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Osage City, Kansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Osage City City. It lies in ZIP code area 66523. It stands on Kibbie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Osage City quadrangle. 2,861 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,086 feet above sea level.

Osage City within Osage County

On record in Osage City

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Osage City fell from 2,943 to 2,861 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,943
20202,861-82 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

29 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Osage City between 2015 and 2019, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 July 2018Debris and open burning4.0 acresKansas Forest Service180150
3 June 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service180121
4 April 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service180079
29 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service180105
28 April 2018Debris and open burning15 acresKansas Forest Service180104
17 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKansas Forest Service180092
9 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service180044
8 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOsage County170073

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Osage County

Storms near this place

60 of 123 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osage City in 123 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 65 hail, 45 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2003Tornado (F3)Osage City$1,500,000A second tornado touched down in Osage county about 13 miles southwest of Lyndon and moved northeast for 25 miles before dissipating 6 miles south of Overbrook. The tornado was a half mile wide in places and did considerable damage to farm buildings, machinery, and fences along its path.
June 2005Flash FloodOsage City$100,000At least 6 inches of fast flowing water across roads in the Osage City area.
June 2005Heavy RainOsage City$50,000Two to seven inches of rain caused lowland and small stream flooding.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindOsage City$50,000High winds knocked down trees, power lines and damaged some buildings. Power in some areas was out for 24 hours.
March 2007Flash FloodOsage City$1,000Water up to 2 feet deep reported to be running over Hwy 56 between Osage City and Burlingame.
May 2005Flash FloodOsage City$500Report of fast flowing water over k-31 highway.
May 2005Flash FloodOsage City$500Intense rains brought fast flowing water across streets and roads around Osage City.
September 2025HailOsage City-Report from mping in Osage City.
September 2025HailOsage City-Report from mping in Osage City.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Trained spotter reported sustained winds of around 60 mph with gusts to around 70 mph.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Large tree snapped in Osage City.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Report of 11 inch diameter tree limb down.
May 2023HailOsage City-Quarter sized hail reported.
May 2022HailOsage City-Golf ball sized hail reported.
March 2021HailOsage City-We received a report from mPING of quarter size hail.
September 2020HailOsage City-Report received via mping.
September 2020HailOsage City-Spotter reported hail accumulating on the ground.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Wind gusts to around 60 mph.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Wind gusts to around 60 mph estimated.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Large tree limbs down in the city. Time estimated from radar data.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Power poles reported breaking on the north side of Osage City.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Picture on social media shows a very large tree uprooted with estimated 80 mph winds.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Wind gust was measured via a personal weather station.
May 2019Tornado (EFU)Osage City-Report of rotation and debris lofted aloft. Subsequent follow up revealed no damage however had eyewitness of small brief tornado in field. Time based on radar and report.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Estimated wind gust report.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Estimated wind gust.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Wind gusts estimated.
May 2015Flash FloodOsage City-Water was running over the spillway of the Osage city reservoir and over 4th street verified on social media.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Wind gusts estimated.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Dispatch reported trees and power lines down in Osage city.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Wind estimated.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindOsage City-A trained spotter in Osage City reported a measured 67 mph wind gust. Another spotter near Lyndon reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Trained spotters across Osage County reported 65 mph wind gusts.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Trained spotters from Osage City reported estimated 75 mph wind gusts. No damage from the city was reported.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Trained spotters in Osage City reported 70 mph wind gusts. Some small tree limbs were also broken across town due to the wind.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Lawn ornaments were blown around at a residence in Osage City. A trained spotter reported an estimated 70 mph wind gust near Waverly.
March 2009HailOsage City-Quarter and nickel size hail reported by a trained spotter.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOsage City-A trained spotter reported 75 mph winds.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Estimated 60mph winds blew over a row of Port-a-Potties.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindOsage City-The roof was blown off of a repair shop. Just west of this location, a pole barn was blown over. An Osage City car dealership also reported damage with the severe thunderstorms.
July 2008HailOsage City-Several reports of golfball size hail south of Osage City.
June 2008HailOsage City-Hail slightly larger than quarters fell and dented vehicles in both Osage City and Olivet.
June 2007Heavy RainOsage City-Rainfall totals were estimated to have exceeded three inches in approximately 2 hours across portions of Osage County, including Osage City. Several streets were reported to have been flooded in Osage City, but none were closed. Roads across the county were reported to have standing water on them due to the heavy rain.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Lawn furniture blowing around.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Osage City and knocked out power to some homes.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Considerable tree and property damage from strong winds. Some metal sheds collapsed and an RV storage building was blown 50 yards. Power lines were downed.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindOsage City-A 9 inch diameter tree limb was blown down, which knocked down power lines and damaged a car on Market Street.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Tree down across 3rd Street and power pole down across Elmwood.
September 2005HailOsage City-Reported at a golf course.
May 2004Funnel CloudOsage City-A funnel cloud was sighted near Osage City.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindOsage City-Several 2 foot diameter trees were uprooted by strong winds.
May 2002Flash FloodOsage City-Heavy rains produced flash flooding in Osage county. Street flooding was reported in Osage City and a car was washed off a roadway near Osage City.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindOsage City-An 18" diameter walnut tree was downed and several 5" branches on other nearby trees were broken off.
April 2025HailOsage City-no account filed
April 2025HailOsage City-no account filed
July 2019HailOsage City-no account filed
August 2019HailOsage City-no account filed
August 2019HailOsage City-no account filed
August 2019HailOsage City-no account filed
September 2015HailOsage City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Osage County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Peterton2.8 miles14
Barclay4.9 miles14
Lyndon Station7.5 miles15
Lyndon7.7 miles16
Burlingame8.3 miles16
Vassar10.8 miles15
Arvonia10.8 miles17
Scranton11.2 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Osage CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2619892The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 479288. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.