What is the population of Oscoda, Michigan?
The population of Oscoda, Michigan was 1061, although 3,000 personnel were stationed at nearby Oscoda-Wurtsmith AirportWurtsmith Air Force Base. It is a Census-designated place (CDP) used for statisticsstatistical purposes. As of the 2000 census, the community population was 992. Nearby is the Lumberman’s Monument, in honor of the lumberjacks that first populated the area. The State of Michigan has designated Oscoda, Michigan as the official home of Paul Bunyan due to the earliest documented publications in the Oscoda Press, August 10, 1906 by James MacGillivray (later revised and published in the Detroit News in 1910).