Oskaloosa, Kansas

**Oskaloosa** is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Jefferson County. In 2020, 1,110 people lived there.

## History

Oskaloosa was created in 1856. It was named after the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The first post office in Oskaloosa was created in November 1856.

In 1888, Oskaloosa people elected Mary D. Lowman mayor with a city council composed entirely of women. This makes the city the first in Kansas to elect a city administration that has only women.

## Geography

Oskaloosa is at  (39.215988, -95.314713). It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 59 and K-92, about 15 miles north of Lawrence. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Oskaloosa has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Oskaloosa has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

## People

Oskaloosa is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census there were 1,110 people, 411 households, and 255 families living in Oskaloosa. Of the households, 68.9% owned their home and 31.1% rented their home.

The median age was 38.7 years. Of the people, 91.8% were White, 0.5% were Native American, 0.4% were Asian, 0.3% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 0.9% were from some other race, and 6.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census there were 1,113 people, 435 households, and 281 families living in Oskaloosa.

## Famous people

- Roger Barker, pioneering sociologist who studied everyday life in Oskaloosa.
- McKinley Burnett, leading figure in _Brown v. Board of Education_.
- James Reynolds, actor on _Days of Our Lives_ for over 30 years.
- C. Wesley Roberts, Chairman of the Republican Party, father of U.S. Senator Pat Roberts.
- Dummy Taylor, deaf Major League Baseball pitcher.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 341, local school district
- Maps
- Oskaloosa City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Oskaloosa, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Oskaloosa, Kansas 9-16-2014.JPG
- **image caption**: Business district of Oskaloosa (2014)
- **image map**: Jefferson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oskaloosa_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Jefferson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1856
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1869
- **named for**: Oskaloosa, Iowa
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.00
- **area land sq mi**: 0.99
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **area total km2**: 2.59
- **area land km2**: 2.57
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1116
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1110
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66066
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-53375
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 478510