Ottawa County, Kansas
Ottawa County (standard abbreviation: OT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, 5,735 people lived there.[1] The largest city and county seat is Minneapolis.[2]
| Ottawa County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 27, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Minneapolis |
| Largest City | Minneapolis |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
721 sq mi (1,867 km²) 721 sq mi (1,867 km²) 0.6 sq mi (2 km²), 0.08% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Odawa tribe | |
History
On February 27, 1860, Ottawa County was founded. It was named for the Odawa tribe.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 721 square miles (1,870 km2). Of that 721 square miles (1,870 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (0.08%) is water.[3]
Features
The Solomon River is the longest river in the county, entering from Cloud County to the northwest and exiting to Saline County to the southeast. The Saline River traverses the southwestern part of the county, going from Lincoln County to Saline County.
The largest lake is Ottawa State Fishing Lake, a 111-acre (0.45 km2) reservoir to the east of Minneapolis.[4] It is managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Bordering counties
- Cloud County (north)
- Clay County (northeast)
- Dickinson County (southeast)
- Saline County (south)
- Lincoln County (west)
- Mitchell County (northwest)
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 2,127 | ||
| 1880 | 10,307 | 384.6% | |
| 1890 | 12,581 | 22.1% | |
| 1900 | 11,182 | −11.1% | |
| 1910 | 11,811 | 5.6% | |
| 1920 | 10,714 | −9.3% | |
| 1930 | 9,819 | −8.4% | |
| 1940 | 9,224 | −6.1% | |
| 1950 | 7,265 | −21.2% | |
| 1960 | 6,779 | −6.7% | |
| 1970 | 6,183 | −8.8% | |
| 1980 | 5,971 | −3.4% | |
| 1990 | 5,634 | −5.6% | |
| 2000 | 6,163 | 9.4% | |
| 2010 | 6,091 | −1.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Ottawa County is part of the Salina, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential election results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 81.8% 2,610 | 15.9% 506 | 2.4% 75 |
| 2016 | 78.1% 2,283 | 14.5% 424 | 7.4% 217 |
| 2012 | 78.3% 2,295 | 19.0% 558 | 2.7% 80 |
| 2008 | 75.3% 2,323 | 22.8% 704 | 1.9% 59 |
| 2004 | 78.5% 2,333 | 20.0% 595 | 1.5% 43 |
| 2000 | 70.8% 1,977 | 22.6% 631 | 6.6% 183 |
| 1996 | 63.9% 1,846 | 26.0% 752 | 10.1% 292 |
| 1992 | 45.5% 1,284 | 27.1% 764 | 27.4% 772 |
| 1988 | 64.8% 1,836 | 33.6% 953 | 1.6% 45 |
| 1984 | 75.7% 2,345 | 22.6% 699 | 1.7% 52 |
| 1980 | 71.9% 2,118 | 21.4% 630 | 6.8% 199 |
| 1976 | 52.9% 1,629 | 45.2% 1,393 | 2.0% 60 |
| 1972 | 72.9% 2,065 | 24.9% 705 | 2.2% 61 |
| 1968 | 62.7% 1,740 | 28.0% 777 | 9.4% 260 |
| 1964 | 48.9% 1,491 | 50.3% 1,535 | 0.9% 26 |
| 1960 | 66.8% 2,190 | 32.7% 1,072 | 0.5% 16 |
| 1956 | 68.8% 2,329 | 30.6% 1,037 | 0.6% 19 |
| 1952 | 77.7% 2,916 | 21.3% 801 | 1.0% 38 |
| 1948 | 59.0% 2,203 | 38.1% 1,424 | 2.9% 107 |
| 1944 | 63.1% 2,428 | 35.8% 1,378 | 1.1% 41 |
| 1940 | 57.1% 2,810 | 41.9% 2,065 | 1.0% 50 |
| 1936 | 44.3% 2,230 | 55.3% 2,785 | 0.4% 18 |
| 1932 | 41.3% 1,884 | 55.0% 2,505 | 3.7% 170 |
| 1928 | 72.5% 3,158 | 26.0% 1,131 | 1.5% 65 |
| 1924 | 60.3% 2,475 | 20.8% 854 | 19.0% 779 |
| 1920 | 62.9% 2,512 | 34.0% 1,358 | 3.0% 121 |
| 1916 | 40.6% 2,013 | 54.6% 2,711 | 4.8% 240 |
| 1912 | 18.3% 517 | 44.7% 1,264 | 37.1% 1,048 |
| 1908 | 50.5% 1,444 | 44.3% 1,265 | 5.2% 148 |
| 1904 | 66.3% 1,682 | 18.8% 477 | 14.9% 379 |
| 1900 | 51.6% 1,509 | 46.8% 1,367 | 1.6% 48 |
| 1896 | 45.3% 1,256 | 53.6% 1,486 | 1.1% 31 |
| 1892 | 47.5% 1,444 | 52.5% 1,597 | |
