Editing Osborne, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Osborne County, Kansas}}
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'''Osborne''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Osborne County, Kansas|Osborne County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,335.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Osborne, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2053325 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323013841/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2053325 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Settlers from southeastern [[Pennsylvania]] founded Osborne City in May 1871.<ref name=History>{{cite web | title = The Beginning | publisher = Chamber of Commerce and Osborne Economic Development | url = http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?id=9474 | access-date = 2011-03-26 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110209172558/http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?id=9474 | archive-date = 2011-02-09 }}</ref> They named the settlement after Vincent B. Osborne, a [[Union Army]] veteran of the [[American Civil War]], after whom Osborne County also is named.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Creation and Organization of Osborne County, Kansas | publisher = Osborne County | url = http://www.osbornecounty.org/History/tabid/9200/Default.aspx | access-date = 2011-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hwy24.org/uploads/2/6/1/8/26189167/28_town_names.pdf | title=Origin of Town Names | publisher=Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance | access-date=9 April 2018 | pages=2}}</ref> Osborne City became the permanent county seat in November 1872.<ref name=History/> A district judge officially proclaimed it a city in May 1873, but the townspeople failed to legally organize a government. Five years later, a second attempt was successful, and the settlement incorporated as a city in 1878.<ref name=Cutler>{{Citation | last = Cutler | first = William G. | contribution = Osborne County, Part 2 | title = History of the State of Kansas | place = [[Chicago]] | publisher = A.T. Andreas | year = 1883 | contribution-url = http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/osborne/osborne-co-p2.html#OSBORNE_CITY | access-date = 2011-03-26}}</ref> "City" was dropped from its name by the mid-1890s.<ref name=History/>

A bridge was built at Osborne over the Solomon River in 1878.<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/n408 418]}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:OsborneKS2023.jpg|left|thumb|Osborne from above in 2023]]
Osborne is located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 24 in Kansas|U.S. Routes 24]] and [[U.S. Route 281 in Kansas|281]] in north-central Kansas; it is approximately {{convert|134|mi|km}} northwest of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], {{convert|219|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] and {{convert|339|mi|km}} east of [[Denver]].<ref name=KDOT/><ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = 2010-03-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005175701/http://geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm | archive-date = 2010-10-05 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Osborne lies on the north side of the [[South Fork Solomon River]] in the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]].<ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2011-01-01}}</ref> The Osborne Canal, part of the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation|U.S. Bureau of Reclamation]]'s Webster Unit Project, runs east along the northern edge of the city.<ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Osborne County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 1999 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/osborne.pdf | access-date = 2010-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Webster Unit Project | publisher = [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]] | date = 2009-05-13 | url = http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Webster%20Unit%20Project | access-date = 2010-03-25 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120929075902/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Webster%20Unit%20Project | archive-date = 2012-09-29 }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.56|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]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
On average in Osborne, July is the warmest month, January is the coldest and driest month, and May is the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Osborne was 116&nbsp;°F (47&nbsp;°C) in 1940; the coldest temperature recorded was -31&nbsp;°F (-35&nbsp;°C) in 1989.<ref name=TWC>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USKS0444 |title=Average weather for Osborne, KS |access-date= 2010-10-11 |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]}}</ref>

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==Demographics==
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 1,335 people, 602 households, and 349 families in Osborne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Osborne%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 867.4 per square mile (334.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 727 housing units at an average density of 472.4 per square mile (182.4/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=Osborne%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 94.53% (1,262) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (93.93% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.07% (1) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.45% (6) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.6% (8) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.75% (10) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.6% (48) 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=Osborne%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 1.87% (25) 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=Osborne%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 602 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18; 45.2% were married couples living together; 28.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 36.7% of households consisted of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Osborne%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 13.4% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Osborne%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

21.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 109.8 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $39,167 (with a margin of error of +/- $9,636) and the median family income was $53,802 (+/- $8,147).<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=Osborne%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $38,269 (+/- $10,182) versus $23,393 (+/- $4,654) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $26,875 (+/- $5,034).<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=Osborne%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 17.6% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.2% of those under the age of 18 and 11.3% 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=Osborne%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=Osborne%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,431 people, 633 households, and 390 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|917.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 776 housing units at an average density of {{convert|497.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref>

