Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,863 km² (719 mi²). 1,822 kilometre² (704 mi²) of these are l& and 41 klick² (Xvi mi²) of these are fluids. A number front yard is Deuce.19% fluids.

Adjacent counties
Shawnee County, Kansas (north) Douglas County, Kansas (northeast) Franklin County, Kansas (east) Coffey County, Kansas (south) Lyon County, Kansas (southwest) Wabaunsee County, Kansas (northwest)

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 16,712 people, 6,490 households, and 4,737 families residing in the county. A population density is 9/km² (24/mi²). There are 7,018 housing units at an typical density of 4/km² (10/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 97.27% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. One.53% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6,490 house away from which 33.80% stand babies under a age of Eighteen swallow the two, 61.00% come married couples living together, 8.10% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & Xxvii.00% come non-families. Twenty-three.50% of a lot home come mass produced higher of souls & Eleven.50% keep around soul dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.54 & a typical personal size is Two.99.

In a county the people is spread retired by having Xxvii.00% under a age of Eighteen, Sixer.40% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxvii.00% from either 25 to 44, Xxiii.70% from either 45 to 64, & Xv.80% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 39 years. For each Centred females there are 96.00 males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & complete, there are 93.Thirty males.

the median income for a house in the county is $37,928, & the median income for a personal is $44,581. Males have a median income of $30,670 versus $22,981 for females. A per capita income for the county is $17,691. Octonary.40% of the people & Half a dozen.40% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Ogdoad.40% of people under a age of 18 & 10.40% of victims 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.

Cities and towns
Burlingame Carbondale Lyndon Melvern Olivet Osage City Overbrook Quenemo Scranton

Townships
Osage County is divided into 16 townships. A city of Osage City is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from either a nose count numbers for the town. In a ensuing table, the people center is the big city (or even cities) involved in this town's people aggregate, whenever these are of the important size.

Education
Unified school districts
Osage City USD 420 Lyndon USD 421 Santa Fe Trail USD 434 Burlingame USD 454 Marais Des Cygnes USD 456