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.

 Government 

 Presidential elections 

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202081.8% 2,61015.9% 5062.4% 75201678.1% 2,28314.5% 4247.4% 217201278.3% 2,29519.0% 5582.7% 80200875.3% 2,32322.8% 7041.9% 59200478.5% 2,33320.0% 5951.5% 43200070.8% 1,97722.6% 6316.6% 183199663.9% 1,84626.0% 75210.1% 292199245.5% 1,28427.1% 76427.4% 772198864.8% 1,83633.6% 9531.6% 45198475.7% 2,34522.6% 6991.7% 52198071.9% 2,11821.4% 6306.8% 199197652.9% 1,62945.2% 1,3932.0% 60197272.9% 2,06524.9% 7052.2% 61196862.7% 1,74028.0% 7779.4% 260196448.9% 1,49150.3% 1,5350.9% 26196066.8% 2,19032.7% 1,0720.5% 16195668.8% 2,32930.6% 1,0370.6% 19195277.7% 2,91621.3% 8011.0% 38194859.0% 2,20338.1% 1,4242.9% 107194463.1% 2,42835.8% 1,3781.1% 41194057.1% 2,81041.9% 2,0651.0% 50193644.3% 2,23055.3% 2,7850.4% 18193241.3% 1,88455.0% 2,5053.7% 170192872.5% 3,15826.0% 1,1311.5% 65192460.3% 2,47520.8% 85419.0% 779192062.9% 2,51234.0% 1,3583.0% 121191640.6% 2,01354.6% 2,7114.8% 240191218.3% 51744.7% 1,26437.1% 1,048190850.5% 1,44444.3% 1,2655.2% 148190466.3% 1,68218.8% 47714.9% 379190051.6% 1,50946.8% 1,3671.6% 48189645.3% 1,25653.6% 1,4861.1% 31189247.5% 1,44452.5% 1,597188856.1% 1,56927.5% 76916.4% 460

 Education 

 Unified school districts 
 North Ottawa County USD 239
 Twin Valley USD 240
 Southern Cloud USD 334

 Communities 

 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.

Sources: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau; Census Data Explorer from the U.S. Census Bureau. Township  FIPS  Populationcenter Population(2020)  Populationdensity/km² (/sq mi) Land areakm² (sq mi)  Water areakm² (sq mi)  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%  

 References 

 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


Category:1860 establishments in Kansas Territory