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.


People

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

References

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

Category:Cities in Osborne County, Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas
Category:1871 establishments in Kansas