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Osage County, Kansas

Date Established: February 11, 1859
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Osage County
County Seat: Lyndon
Origin of Name: Named for the Osage River, which drains much of the county and is itself named for the Osage Indian tribe.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Agency Township  425 
Arvonia Township  122 
Barclay Township  148 
Burlingame Township  1,704 
Dragoon Township  199 
Elk Township  1,843 
Fairfax Township  610 
Grant Township  286 
Junction Township  1,207 
Lincoln Township  145 
Melvern Township  729 
Olivet Township  241 
Osage City (city)  2,861 
Ridgeway Township  2,376 
Scranton Township  1,133 
Superior Township  245 
Valley Brook Township  1,492 
Total population: 15,766 

Township map of Osage County, 2000
Population:
1860 (1,113)
1870 (7,648)
1880 (19,642)
1890 (25,062)
1900 (23,659)
1910 (19,905)
1920 (18,621)
1930 (17,538)
1940 (15,118)
1950 (12,811)
1960 (12,886)
1970 (13,352)
1980 (15,319)
1990 (15,248)
2000 (16,712)
2010 (16,295)
2020 (15,766)
Other Resources: Post offices in Osage County
Cemeteries in Osage County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Osage County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Osage County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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