Osborne County, Kansas
46 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 3,452
- Median household income
- $63,011
- ±7,354
- Unemployed
- 1.6%
- 29 of 1,763 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.3%
- 1,331 of 1,579 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Osborne | 3,498 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alton | 100 (2021) | 607 Mill St, Alton | — |
| City of Downs | 804 (2021) | 715 Railroad St, Downs | Website |
| City of Natoma | 300 (2021) | Po Box 350, Natoma | — |
| City of Osborne | 1,324 (2021) | 128 N 1st St, Osborne | Website |
| City of Portis | 86 (2021) | Po Box 15, Portis | — |
Townships 21
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bethany | 149 (2021) | 423 W Main St, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Bloom | 67 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Corinth | 43 (2021) | 828 S Highway 181, Downs | Website |
| Township of Delhi | 32 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Grant | 23 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Hancock | 17 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Hawkeye | 29 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Independence | 27 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Jackson | 28 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Kill Creek | 9 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Lawrence | 24 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Liberty | 13 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Mount Ayr | 21 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Natoma | 326 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Penn | 134 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Ross | 888 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Round Mound | 29 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Tilden | 72 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Valley | 36 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Victor | 18 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
| Township of Winfield | 26 (2021) | Po Box 160, Osborne | Website |
Special districts 19
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 311 E 5th St, Portis | — |
| Cheyenne Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 120 N 1st St, Osborne | — |
| Corinth Cemetery District 5 | Cemeteries | 203 County 388 Dr, Downs | — |
| Covert Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 423 W Main St, Osborne | — |
| Fairview Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 423 W Main St, Osborne | — |
| Hancock Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1018 W 160th Dr, Osborne | — |
| Independence Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1303 S 170th Ave, Osborne | — |
| Kill Creek Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 507 N 2nd St, Osborne | — |
| Mount Ayr Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2649 W 130th Dr, Alton | — |
| Natoma Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 2774 W 252nd Dr, Natoma | — |
| Sumner Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 204 2nd Ave, Alton | — |
| Vincent Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1185 W 280th Dr, Luray | — |
| Downs City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1109 Delay St, Downs | — |
| Natoma Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 410 N 3rd St, Natoma | — |
| Osborne City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 200 E Vermont St, Osborne | — |
| Webster Irrigation District 4 | Irrigation | Po Box 660, Gaylord | — |
| Osborne County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1117 W Us Highway 24, Osborne | Website |
| Osborne Rural Water District 1A | Water supply utility | 2763 W 50th Dr, Alton | — |
| Osborne Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | 2610 W 200th Dr, Natoma | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Osborne County
School district2 schools
234 W Washington St, Osborne, KS, 67473
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Paradise
School district2 schools
710 5th Street, Natoma, KS, 67651
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Hays Area Farmers Market I (2900 Broadway Avenue 2900 Broadway Avenue Hays) · Downtown Hays Market (Hays) · Hays Downtown Farmers' Market (Hays)
Solomon Valley Farmers' Market (Beloit) · Cawker City Farmers' Market (Cawker City)
STEP BACK IN TIME FOOD MARKET LLC (Luray)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.