Osborne, Kansas
Osborne is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States.[4] It is also the county seat of Osborne County. In 2020, 1,335 people lived there.[3]
City and County seat | |
 | |
 Location within Osborne County and Kansas | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′26″N 98°41′58″W / 39.44056°N 98.69944°WCoordinates: 39°26′26″N 98°41′58″W / 39.44056°N 98.69944°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Osborne |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Incorporated | 1878 |
| Named for | Vincent Osborne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.54 sq mi (3.99 km2) |
| • Land | 1.54 sq mi (3.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,549 ft (472 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,335 |
| • Density | 866.9/sq mi (334.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 67473 |
| FIPS code | 20-53325 |
| GNIS ID | 485636[1] |
| Website | discoverosborne.com |
History
People from southeastern Pennsylvania created Osborne City in May 1871.[5] They named the settlement after Vincent B. Osborne, a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War. Osborne County also is named after him.[6][7] Osborne City became the permanent county seat in November 1872.[5] 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.[8] "City" was dropped from its name by the mid-1890s.[5]
A bridge was built at Osborne over the Solomon River in 1878.[9]
Geography
Osborne is at 39°26′26″N 98°41′58″W / 39.44056°N 98.69944°W (39.440452, -98.699469).[2] It has an elevation of 1,552 feet (473 m).[10] It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 281 and U.S. Route 24 in north-central Kansas. It is about 134 miles (216 km) northwest of Wichita, 219 miles (352 km) west-northwest of Kansas City, and 339 miles (546 km) east of Denver.[11][12]
Osborne is on the north side of the South Fork Solomon River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[11] 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.[13][14]
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.54 square miles (3.99 km2). All of it is land.[2]
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.[15]
| Climate data for Osborne, Kansas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (26.7) |
87 (30.6) |
94 (34.4) |
106 (41.1) |
105 (40.6) |
113 (45) |
116 (46.7) |
113 (45) |
112 (44.4) |
103 (39.4) |
88 (31.1) |
82 (27.8) |
116 (46.7) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 39 (3.9) |
46 (7.8) |
56 (13.3) |
67 (19.4) |
75 (23.9) |
87 (30.6) |
93 (33.9) |
91 (32.8) |
82 (27.8) |
71 (21.7) |
53 (11.7) |
42 (5.6) |
66.8 (19.35) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 12 (-11.1) |
17 (-8.3) |
26 (-3.3) |
37 (2.8) |
48 (8.9) |
59 (15) |
65 (18.3) |
62 (16.7) |
52 (11.1) |
38 (3.3) |
25 (-3.9) |
16 (-8.9) |
38.1 (3.38) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −24 (-31.1) |
−22 (-30) |
−17 (-27.2) |
9 (-12.8) |
21 (-6.1) |
33 (0.6) |
41 (5) |
38 (3.3) |
18 (-7.8) |
6 (-14.4) |
−10 (-23.3) |
−31 (-35) |
−31 (-35) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.60 (15.2) |
0.80 (20.3) |
2.21 (56.1) |
2.58 (65.5) |
4.02 (102.1) |
3.20 (81.3) |
3.91 (99.3) |
3.12 (79.2) |
2.30 (58.4) |
1.63 (41.4) |
1.60 (40.6) |
0.76 (19.3) |
26.73 (678.9) |
| Source: The Weather Channel[15] | |||||||||||||
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 719 | ||
| 1890 | 1,174 | 63.3% | |
| 1900 | 1,075 | −8.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,566 | 45.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,635 | 4.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,881 | 15.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,876 | −0.3% | |
| 1950 | 2,068 | 10.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,049 | −0.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,980 | −3.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,120 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,778 | −16.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,607 | −9.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,431 | −11.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
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.[3][16]
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,431 people, 633 households, and 390 families living in Osborne.[17]
Government
Osborne is a city of the second class. It has a mayor-council form of government.[18]
Infrastructure
Osborne Municipal Airport is southeast of the city. It is used mostly for general aviation.[19]
Osborne is the western endpoint of a line of the Kyle Railroad.[20] The city is also the northwestern endpoint of a railroad of the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.[21]
Media
The Osborne County Farmer is the local newspaper. It is published once per week.[22]
Osborne is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.[23]
Famous people
- Chris Arpad (1967- ), steel drummer[24]
- Fred Cornwell (1961- ), football tight end[25]
- Edward L. Kessel (1904-1997), biologist[26]
- Joe Miller (1967- ), judge, Alaska politician[27]
- Lee Wykoff (1898-1974), Professional Wrestler[28]
Osborne, Kansas Media
Osborne from above in 2023
Osborne Carnegie Library (2014)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osborne, Kansas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Beginning". Chamber of Commerce and Osborne Economic Development. Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "The Creation and Organization of Osborne County, Kansas". Osborne County. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Origin of Town Names" (PDF). Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ Cutler, William G. (1883), "Osborne County, Part 2", History of the State of Kansas, Chicago: A.T. Andreas, retrieved 2011-03-26
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 418.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ "City Distance Tool". Geobytes. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ "General Highway Map - Osborne County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1999. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ "Webster Unit Project". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2009-05-13. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Average weather for Osborne, KS". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ "Osborne". Directory of Kansas Public Officials. The League of Kansas Municipalities. Archived from the original on 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ↑ "Osborne Municipal Airport". AirNav. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ↑ "KYLE". RailAmerica. Retrieved 2010-09-26.[dead link]
- ↑ "Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad - Detailed Map". Watco Companies. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ "About this Newspaper: Osborne County farmer". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ "TV Market Maps". EchoStar Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ↑ "Christopher John Arpad". All About Jazz. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/profile.php?id=2120&&width=1920. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ↑ "Fred Cornwell". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ↑ "Search: Scientists who Serve God" (PDF). The American Scientific Affiliation. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ Clarkin, Mary (2010-09-01). Alaskan candidate has deep Kan. roots. http://www.hutchnews.com/Localregional/miller-s-KS-connection--2. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ Hornbaker, Tim (July 2012). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams and Piledrivers. SPORTS PUBLISHING. p. 187. ISBN 9781613210758. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
Other websites
- City
- Historical Images
- Historic Images - Wichita State University Libraries
- Schools
- USD 392, local school district
- Maps
- Osborne City Map, KDOT