Osage County, Kansas
Osage County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | OsageCo.org |
Osage County is a
History
Early history
For many
19th century
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1859, Osage County was established.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Shawnee County (north)
- Douglas County (northeast)
- Franklin County (east)
- Coffey County (south)
- Lyon County (southwest)
- Wabaunsee County (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
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% | |
2020 | 15,766 | −3.2% | |
2023 (est.) | 15,824 | [6] | 0.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[2] |
Osage County is included in the
As of the
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
Government
Presidential elections
Osage County is strongly Republican. In only six presidential elections from 1880 to the present day has the county failed to back the Republican Party candidate, most recently in Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide of 1964.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,705 | 71.00% | 2,136 | 26.58% | 194 | 2.41% |
2016 | 4,826 | 67.47% | 1,753 | 24.51% | 574 | 8.02% |
2012 | 4,427 | 64.10% | 2,268 | 32.84% | 211 | 3.06% |
2008 | 4,820 | 63.89% | 2,534 | 33.59% | 190 | 2.52% |
2004 | 4,800 | 64.32% | 2,537 | 33.99% | 126 | 1.69% |
2000 | 3,770 | 57.01% | 2,530 | 38.26% | 313 | 4.73% |
1996 | 3,487 | 48.80% | 2,502 | 35.01% | 1,157 | 16.19% |
1992 | 2,561 | 34.51% | 2,297 | 30.95% | 2,563 | 34.54% |
1988 | 3,496 | 54.33% | 2,840 | 44.13% | 99 | 1.54% |
1984 | 4,288 | 66.55% | 2,072 | 32.16% | 83 | 1.29% |
1980 | 3,817 | 60.36% | 2,088 | 33.02% | 419 | 6.63% |
1976 | 2,945 | 50.53% | 2,755 | 47.27% | 128 | 2.20% |
1972 | 4,073 | 71.11% | 1,522 | 26.57% | 133 | 2.32% |
1968 | 3,157 | 56.15% | 1,664 | 29.60% | 801 | 14.25% |
1964 | 2,681 | 49.10% | 2,737 | 50.13% | 42 | 0.77% |
1960 | 3,880 | 64.02% | 2,150 | 35.47% | 31 | 0.51% |
1956 | 4,136 | 67.28% | 1,979 | 32.19% | 32 | 0.52% |
1952 | 4,589 | 68.84% | 2,036 | 30.54% | 41 | 0.62% |
1948 | 3,474 | 55.55% | 2,659 | 42.52% | 121 | 1.93% |
1944 | 4,107 | 64.40% | 2,212 | 34.69% | 58 | 0.91% |
1940 | 4,991 | 60.52% | 3,186 | 38.63% | 70 | 0.85% |
1936 | 4,232 | 49.87% | 4,224 | 49.78% | 30 | 0.35% |
1932 | 3,707 | 45.40% | 4,199 | 51.43% | 259 | 3.17% |
1928 | 5,900 | 73.24% | 2,058 | 25.55% | 98 | 1.22% |
1924 | 4,957 | 63.20% | 2,050 | 26.14% | 836 | 10.66% |
1920 | 4,507 | 62.80% | 2,414 | 33.64% | 256 | 3.57% |
1916 | 3,770 | 44.69% | 4,276 | 50.69% | 390 | 4.62% |
1912 | 850 | 17.62% | 1,969 | 40.82% | 2,005 | 41.56% |
1908 | 2,671 | 50.30% | 2,288 | 43.09% | 351 | 6.61% |
1904 | 3,670 | 65.01% | 1,516 | 26.86% | 459 | 8.13% |
1900 | 3,128 | 51.16% | 2,901 | 47.45% | 85 | 1.39% |
1896 | 2,903 | 44.97% | 3,481 | 53.93% | 71 | 1.10% |
1892 | 2,604 | 43.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,345 | 56.23% |
1888 | 3,442 | 57.49% | 1,380 | 23.05% | 1,165 | 19.46% |
Laws
Osage County was a prohibition, or
The county voted "No" on the
Education
Unified school districts
- Osage City USD 420
- Lyndon USD 421
- Santa Fe Trail USD 434
- Burlingame USD 454
- Marais des Cygnes Valley USD 456
Media
