - | Portions of several county roads were underwater northeast of Osage, including Skull Creek Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Osage | - | Runoff from the heavy rain caused Clayspur Road to wash out in several places. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts near 60 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Osage | - | A small tornado briefly touched down in a field northwest of Osage. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Osage | - | Severe thunderstorms moved through Weston County, producing large hail and a funnel cloud. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osage | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Osage | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Spur | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Jerome | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Skull Creek | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Cambria (historical) | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Upton | 13.7 miles | 12 | |
| Newcastle | 14.4 miles | 13 | |
| Colloid | 15.3 miles | 12 | |
| Horton | 15.6 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Osage | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1942284 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1601947. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





