Osawatomie, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Osawatomie City. It lies in ZIP code area 66064. It stands on Plum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Osawatomie quadrangle. 4,255 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
On record in Osawatomie
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 9 records
Asylum Bridgelisted 1990
John Brown Cabinlisted 1971
Carey's Ford Bridgelisted 1990
Congregational Churchlisted 2013
Creamery Bridgelisted 1983
William Mills Houselisted 1986
Pottawatomie Creek Bridgelisted 1983- Soldiers' Monumentlisted 2012
- West Elementary Schoollisted 2024
Population over time
2 figuresOsawatomie fell from 4,447 to 4,255 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,447 | |
| 2020 | 4,255 | -192 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1887 USGS Mound City quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Mound City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Osawatomie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Butler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Osawatomie between 2015 and 2020, burning about 370 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 236 |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 235 |
| 5 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 181 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 179 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 210 |
| 14 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 163 |
| 5 May 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 133 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
55 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osawatomie in 55 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 28 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 2 flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Osawatomie | $50,000 | Several social media photos and videos of hail up to tennis ball size in Osawatomie. Multiple homes and vehicles were damaged, with many windows and windshields cracked or broken from the hail. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported wind damage with several large trees down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs were downed across Osawatomie, causing power outages. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $1,000 | Power lines down on 6th Street due to strong winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $1,000 | Miami county sheriff reported power lines were downed in Osawatomie. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Ping pong ball sized hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Osawatomie. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | A tree fell onto and damaged a house. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Social media report of a tree downed on top of a vehicle. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Social media report of a tree downed on top of a vehicle. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Osawatomie. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated in Osawatomie. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Water was over the roads and flowing into some homes. The amount of property damage is unknown at this time. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Osawatomie | - | A road was washed out at 351st and Lonestar Road. It's unclear what time the road washed out, but it was closed for a portion of the night. Damages are also unknown. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Quarter size hail reported at 7 Highway and US 169. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Eight to ten inch tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | High water was reported neat 7th Street and Main Street in Osawatomie, due to very heavy rains. It was reported too deep for small cars to go through. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Several trees were reported blown over on roads near Osawatomie. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Plum Creek Road and 335th Street, were closed due to flowing water over the road. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Barricades put up due to flooding over PLum Creek Road. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Heavy rains caused 319th Street and Osawatomie, along with 303 Street and Rogers, to be closed due to flooding. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Several roads in Osawatomie had flooding due to the heavy rains. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Osawatomie | - | The Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie began flooding on June 28, 2007 and continued through July 5, 2007. The crest was on July 2, 2007 and is detailed in the July 2007 Storm Data Report. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Two to three mile stretch of K-7 south of 169 under water. Numerous low water spots on Osawatomie Road under water. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Osawatomie. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Several roads were closed due to high water. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Law enforcement officials reported 70 mph wind gusts. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | The Miami County Sheriff's Office reported a 70 MPH wind gust during a severe thunderstorm at Osawatomie. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | A severe weather spotter reported golfball-size hail near Osawatomie during a slow moving super cell severe thunderstorm. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Golf ball-size hail was reported in Oswatomie. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Osawatomie | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2602955 | The 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 479709. 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.







