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Kansas›Crawford County

Osage TownshipKS

In Kansas, this town has 713 residents.

Is Osage Township a good place to live?

Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Osage Township. Osage Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

713 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Grant TownshipSheridan TownshipLincoln TownshipNeosho TownshipSheridan TownshipGrant TownshipSheridan TownshipLincoln TownshipNeosho TownshipSheridan TownshipOsage Township
Getting set up

Moving to Osage Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Osage Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Mccune water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Osage Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCherokee Unified School District 247Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCrawford County ClerkCrawford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2022
ZIP code6675366753 99%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Osage Township.

Work & commute

Most of Osage Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them

The typical household income for Osage Township comes to $61,000, below both Kansas’ towns ($73,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The town’s mean commuting time comes in at 29 minutes. The top destinations are Pittsburg (27%), Girard (12%) and Parsons (7%).

1%work in town
Osage TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line13%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$61,000$73,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Osage Township1%
Pittsburg27%
Girard12%
Parsons7%
Frontenac2%
18 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in Osage Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Osage Township

In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 24°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–46°
Spring46–68°
Summer67–88°
Fall47–70°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Osage Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought

36% of Osage Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 31%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Osage Township is

Of 32 CDC measures, Osage Township beats the Kansas average on 1 and trails it on 12. 18% of Osage Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Kansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Among adults here, 40% have high blood pressure.

Osage TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%34%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%26%25%
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outOsage TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%77.6%
More adults with COPD9.2%6.7%
Girard Medical Center
11.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Osage Township is conserved land

1.0 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 39,851 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Osage Township

15pages on Osage Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Osage Township

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Osage Township for work

Where Osage Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Pittsburg Pittsburg 27% 12% → Girard Girard 12% 7% → Parsons Parsons 7% 2% → Frontenac Frontenac 2% 2% → Joplin Joplin 2% 2% → Arma Arma 2% Osage Township · 1% stay
57jobs based in Osage Township
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Osage Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Osage Township is a township in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 742.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
55 sq mi
Elevation
919 ft

Questions about Osage Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Osage Township, KS a good place to live?

Osage Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.