Minneapolis, Kansas

Minneapolis is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Ottawa County. In 2020, 1,946 people lived there. History Minneapolis was originally called Markley's Mills. It was renamed Minneapolis about 1871, after Minneapolis, Minnesota. A railroad was built through Minneapolis in 1878. Minneapolis had its own minor league baseball team called the Minnies in 1905. They also had it from 1908-1909, and again in 1912, alternately as part of the Kansas State League or Central Kansas League. Geography Minneapolis is at 39°7′29″N 97°42′19″W (39.124719, -97.705209). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.83 square miles (4.74 km2). All of it is land. Area attractions Rock City park is southwest of Minneapolis. People Minneapolis is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area. 2020 census The 2020 census says that there were 1,946 people, 785 households, and 473 families living in Minneapolis. Of the households, 71.8% owned their home and 28.2% rented their home. The median age was 42.2 years. Of the people, 92.2% were White, 0.9% were Black, 0.3% were Native American, 0.3% were Asian, 0.5% were from some other race, and 5.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the people. 2010 census The 2010 census says that there were 2,032 people, 832 households, and 528 families living in Minneapolis. Famous people George Washington Carver, who lived in the vicinity for a brief period. Alyssa George, former Miss Kansas 2007 Rollin Rees, former U.S. Representative from Kansas Frank "Cannonball" Richards, vaudeville and sideshow performer known for his acts involving hits to the gut, most famously getting shot with a cannonball Alexander Riddle, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas and publisher of the Minneapolis Messenger newspaper References Other websites City City of Minneapolis Minneapolis - Directory of Public Officials Schools USD 239, local school district Attractions Rock City, landmark Maps Minneapolis City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT