Osborne County, Kansas

**Osborne County** (standard abbreviation: **OB**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 3,500 people lived there. The county seat is Osborne. Osborne is also the biggest city in Osborne County.

## History

In 1867, **Osborne County** was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water. The south fork of Solomon River goes through the county. The land has rolling hills and prairies.

The geodetic center of North America is within the county. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in Smith County, which is close to Osborne County.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.8%** _1,629_|style="text-align:center;"|14.4% _281_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.7%** _1,460_|style="text-align:center;"|13.0% _233_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.3% _95_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.5%** _1,479_|style="text-align:center;"|17.6% _324_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.2%** _1,490_|style="text-align:center;"|20.9% _403_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.5%** _1,587_|style="text-align:center;"|21.9% _454_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _34_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.5%** _1,432_|style="text-align:center;"|23.8% _484_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% _114_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.1%** _1,582_|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _608_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.4% _202_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**38.5%** _1,003_|style="text-align:center;"|29.9% _779_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.7% _825_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.6%** _1,541_|style="text-align:center;"|37.1% _943_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _60_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.6%** _2,171_|style="text-align:center;"|23.6% _686_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _52_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.3%** _2,188_|style="text-align:center;"|20.8% _620_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.9% _176_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.4%** _1,574_|style="text-align:center;"|41.9% _1,190_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _76_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.4%** _2,182_|style="text-align:center;"|24.4% _724_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _66_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.4%** _2,073_|style="text-align:center;"|25.0% _793_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.6% _304_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.0%** _1,700_|style="text-align:center;"|48.8% _1,659_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.0%** _2,731_|style="text-align:center;"|29.5% _1,152_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.7%** _2,948_|style="text-align:center;"|25.6% _1,023_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.2%** _3,577_|style="text-align:center;"|17.1% _754_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.9%** _2,603_|style="text-align:center;"|34.3% _1,420_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _117_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.5%** _2,827_|style="text-align:center;"|27.3% _1,078_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.6%** _3,424_|style="text-align:center;"|29.8% _1,488_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _83_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.5%** _2,765_|style="text-align:center;"|44.2% _2,200_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.9%** _2,555_|style="text-align:center;"|45.4% _2,231_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _133_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.3%** _3,683_|style="text-align:center;"|18.1% _821_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.6%** _3,333_|style="text-align:center;"|19.4% _905_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.0% _420_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.5%** _3,060_|style="text-align:center;"|23.8% _980_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|42.3% _2,149_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.6%** _2,621_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _311_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|26.8% _733_|style="text-align:center;"|**35.5%** _972_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|37.7% _1,032_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.3%** _1,665_|style="text-align:center;"|37.6% _1,132_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.1% _214_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.1%** _1,765_|style="text-align:center;"|16.9% _420_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.0% _299_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.4%** _1,555_|style="text-align:center;"|43.4% _1,239_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _63_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|47.9% _1,325_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.7%** _1,403_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|45.4% _1,162_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**54.6%** _1,399_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.6%** _1,680_|style="text-align:center;"|26.4% _686_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.0% _234_|

Osborne County is very Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Osborne County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

### Unified school districts

- Waconda USD 272
    - Downs; extends into western Mitchell County
- Osborne USD 392
    - most of county including Alton and Portis
- Natoma-Paradise-Waldo USD 399
    - southwestern portion of county; also extends into Russell and Rooks counties

### Cities

- Alton
- Downs
- Natoma
- Osborne
- Portis

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Handbook of Osborne County, Kansas_; Junction Steam Print Press; 58 pages; 1880s.
- _Standard Atlas of Osborne County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1917.
- _Plat Book of Osborne County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1900.

## Other websites

- County
- Osborne County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Osborne County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Osborne County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Osborne County Courthouse, Osborne, KS.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Osborne County Courthouse in Osborne, Kansas, Osborne (2012)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Vincent B. Osborne
- **seat wl**: Osborne
- **largest city wl**: Osborne
- **area total sq mi**: 894
- **area land sq mi**: 893
- **area water sq mi**: 1.9
- **area percentage**: 0.2%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 3500
- **population density sq mi**: 3.9
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central