Osage County, Kansas
| Osage County, Kansas | |
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Osage County Courthouse in Lyndon
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1859 |
| Named for | Osage Nation |
| Seat | Lyndon |
| Largest city | Osage City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 720 sq mi (1,865 km2) |
| • Land | 706 sq mi (1,829 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 2.0% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 16,295 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | OsageCo |
Coordinates: 38°39′N 95°44′W / 38.650°N 95.733°W
Osage County (county code OS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county was originally organized in 1855 as Weller County, and was renamed in 1859 after the Osage River that runs through it, which is itself named for the Osage Native American Tribe.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
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