Osborne County, Kansas

Osborne County (standard abbreviation: OB) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 4,452. The largest city and is.

Law and government
Although the was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Osborne County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,316 (894 ). 2,311 km² (892 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.21%) is water.

The is located within the county.  The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is located in neighboring.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,452 people, 1,940 households, and 1,208 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 2,419 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.61%, 0.07% or , 0.22% , 0.20% , 0.02% , 0.07% from , and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.38% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 1,940 households out of which 25.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were living together, 5.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.70% were non-families. 35.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 25.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,145, and the median income for a family was $35,438. Males had a median income of $24,736 versus $16,516 for females. The for the county was $16,236. About 7.20% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,461 (county seat)
 * , 953
 * , 332
 * , 116
 * , 110

Unincorporated places

 * Academy
 * Bloomington
 * Bristow
 * Cheyenne
 * Covert
 * Delhi
 * Grand Center
 * Twin Creek
 * Vincent
 * Vincent

Townships
Osborne County is divided into twenty-three. The city of is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Waconda USD 272
 * Osborne USD 392
 * Natoma/Paradise/Waldo USD 399 Web Site