Kansas Counties
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Osage County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 11, 1859 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| 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: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Osage City (city) | 3,034 |
| Agency Township | 618 |
| Arvonia Township | 136 |
| Barclay Township | 239 |
| Burlingame Township | 1,768 |
| Dragoon Township | 214 |
| Elk Township | 1,723 |
| Fairfax Township | 513 |
| Grant Township | 297 |
| Junction Township | 1,210 |
| Lincoln Township | 134 |
| Melvern Township | 812 |
| Olivet Township | 263 |
| Ridgeway Township | 2,661 |
| Scranton Township | 1,273 |
| Superior Township | 293 |
| Valley Brook Township | 1,524 |
| Total population: | 16,712 | |
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| Population: |
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1860
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 (1,113) |
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1870
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(7,648) |
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1880
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(19,642) |
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1890
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(25,062) |
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1900
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(23,659) |
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1910
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(19,905) |
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1920
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(18,621) |
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1930
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(17,538) |
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1940
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(15,118) |
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1950
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(12,811) |
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1960
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(12,886) |
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1970
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(13,352) |
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1980
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(15,319) |
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1990
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(15,248) |
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2000
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(16,712) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Osage County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Osage County
Post offices in Osage County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Osage County page [Blue Skyways]
Osage County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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