| 1888 | 56.1% 1,569 | 27.5% 769 | 16.4% 460 |
Education
Unified school districts
- North Ottawa County USD 239
- Twin Valley USD 240
- Southern Cloud USD 334
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Townships
Ottawa County is divided into twenty townships. The city of Minneapolis is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
| Township | FIPS | Population center |
Population (2020) |
Population density /km² (/sq mi) |
Land area km² (sq mi) |
Water area km² (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington | 06100 | Bennington | 1,219 | 11 (29) | 109 (42) | 0 (0) | 0.06% | 39°0′3″N 97°38′41″W / 39.00083°N 97.64472°W |
| Blaine | 07150 | 95 | 1 (3) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°10′7″N 97°38′46″W / 39.16861°N 97.64611°W | |
| Buckeye | 08975 | 98 | 1 (3) | 78 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.18% | 39°0′9″N 97°32′1″W / 39.00250°N 97.53361°W | |
| Center | 11975 | 85 | 1 (2) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.18% | 39°4′0″N 97°46′13″W / 39.06667°N 97.77028°W | |
| Chapman | 12575 | 69 | 1 (2) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°15′46″N 97°25′32″W / 39.26278°N 97.42556°W | |
| Concord | 15175 | 247 | 3 (7) | 90 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 39°4′43″N 97°38′42″W / 39.07861°N 97.64500°W | |
| Culver | 16725 | 239 | 3 (7) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | 39°0′2″N 97°45′50″W / 39.00056°N 97.76389°W | |
| Durham | 19075 | 16 | 0 (0) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°11′41″N 97°25′9″W / 39.19472°N 97.41917°W | |
| Fountain | 24075 | 160 | 2 (4) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°10′6″N 97°52′59″W / 39.16833°N 97.88306°W | |
| Garfield | 25725 | 79 | 1 (2) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.06% | 39°10′19″N 97°45′11″W / 39.17194°N 97.75306°W | |
| Grant | 27900 | 75 | 1 (2) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°11′14″N 97°33′29″W / 39.18722°N 97.55806°W | |
| Henry | 31325 | 36 | 0 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°4′46″N 97°52′24″W / 39.07944°N 97.87333°W | |
| Lincoln | 40950 | 155 | 2 (4) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°0′43″N 97°25′21″W / 39.01194°N 97.42250°W | |
| Logan | 42050 | 74 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°16′9″N 97°38′35″W / 39.26917°N 97.64306°W | |
| Morton | 48500 | 404 | 4 (11) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°0′17″N 97°52′3″W / 39.00472°N 97.86750°W | |
| Ottawa | 53600 | 36 | 0 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.02% | 39°5′45″N 97°24′44″W / 39.09583°N 97.41222°W | |
| Richland | 59500 | 207 | 2 (6) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.46% | 39°5′14″N 97°32′9″W / 39.08722°N 97.53583°W | |
| Sheridan | 64725 | 402 | 4 (11) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 39°15′56″N 97°45′48″W / 39.26556°N 97.76333°W | |
| Sherman | 65025 | 43 | 0 (1) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°15′47″N 97°32′13″W / 39.26306°N 97.53694°W | |
| Stanton | 67950 | 50 | 1 (1) | 95 (37) | 0 (0) | 0.12% | 39°15′41″N 97°52′26″W / 39.26139°N 97.87389°W |
Ottawa County, Kansas Media
1915-1918 railroad map of Ottawa County
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Ottawa County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Ottawa State Fishing Lake". Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
Other websites
- County
- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 90: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ottawa County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps