Osage County
Also known as Osage County, Kansas, Osage County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Named after
- Osage Nation
- Seat
- Lyndon
- Largest city
- Osage City
- Total
- 720 sq mi (1,900 km )
- Land
- 706 sq mi (1,830 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 2.0%
- Estimate 2024
- 15,693
- Density
- 22.3/sq mi (8.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
Article
Osage County (/oʊˈseɪdʒ/ oh-SAYJ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 15,766. The county was originally organized in 1855 as Weller County, then renamed in 1859 after the Osage tribe.
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