Osseo (/ˈɒsi.oʊ/ OSS-ee-oh) is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, it has a population of 2,688.

Etymology

It is said that "Osseo" derives from the Ojibwe name "Waaseyaa" meaning "There is light", more commonly translated as "Son of the Evening Star". Henry Wadsworth Longfellow uses the word "Osseo" in his poem The Song of Hiawatha.

Geography

Osseo is in northeastern Hennepin County, bordered by Brooklyn Park to the east and Maple Grove to the west. It has an area of 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.

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