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  (39.124719, -97.705209). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . 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

## 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 , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Minneapolis, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Downtown minneapolis kansas 2009.jpg
- **image caption**: Business District (2009)
- **image map**: Ottawa_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Minneapolis_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Ottawa County, Kansas, Ottawa County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Ottawa Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Ottawa County, Kansas, Ottawa County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Ottawa County, Kansas, Ottawa
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1860s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1866
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1871
- **named for**: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.83
- **area land sq mi**: 1.83
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 4.75
- **area land km2**: 4.75
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1276
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1946
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67467
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-47075
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485622