{"id":3758,"date":"2023-05-31T19:29:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T19:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3758"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:11","slug":"osborne-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/osborne-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Osborne County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Osborne County is a county in Kansas, United States, home to the geodetic center of North America. It had a population of 3,500 at the 2020 census and covers 894 square miles (2,320 km2) centred near 39\u00b021\u2032N 98\u00b047\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Osborne is the county seat, and its postal code is 67473. The county has 5 incorporated cities, 2 unincorporated communities, several ghost towns, and 23 civil townships. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Osborne County<\/h2>\n

Osborne County has 5 incorporated cities and 2 recognized unincorporated communities. The table below covers all of them; Unincorp. marks places with no city government.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Osborne<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,335<\/td>\n67473<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Downs<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nRoss<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n67437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natoma<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nNatoma<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67651<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nSumner<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67623<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portis<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nBethany<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67474<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloomington<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBloom<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corinth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCorinth<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

A handful of the county’s older place names \u2014 Banks, Bristow, Cheyenne, Delhi, Deliverance, Dial, Forney, Free Will, Handy, Potterville, Roundmound, Twin Creek, Vincent and Yoxall \u2014 are historic post office or rail-siding sites that no longer function as communities; they are omitted from the table above because no current population or postal data can be verified for them, though some appear on older maps and in local histories.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ross<\/td>\n1,166<\/td>\nDowns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natoma<\/td>\n402<\/td>\nNatoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumner<\/td>\n206<\/td>\nAlton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bethany<\/td>\n199<\/td>\nPortis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penn<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tilden<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloom<\/td>\n81<\/td>\nBloomington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round Mound<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corinth<\/td>\n51<\/td>\nCorinth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Ayr<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawkeye<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawrence<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valley<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kill Creek<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Independence<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hancock<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Covert<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winfield<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n