Osawatomie is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States, 61 miles (98 km) southwest of Kansas City. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,255. It derives its name as a portmanteau of two nearby streams, the Marais des Cygnes River and Pottawatomie Creek.
Downtown (2022)
John Brown Museum (2008)
Historic Old Stone Church in Osawatomie (2020)
President Obama waved to Kansans after his economic speech in Osawatomie on December 6, 2011.
Miami County is a county located in east-central Kansas and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its county seat and most populous city is Paola. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 34,191. The county was named for the Miami tribe.
Miami County Courthouse in Paola (2009)