Osborn, Missouri

Osborn is a city in Clinton and De Kalb Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 423 at the 2010 census.The Clinton County portion of Osborn is part of the Kansas City, MO - KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the DeKalb County portion is part of the St. Joseph, MO - KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Clinton County portion of Osborn lies in Platte Township. The DeKalb Country portion of Osborn lies in Colfax Township.HistoryOsborn had its start by the building of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad through that territory. It was named for Col. William Osborn of Waterville, New York. Col. Osborn, born in Sangerfield, New York on May 9, 1809, was an Oneida National Bank and Trust Company of Central New York commissioner and farmer who, in 1845, relocated to Missouri where he partnered with the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company, the firm that constructed the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad.GeographyOsborn is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57sqmi, all of it land.Osborn is south of U.S. Route 36.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 423 people, 192 households, and 114 families residing in the city. The population density was 742.1PD/sqmi. There were 209 housing units at an average density of 366.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.