There were 633 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.79.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 48.1 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 27% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $35,400, and the median income for a family was $51,042. Males had a median income of $34,200 versus $20,880 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,902. About 8.3% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,607 people, 693 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,068.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 841 housing units at an average density of {{convert|559.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 693 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

==Economy==
As of 2013, 65.4% of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force. 0.0% was in the armed forces, and 65.4% was in the civilian labor force with 62.8% being employed and 2.6% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was:  28.7% in management, business, science, and arts; 27.4% in sales and office occupations; 18.3% in service occupations; 14.6% in production, transportation, and material moving; and 11.1% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were:  educational services, health care, and social assistance (18.2%); wholesale trade (11.3%); and retail trade (10.5%).<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The cost of living in Osborne is relatively low; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the city is 79.4.<ref name=CityData>{{cite web | title = Osborne, Kansas | publisher = City-Data.com | url = http://www.city-data.com/city/Osborne-Kansas.html | access-date = 2015-06-26}}</ref> As of 2013, the median home value in the city was $42,400, the median selected monthly owner cost was $627 for housing units with a mortgage and $329 for those without, and the median gross rent was $492.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Government==
Osborne is a [[Kansas#Important cities and towns|city of the second class]] with a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]] form of government.<ref name="gov1">{{cite web | title = Osborne | work = Directory of Kansas Public Officials | publisher = The League of Kansas Municipalities | url = http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=41 | access-date = 2011-11-06 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111213104416/http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=41 | archive-date = 2011-12-13 }}</ref> The [[city council]] consists of six members and meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month.<ref name="gov1"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Roster of City Officials | publisher = DiscoverOsborne.Com | url = http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?id=11476 | access-date = 2010-09-26 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101210131244/http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?id=11476 | archive-date = 2010-12-10 }}</ref>

As the [[county seat]], Osborne is the administrative center of Osborne County. The [[county courthouse]] is located downtown, and all departments of the county government base their operations in the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Departments | publisher = Osborne County, Kansas | url = http://www.osbornecounty.org/Departments/tabid/9244/Default.aspx | access-date = 2015-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Elected Officials | publisher = Osborne County, Kansas | url = http://www.osbornecounty.org/ElectedOfficials/tabid/9241/Default.aspx | access-date = 2015-06-26}}</ref>

Osborne lies within [[Kansas's 1st congressional district|Kansas's 1st U.S. Congressional District]]. For the purposes of representation in the [[Kansas Legislature]], the city is located in the 36th district of the [[Kansas Senate]] and the 109th district of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]].<ref name="gov1"/>

==Education==
[[File:Osborne, Kansas Carnegie library from NE 1.JPG|thumb|right|Osborne Carnegie Library (2014)]]
The community is served by [[Osborne USD 392]] public school district, which provides [[Public school (government funded)#United States|public]] [[Primary education in the United States|primary]] and [[Secondary education in the United States|secondary]] education, operating two schools in the city:  Osborne Elementary School ([[Education in the United States#School grades|Grades]] K-6) and Osborne Junior/Senior High School (7-12).<ref>{{cite web | title = Contact Us | publisher = Osborne USD 392 | url = http://www.usd392.k12.ks.us/index.php?option=com_contact&view=category&catid=0&Itemid=19 | access-date = 2010-09-26 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101121073556/http://www.usd392.k12.ks.us/index.php?option=com_contact&view=category&catid=0&Itemid=19 | archive-date = 2010-11-21 }}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[U.S. Route 281]] runs north–south through Osborne, meeting [[U.S. Route 24]], an east–west route, just north of the city. At the junction, U.S. 24 turns north and runs [[concurrency (road)|concurrently]] with U.S. 281.<ref name=CountyMap/>

[[Osborne Municipal Airport]] is located immediately southeast of the city. It is used primarily for [[general aviation]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Osborne Municipal Airport | publisher = AirNav | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/K75 | access-date = 2010-09-26}}</ref>

Osborne is the western terminus of a line of the [[Kyle Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web | title = KYLE | publisher = [[RailAmerica]] | url = http://www.railamerica.com/RailServices/KYLE.aspx | access-date = 2010-09-26}}</ref> The city is also the northwestern terminus of a line of the [[Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad - Detailed Map | publisher = [[Watco]] | url = http://www.watcocompanies.com/railroads/ko/ko_map.htm | access-date = 2011-01-01 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090506053624/http://www.watcocompanies.com/railroads/ko/ko_map.htm | archive-date = 2009-05-06 }}</ref>

