Editing Olsburg, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Pottawatomie County, Kansas}}
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'''Olsburg''' is a city in [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas|Pottawatomie County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 218.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Olsburg, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2052825 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526215847/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2052825 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Olsburg was laid out in the late 1870s.<ref name="Report" /> It was originally built up chiefly by Swedes.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n379 389]}}</ref> Olsburg was named for Ole Thrulson, a pioneer settler.<ref name="Report">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n370 263]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4910 | title=Profile for Olsburg, Kansas | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=22 June 2014}}</ref>

The first post office in Olsburg was founded in 1873, but the name of the post office was spelled Olesburgh until 1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:PT |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=22 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009123121/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:PT |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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|1890= 185
|1930= 175
|1940= 177
|1950= 140
|1960= 137
|1970= 151
|1980= 166
|1990= 192
|2000= 192
|2010= 219
|2020= 218
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Olsburg is part of the [[Manhattan, Kansas]] [[Manhattan metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 218 people, 85 households, and 64 families in Olsburg.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 900.8 per square mile (347.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 98 housing units at an average density of 405.0 per square mile (156.4/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 94.5% (206) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (93.58% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.0% (0) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.0% (0) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.0% (0) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.38% (3) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.13% (9) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 1.38% (3) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 85 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18; 65.9% were married couples living together; 16.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 21.2% of households consisted of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 18.3% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

28.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 1.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 112.2 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $66,500 (with a margin of error of +/- $14,827) and the median family income was $75,000 (+/- $16,565).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $38,125 (+/- $15,457) versus $40,156 (+/- $13,522) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $39,375 (+/- $12,069).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 3.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.9% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Olsburg%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 219 people, 85 households, and 58 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1152.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 98 housing units at an average density of {{convert|515.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 85 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.17.

The median age in the city was 33.2 years. 33.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 192 people, 80 households, and 63 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,282.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 85 housing units at an average density of {{convert|567.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 80 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,969, and the median income for a family was $39,531. Males had a median income of $27,386 versus $23,281 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,268. 5.0% of the population and 7.2% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, none of those under the age of 18 and 19.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Blue Valley USD 384]] public school district.

==See also==
* [[Tuttle Creek Lake]] and Tuttle Creek State Park

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{See also|Pottawatomie County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Pottawatomie County, Kansas}}

==External links==
* [http://olsburgks.com/ City of Olsburg]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260941 Olsburg - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/olsburg.pdf Olsburg city map], KDOT

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[[Category:Manhattan, Kansas metropolitan area]]