Osage County is served by a weekly newspaper, The Osage County Herald-Chronicle. 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
† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
Cities
- Burlingame
- Carbondale
- Lyndon (county seat)
- Melvern
- Olivet
- Osage City
- Overbrook
- Quenemo
- Scranton
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% | 38°34′21″N 95°32′12″W / 38.57250°N 95.53667°W |
Arvonia | 02550 | 136 | 1 (3) | 112 (43) | 13 (5) | 10.13% | 38°28′52″N 95°52′14″W / 38.48111°N 95.87056°W | |
Barclay | 04175 | 239 | 2 (5) | 124 (48) | 0 (0) | 0.14% | 38°33′42″N 95°52′0″W / 38.56167°N 95.86667°W | |
Burlingame | 09375 | Burlingame | 1,768 | 9 (25) | 186 (72) | 1 (0) | 0.43% | 38°47′5″N 95°52′5″W / 38.78472°N 95.86806°W |
Dragoon | 18575 | 214 | 2 (6) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 38°43′14″N 95°49′16″W / 38.72056°N 95.82111°W | |
Elk | 20175 | Overbrook | 1,723 | 12 (32) | 140 (54) | 0 (0) | 0.30% | 38°47′21″N 95°33′58″W / 38.78917°N 95.56611°W |
Fairfax | 22150 | 513 | 5 (12) | 111 (43) | 5 (2) | 4.14% | 38°42′34″N 95°40′3″W / 38.70944°N 95.66750°W | |
Grant | 27850 | 297 | 3 (8) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.25% | 38°38′25″N 95°52′24″W / 38.64028°N 95.87333°W | |
Junction | 35725 | 1,210 | 9 (24) | 129 (50) | 0 (0) | 0.15% | 38°40′27″N 95°34′8″W / 38.67417°N 95.56889°W | |
Lincoln | 40925 | 134 | 2 (4) | 83 (32) | 0 (0) | 0.10% | 38°29′7″N 95°33′17″W / 38.48528°N 95.55472°W | |
Melvern | 45725 | Melvern | 812 | 7 (18) | 115 (44) | 0 (0) | 0.13% | 38°30′8″N 95°38′50″W / 38.50222°N 95.64722°W |
Olivet | 52725 | Olivet | 263 | 2 (5) | 143 (55) | 17 (7) | 10.70% | 38°29′53″N 95°44′51″W / 38.49806°N 95.74750°W |
Ridgeway | 59825 | Carbondale | 2,661 | 25 (64) | 108 (42) | 2 (1) | 2.00% | 38°48′56″N 95°40′56″W / 38.81556°N 95.68222°W |
Scranton | 63700 | Scranton | 1,273 | 14 (36) | 92 (36) | 1 (0) | 0.91% | 38°47′30″N 95°45′10″W / 38.79167°N 95.75278°W |
Superior | 69500 | 293 | 3 (8) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.30% | 38°38′44″N 95°47′34″W / 38.64556°N 95.79278°W | |
Valley Brook | 73200 | Lyndon | 1,524 | 15 (38) | 104 (40) | 0 (0) | 0.46% | 38°36′44″N 95°40′35″W / 38.61222°N 95.67639°W |
Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. |
See also
- Community information for Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of townships in Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
- List of ghost towns in Kansas
References
- ^ "Osage County, Kansas - Home".
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Osage County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Osage County Website". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
- ^ Panetta, Grace (August 3, 2022). "14 of the 19 Kansas counties that rejected an anti-abortion amendment voted for Trump in 2020". Business Insider. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
Further reading
- Standard Atlas of Osage County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 80 pages; 1918.
- Descriptive Atlas of Osage County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 67 pages; 1899.
- An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Osage County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 46 pages; 1879.
External links
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