==Media==
One newspaper is published in Osborne, the weekly ''Osborne County Farmer''.<ref>{{cite web | title = About this Newspaper: Osborne County farmer. | work = Chronicling America | publisher = [[Library of Congress]] | url = http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85029460/ | access-date = 2010-03-25}}</ref>

Osborne is in the [[Media in Wichita, Kansas#Television|Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market]].<ref>{{cite web | title = TV Market Maps | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080820131351/http://www.dishuser.org/TVMarkets/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2008-08-20 | access-date = 2015-06-26 }}</ref>

==Culture==

===Points of interest===
The Osborne County Historical Museum exhibits artifacts from local history, including antique farm equipment, period clothing and housewares, and [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|American Indian]] artifacts, and maintains on site a one-room school house built in 1912.<ref>{{cite web | title = Osborne County Historical Museum | publisher = Chamber of Commerce and Osborne Economic Development | url = http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?Mode=View&id=4090 | access-date = 2011-03-27 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722155304/http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?Mode=View&id=4090 | archive-date = 2011-07-22 }}</ref>

A roadside park at the north end of the city displays information about the [[Meades Ranch Triangulation Station|geodetic center of North America]], which is located roughly {{convert|18|mi|km}} south-southeast of the city, and hosts a replica of the geodetic marker at the site.<ref>{{cite web | title = Don't Miss Out | publisher = Chamber of Commerce and Osborne Economic Development | url = http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?id=4362 | access-date = 2011-03-27 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110209173019/http://www.discoverosborne.com/Document.aspx?id=4362 | archive-date = 2011-02-09 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Osborne include:
* [[Chris Arpad]] (1967- ), steel drummer<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Christopher John Arpad | magazine = All About Jazz | url = http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/profile.php?id=2120&&width=1920 | access-date = 2015-07-10}}</ref>
* [[Fred Cornwell]] (1961- ), football tight end<ref>{{cite web | title = Fred Cornwell | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CornFr22.htm?redir | access-date = 2015-07-10}}</ref>
* [[Josh Eilert]] (1983- ), American basketball coach
* [[Edward L. Kessel]] (1904-1997), biologist<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asa3.org/ASA/SEARCH/SEARCHKessel6-90.pdf |title=Search: Scientists who Serve God |publisher=The American Scientific Affiliation |access-date=15 February 2011}}</ref>
* [[Joe Miller (Alaska politician)|Joe Miller]] (1967- ), judge, [[Alaska]] politician<ref>{{cite news | last = Clarkin | first = Mary | title = Alaskan candidate has deep Kan. roots | newspaper = [[The Hutchinson News]] | date = 2010-09-01 | url = http://www.hutchnews.com/Localregional/miller-s-KS-connection--2 | access-date = 2011-01-01 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719032503/http://www.hutchnews.com/Localregional/miller-s-KS-connection--2 | archive-date = 2011-07-19 }}</ref>
* [[Elsie Reasoner Ralph]] (25 April 1878 - 29 April 1913), first female war correspondent in US history<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.askart.com/artist/Elsie_Reasoner_Ralph/11176906/Elsie_Reasoner_Ralph.aspx |title=Elsie Reasoner Ralph |publisher=askART |access-date=13 July 2020 }}</ref>
* [[Lee Wykoff]] (1898-1974), professional wrestler<ref>{{cite book | title = Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams and Piledrivers | publisher = SPORTS PUBLISHING | first=Tim | last=Hornbaker | date = July 2012 | page=187 | isbn = 9781613210758 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=4yNrCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA187 | access-date = 2019-04-19}}</ref>
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==See also==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
* [[Meades Ranch Triangulation Station]]

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

==External links==
{{Commons category|Osborne, Kansas}}
* [https://www.discoverosborne.com/ City of Osborne]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260945 Osborne - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Osborne&county=Osborne Historic Images] - Wichita State University Libraries
* [https://www.usd392.com/ USD 392], local school district
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/osborne.pdf Osborne city map], KDOT

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