Osawatomie, Kansas

Osawatomie is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States. it is 61 mi southwest of Kansas City. In 2010, 4,447 people lived there. Its name is a portmanteau from two streams nearby, the Osage and Potawatomie.

Geography
Osawatomie is at 38.50167°N, -94.95083°W (38.501650, -94.950799), along the Marais des Cygnes River. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 5.11 sqmi. Of that, 5.00 sqmi is land and 0.11 sqmi is water.

2010 census
The census of 2010 says there were 4,447 people, 1,644 households, and 1,075 families living in the city.

Government
The Osawatomie government has a mayor and eight council members. The council meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30PM.