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Welcome to Osage County ...

Time Zone: Osage County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lyndon is the Seat for Osage County.

Osage County was founded in 1859.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Osage had a population of 15,949 people. This is a decrease of 2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,274 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Osage represented 0.57% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Osage County:

  • Burlingame
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlingame is located in Osage County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Former name for Burlingame:
    • American Settlement
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  • Carbondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carbondale is located in Osage County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
  • Lyndon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Osage County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
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  • Melvern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvern is located in Osage County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Melvern has also been known as:
    • Melvin
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  • Olivet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Olivet is located in Osage County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Osage City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Overbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Quenemo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Quenemo is located in Osage County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Quenemo has also been known as:
    • Quenemo Agency
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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