Osage County, Kansas

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Osage County, Kansas
Osage County Courthouse Kansas.jpg
Osage County Courthouse in Lyndon, 2009
Map of Kansas highlighting Osage County
Location in the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded 1859
Named for Osage Nation
Seat Lyndon
Largest city Osage City
Area
 • Total 720 sq mi (1,865 km2)
 • Land 706 sq mi (1,829 km2)
 • Water 14 sq mi (36 km2), 2.0%
Population
 • (2010) 16,295
 • Density 23/sq mi (9/km²)
Congressional district 1st
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.osageco.org

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Osage County (county code OS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,295.[1] Its county seat is Lyndon,[2] and its most populous city is Osage City. The county was originally organized in 1855 as Weller County, and was renamed in 1859 after the Osage River that runs through it, which is itself named for the Osage Native American Tribe.[3]

Osage County is included in the Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Law and government

Osage County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 720 square miles (1,900 km2), of which 706 square miles (1,830 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (2.0%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1860 1,113 —
1870 7,648 587.2%
1880 19,642 156.8%
1890 25,062 27.6%
1900 23,659 −5.6%
1910 19,905 −15.9%
1920 18,621 −6.5%
1930 17,538 −5.8%
1940 15,118 −13.8%
1950 12,811 −15.3%
1960 12,886 0.6%
1970 13,352 3.6%
1980 15,319 14.7%
1990 15,248 −0.5%
2000 16,712 9.6%
2010 16,295 −2.5%
Est. 2014 15,936 [6] −2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[1]

As of the U.S. Census in 2000,[11] there were 16,712 people, 6,490 households, and 4,737 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km2). There were 7,018 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.27% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 6,490 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,928, and the median income for a family was $44,581. Males had a median income of $30,670 versus $22,981 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,691. About 6.40% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Unified school districts

Media

Osage County is served by a weekly newspaper, The Osage County Herald-Chronicle (Web site). The newspaper has a circulation of approximately 4,500, making it the 3rd largest paid weekly publication in the state of Kansas.

The Herald-Chronicle was created by the merger of The Osage County Herald and The Osage County Chronicle in February 2007.

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Osage County (map legend)

Cities

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Unincorporated communities

Townships

Osage County is divided into sixteen townships. The city of Osage City is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township FIPS Population
center		 Population Population
density
/km² (/sq mi)		 Land area
km² (sq mi)		 Water area
km² (sq mi)		 Water % Geographic coordinates
Agency 00450 Quenemo 618 7 (19) 86 (33) 0 (0) 0.10% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Arvonia 02550 136 1 (3) 112 (43) 13 (5) 10.13% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Barclay 04175 239 2 (5) 124 (48) 0 (0) 0.14% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Burlingame 09375 Burlingame 1,768 9 (25) 186 (72) 1 (0) 0.43% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dragoon 18575 214 2 (6) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.07% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Elk 20175 Overbrook 1,723 12 (32) 140 (54) 0 (0) 0.30% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Fairfax 22150 513 5 (12) 111 (43) 5 (2) 4.14% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grant 27850 297 3 (8) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.25% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Junction 35725 1,210 9 (24) 129 (50) 0 (0) 0.15% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lincoln 40925 134 2 (4) 83 (32) 0 (0) 0.10% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Melvern 45725 Melvern 812 7 (18) 115 (44) 0 (0) 0.13% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Olivet 52725 Olivet 263 2 (5) 143 (55) 17 (7) 10.70% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Ridgeway 59825 Carbondale 2,661 25 (64) 108 (42) 2 (1) 2.00% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Scranton 63700 Scranton 1,273 14 (36) 92 (36) 1 (0) 0.91% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Superior 69500 293 3 (8) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.30% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Valley Brook 73200 Lyndon 1,524 15 (38) 104 (40) 0 (0) 0.46% Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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See also

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.osage.kansasgov.com/MV2Base.asp?VarCN=18
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Further reading

External links

Official sites
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