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. The largest city and county seat is Minneapolis.

## 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 . Of that  is land and  (0.08%) is water.

### 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  reservoir to the east of Minneapolis. 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

Ottawa County is part of the Salina, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.8%** _2,610_|style="text-align:center;"|15.9% _506_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _75_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.1%** _2,283_|style="text-align:center;"|14.5% _424_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% _217_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.3%** _2,295_|style="text-align:center;"|19.0% _558_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.3%** _2,323_|style="text-align:center;"|22.8% _704_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.5%** _2,333_|style="text-align:center;"|20.0% _595_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.8%** _1,977_|style="text-align:center;"|22.6% _631_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% _183_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.9%** _1,846_|style="text-align:center;"|26.0% _752_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.1% _292_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**45.5%** _1,284_|style="text-align:center;"|27.1% _764_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.4% _772_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.8%** _1,836_|style="text-align:center;"|33.6% _953_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.7%** _2,345_|style="text-align:center;"|22.6% _699_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _52_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.9%** _2,118_|style="text-align:center;"|21.4% _630_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% _199_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.9%** _1,629_|style="text-align:center;"|45.2% _1,393_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _60_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.9%** _2,065_|style="text-align:center;"|24.9% _705_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _61_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.7%** _1,740_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _777_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.4% _260_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|48.9% _1,491_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.3%** _1,535_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.8%** _2,190_|style="text-align:center;"|32.7% _1,072_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.8%** _2,329_|style="text-align:center;"|30.6% _1,037_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _19_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.7%** _2,916_|style="text-align:center;"|21.3% _801_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.0%** _2,203_|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _1,424_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _107_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.1%** _2,428_|style="text-align:center;"|35.8% _1,378_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.1%** _2,810_|style="text-align:center;"|41.9% _2,065_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|44.3% _2,230_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.3%** _2,785_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|41.3% _1,884_|style="text-align:center;"|**55.0%** _2,505_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% _170_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.5%** _3,158_|style="text-align:center;"|26.0% _1,131_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _65_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.3%** _2,475_|style="text-align:center;"|20.8% _854_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|19.0% _779_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.9%** _2,512_|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _1,358_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _121_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|40.6% _2,013_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _2,711_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.8% _240_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|18.3% _517_|style="text-align:center;"|**44.7%** _1,264_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|37.1% _1,048_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.5%** _1,444_|style="text-align:center;"|44.3% _1,265_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.2% _148_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.3%** _1,682_|style="text-align:center;"|18.8% _477_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.9% _379_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.6%** _1,509_|style="text-align:center;"|46.8% _1,367_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _48_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|45.3% _1,256_|style="text-align:center;"|**53.6%** _1,486_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _31_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|47.5% _1,444_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**52.5%** _1,597_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.1%** _1,569_|style="text-align:center;"|27.5% _769_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.4% _460_|

### Unified school districts

- North Ottawa County USD 239
- Twin Valley USD 240
- Southern Cloud USD 334

### Cities

- Bennington
- Culver
- Delphos
- Minneapolis
- Tescott

### Unincorporated communities

- Ada (a census-designated place)
- Sumnerville
- Wells

### 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 <small>/km² (/sq mi)</small>|Land area <small>km² (sq mi)</small> !! Water area <small>km² (sq mi)</small> !! Water %|Geographic coordinates||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Bennington|06100|Bennington|1,219|11 (29)|109 (42)|0 (0)|0.06%||
|Blaine|07150||95|1 (3)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0.03%||
|Buckeye|08975||98|1 (3)|78 (30)|0 (0)|0.18%||
|Center|11975||85|1 (2)|92 (36)|0 (0)|0.18%||
|Chapman|12575||69|1 (2)|92 (36)|0 (0)|0%||
|Concord|15175||247|3 (7)|90 (35)|0 (0)|0.07%||
|Culver|16725||239|3 (7)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0.09%||
|Durham|19075||16|0 (0)|93 (36)|0 (0)|0.02%||
|Fountain|24075||160|2 (4)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0.01%||
|Garfield|25725||79|1 (2)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0.06%||
|Grant|27900||75|1 (2)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0.01%||
|Henry|31325||36|0 (1)|93 (36)|0 (0)|0.08%||
|Lincoln|40950||155|2 (4)|93 (36)|0 (0)|0.08%||
|Logan|42050||74|1 (2)|93 (36)|0 (0)|0.08%||
|Morton|48500||404|4 (11)|93 (36)|0 (0)|0.08%||
|Ottawa|53600||36|0 (1)|93 (36)|0 (0)|0.02%||
|Richland|59500||207|2 (6)|92 (36)|0 (0)|0.46%||
|Sheridan|64725||402|4 (11)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0.07%||
|Sherman|65025||43|0 (1)|94 (36)|0 (0)|0%||
|Stanton|67950||50|1 (1)|95 (37)|0 (0)|0.12%||

## Other websites

- County
- Ottawa County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Ottawa County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Ottawa County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Downtown minneapolis kansas 2009.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Downtown Minneapolis, Kansas, Minneapolis (2009)
- **founded**: February 27, 1860
- **named for**: Odawa people, Odawa tribe
- **seat wl**: Minneapolis
- **largest city wl**: Minneapolis
- **area total sq mi**: 721
- **area land sq mi**: 721
- **area water sq mi**: 0.6
- **area percentage**: 0.08%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 5735
- **population density sq mi**: 8.0
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central