Osage County, Kansas

administration
Osage County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Lyndon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 717 Topeka Avenue Lyndon, KS 66451-9792
Foundation :	February 11, 1859
Area code :	001 785
Demographics
Residents :	16,295 (2010)
Population density :	8.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1863 km²
Water surface :	41 km²
map

Website : www.osage.kansasgov.com

Osage County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Lyndon .

geography

The county is located in east central Kansas, about 50 miles from Missouri , and has an area of 1,863 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Shawnee County , Douglas County , Franklin County , Coffey County , Lyon County, and Wabaunsee Counties .

history

Osage County was formed on February 11, 1859. It was named after the Osage River .

12 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	1113	-
1870	7648	587.2%
1880	19,042	149%
1890	25,062	31.6%
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%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

As of the 2000 census , Osage County had 16,712 people in 6,490 households and 4,737 families in Osage County. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.27 percent white, 0.22 percent African American, 0.65 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.10 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.41 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.18 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.53 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,490 households, 33.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.0 percent were married couples living together, 8.1 percent were single mothers, and 27.0 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent of all households were single households and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

27.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.4 percent between 18 and 24 years, 27.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 93.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,928 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,581. Males had a median income of $ 30,670 versus $ 22,981 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,691.
6.4 percent of families and 8.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Osage County (Kansas) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 485033. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Osage County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

38.572222222222 -95.536388888889Coordinates: 38 ° 34 ′ N , 95 ° 32 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 485033. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

[6] Osage County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .