Osborne County, Kansas

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Osborne County is a county in the United States of Kansas. Osborne County had an official population of 4452 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3804, It is 29th least populous county in Kansas. Its area is just over 894.28 sq mi (2316.17 sq km), of which, 892.39 square miles (2311.28 sq km) of it is land and 1.89 square miles (4.9 sq km) of it is water, it is the 35th largest in terms of geographical size.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4452 people, 1940 households, and 1208 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (1.93/kmē), making its Kansas's 26th least densely populated county. There were 2419 housing units at an average density of 2.7 per square mile (1.04/kmē). The average household size was 2.23 persons, and the average family size was 2.9 persons. In the Osborne County, 23.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.5% were 18 to 24, 22.3% were 25 to 44, 22.6% were 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 3804, The racial makeup of the county was 98.48% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.34% American Indian, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 0.76% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29145, it is fifth poorest county by median household income in Kansas. The median income for a family in the county was $35438, making it the sixth poorest county by median family income among the Kansas. The per capita income for the county was $16236, it is Kansas's 25th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1033 pupils and students, of which 52.08% are male and 47.92% are female, 23.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.48% nursery or pri school, 4.84% kindergarten, 54.6% elementary school, 30.11% high school and 6.97% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Alton City	Osborne County	0.31	0.31	0	117	373.7	15584	23750
2	Downs City	Osborne County	1.1	1.1	0	1038	941.4	15001	24808
3	Natoma City	Osborne County	0.42	0.42	0	367	874.8	14671	24091
4	Osborne City	Osborne County	1.5	1.5	0	1607	1068.1	17092	29775
5	Portis City	Osborne County	0.27	0.27	0	123	452.6	23653	25000

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4452
April 2000 Estimate	4452
July 2000 Estimate	4435
July 2001 Estimate	4333
July 2002 Estimate	4261
July 2003 Estimate	4115
July 2004 Estimate	4052
July 2005 Estimate	3983
July 2006 Estimate	3943
July 2007 Estimate	3863
July 2008 Estimate	3804

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	9	27	36
Kindergarten	32	18	50
Elementary school	306	258	564
High school	166	145	311
College or graduate school	25	47	72

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Osborne County, Kansas	$29145	$35438	$16236
Kansas, United States	$40624	$49624	$20506
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587