Township · Kansas

Osage Township, Crawford County, Kansas

Osage Township, Crawford County, township, in Crawford County, Kansas. Osage Township, Crawford County had 713 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 742 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 685 (±167). GEOID 2003753125.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

713

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 742 · ACS 2020-2024: 685 ±167

Median household income

$61,103

±$26,320 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$98,400

±$18,767 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$761

±$359 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

Where is Osage Township, Crawford County and what county is it in?

Osage Township, Crawford County is a township in Crawford County, Kansas. It covers 62.2 square miles of land, 12 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Osage Township (Crawford County): McCune (city, 370 in 2020).

Osage Township, Crawford County is in the Pittsburg, KS micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Osage Township, Crawford County (marked with a dot) in Crawford County, Kansas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Osage Township, Crawford County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 713 people lived in Osage Township, Crawford County on July 1, 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than Kansas (+1.3%). The 2020 Census counted 742 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 685 (±167).

  • July 2020→2021 +5 (714)
  • 2021→2022 +0 (714)
  • 2022→2023 −3 (711)
  • 2023→2024 +0 (711)
  • 2024→2025 +2 (713)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureOsage Township, Crawford CountyCrawford CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Total population685±16739,0082,947,197no clear change
Households271±6015,8381,174,060no clear change
Average household size2.53±0.352.362.44no clear change
Housing units308±6318,1261,293,635no clear change

Osage Township, Crawford County's population since 2000

From 756 in 2000 to 713 in 2025: down 5.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Osage Township, Crawford County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 756
  • 2005 (estimate) 718
  • 2010 Census 686
  • 2015 (estimate) 759
  • 2020 Census 742
  • 2025 (estimate) 713

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Osage Township, Crawford County?

The median resident of Osage Township, Crawford County is 41.8 years old; 16.6% are under 18 and 19.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 87.9%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 7.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureOsage Township, Crawford CountyCrawford CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median age41.8±5.533.637.4no clear change
Under 18 years16.6%±5.5 pts22.2%23.8%–
65 years and over19.1%±6.6 pts16.0%17.0%–
Male52.8%±5.9 pts50.1%50.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4.2%±6.1 pts7.5%13.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic87.9%±7.8 pts83.4%72.7%−8.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts1.5%5.2%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts1.7%2.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.2 pts0.5%0.4%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts0.2%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic7.7%±5.3 pts4.9%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts0.3%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.7%±1.1 pts3.8%7.4%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.7%±1.7 pts5.8%12.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.2%±4.1 pts4.9%6.8%–
With a disability20.6%±7.6 pts16.5%13.5%–
No health insurance coverage6.9%±3.7 pts13.0%8.8%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.9%±3.7 pts92.3%92.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)21.5%±9.9 pts32.2%35.6%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)5.0%±4.5 pts11.5%13.4%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier83.4%±12.3 pts79.1%85.7%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.8%±1.8 pts3.1%3.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Osage Township, Crawford County earn?

Half of Osage Township, Crawford County's 271 households earn less than $61,103 a year (±$26,320), against $52,844 in Crawford County and $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 it was $63,535 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureOsage Township, Crawford CountyCrawford CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$61,103±$26,320$52,844$74,275no clear change
Mean household income$75,260±$12,997$71,498$100,417–
Per capita income$31,554±$5,870$30,263$40,978no clear change
People below the poverty line12.6%±8.0 pts20.6%11.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line9.6%±11.9 pts25.2%13.1%–
Households receiving SNAP12.9%±7.8 pts11.9%6.8%–
Households with a computer91.5%±6.8 pts95.4%95.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription79.7%±9.9 pts88.5%90.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Osage Township, Crawford County?

Owners occupy 73.4% of Osage Township, Crawford County's occupied homes and renters 26.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,400 by its owner (±$18,767). The median renter pays $761 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureOsage Township, Crawford CountyCrawford CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$98,400±$18,767$132,600$217,200no clear change
Median gross rent$761±$359$849$1,060no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent32.3%±24.5 pts40.2%34.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,222±$569$1,237$1,689–
Owner-occupied homes73.4%±12.5 pts60.8%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes26.6%±12.5 pts39.2%32.8%–
Housing units308±6318,1261,293,635no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±14.0 pts1.0%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±31.4 pts2.3%6.2%–
Single-family detached homes77.9%±8.2 pts76.5%71.8%–
Mobile homes17.2%±7.1 pts4.8%4.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±9.3 pts0.7%1.4%–
Built 2010 to 20195.5%±6.6 pts6.9%7.8%–
Built 1939 or earlier21.1%±7.5 pts22.7%15.4%–
Households with no vehicle4.4%±4.7 pts7.5%5.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Osage Township, Crawford County work and get to work?

97.6% of Osage Township, Crawford County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 28.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureOsage Township, Crawford CountyCrawford CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)62.5%±10.8 pts65.1%66.1%–
Unemployment rate6.9%±6.0 pts4.1%3.9%–
Drove alone to work97.6%±2.3 pts79.7%75.4%–
Carpooled1.2%±1.4 pts10.5%8.7%–
Public transportation0.0%±8.6 pts0.0%0.4%–
Walked1.2%±1.7 pts2.1%2.3%–
Worked from home0.0%±8.6 pts5.9%11.8%–
Mean travel time to work28.7 min±4.817.8 min19.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Osage Township, Crawford County?

No census tract lies mostly in Osage Township, Crawford County; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Osage Township, Crawford County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Osage Township, Crawford County
Tract 9567Crawford County3,422 $55,663 $127,20018%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Osage Township, Crawford County) · Census block assignment files

How does Osage Township, Crawford County compare with other places in Kansas?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Osage Township, Crawford County is the 8,937th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 258th-most populous of 1,256 in Kansas.

Osage Township, Crawford County is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Osage Township, Crawford County's rank in Kansas (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate258th1,256

Osage Township, Crawford County's figures with every place in Kansas (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Osage Township, Crawford County?

23 of the 57 figures for Osage Township, Crawford County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Osage Township, Crawford County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.