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Kansas Counties

Kansas has 105 counties, the sixth-highest total of any state. No Kansas county has two words in its name. Wyandotte County and the city of Kansas City operate as a unified government, and Greeley County and the city of Tribune are in the process of converting to a similar system.

Osage County, Kansas

Osage County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Lyndon
Year Organized: 1859
Square Miles: 695

Court House:

717 Topeka Avenue
County Courthouse
Lyndon, KS 66451-9792

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Organized as Weller county in 1855; name changed to Osage in 1859. Originally named for John B. Weller, of Ohio, member of Congress and Governor of that state; also Governor of California, and Senator, Minister to Mexico, etc. The name Osage comes from the Osage river, the headwaters of which stream drain almost the entire county. Lyndon is the county seat.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

The Santa Fe Trail ran across northern Osage County, passing through Overbrook, Scranton, and Burlingame. Originally

Neighboring Counties:

Shawnee County (north)
Douglas County (northeast)
Franklin County (east)
Coffey County (south)
Lyon County (southwest)
Wabaunsee County (northwest)

Cities and Towns:

- Agency	township
- Arvonia	township
- Barclay	township
- Burlingame	city	Incorporated Area
- Carbondale	city	Incorporated Area
- Dragoon	township
- Elk	township
- Fairfax	township
- Grant	township
- Junction	township
- Lyndon (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Melvern	city	Incorporated Area
- Olivet	city	Incorporated Area
- Osage City	city	Incorporated Area
- Overbrook	city	Incorporated Area
- Quenemo	city	Incorporated Area
- Ridgeway	township
- Scranton	city	Incorporated Area
- Superior	township
- Valley Brook	township

County Resources:

Osage County - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912

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