Osborne, Kansas

**Osborne** is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Osborne County. In 2020, 1,335 people lived there.

## History

People from southeastern Pennsylvania created Osborne City in May 1871. They named the settlement after Vincent B. Osborne, a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War. Osborne County also is named after him. Osborne City became the permanent county seat in November 1872. In May 1873, a district judge officially said it was a city, but the townspeople did not create a government. Five years later, a second attempt was successful, and the settlement incorporated as a city in 1878. "City" was dropped from its name by the mid-1890s.

A bridge was built at Osborne over the Solomon River in 1878.

## Geography

Osborne is at  (39.440452, -98.699469). It has an elevation of . It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 281 and U.S. Route 24 in north-central Kansas. It is about  northwest of Wichita,  west-northwest of Kansas City, and  east of Denver.

Osborne is on the north side of the South Fork Solomon River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. The Osborne Canal, which is part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Webster Unit Project, goes east along the northern edge of the city.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

On average in Osborne, July is the warmest month, January is the coldest month, and May is the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in Osborne was 116 °F (47 °C) in 1940; the coldest temperature ever was -31 °F (-35 °C) in 1989.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,335 people, 602 households, and 349 families living in Osborne. Of the households, 74.9% owned their home and 25.1% rented their home.

The median age was 48.6 years. Of the people, 94.5% were White, 0.6% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Black, 0.7% were from some other race, and 3.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,431 people, 633 households, and 390 families living in Osborne.

## Government

Osborne is a city of the second class. It has a mayor-council form of government.

## Infrastructure

Osborne Municipal Airport is southeast of the city. It is used mostly for general aviation.

Osborne is the western endpoint of a line of the Kyle Railroad. The city is also the northwestern endpoint of a railroad of the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.

## Media

The _Osborne County Farmer_ is the local newspaper. It is published once per week.

Osborne is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.

## Famous people

- Chris Arpad (1967- ), steel drummer
- Fred Cornwell (1961- ), football tight end
- Edward L. Kessel (1904-1997), biologist
- Joe Miller (1967- ), judge, Alaska politician
- Lee Wykoff (1898-1974), Professional Wrestler

## Other websites

- City
- City of Osborne
- Osborne - Directory of Public Officials
- Historical Images
- Historic Images  - Wichita State University Libraries
- Schools
- USD 392, local school district
- Maps
- Osborne City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Osborne, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Osborne County Courthouse, Osborne, KS.JPG
- **image caption**: Osborne County Courthouse (2012)
- **image map**: Osborne_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Osborne_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Osborne County, Kansas, Osborne County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Osborne Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Osborne County, Kansas, Osborne 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**: Osborne County, Kansas, Osborne
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1871
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1878
- **named for**: Vincent Osborne
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.54
- **area land sq mi**: 1.54
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 3.99
- **area land km2**: 3.99
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1549
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1335
- **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**: 67473
- **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**: 20-53325
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485636