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Ottawa County (standard abbreviation: OT) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,735.[1] The largest city and county seat is Minneapolis.[2]

Ottawa County
County
Downtown Minneapolis (2009)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°08′00″N 97°40′00″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 27, 1860
Named for	Odawa tribe
Seat	Minneapolis
Largest city	Minneapolis
Area
• Total	721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Land	721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  0.08%%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	5,735
• Density	8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	ottawacounty.org

History

Early history

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

19th century

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1860, Ottawa County was established.

20th century

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, Ottawa County remained a prohibition, or dry county until 2006, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 721 square miles (1,870 km²), of which 721 square miles (1,870 km²) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) (0.08%) is water.[4]

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 portion 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.[5] It is managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

Adjacent counties

• Cloud County (north)
• Clay County (northeast)
• Dickinson County (southeast)
• Saline County (south)
• Lincoln County (west)
• Mitchell County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
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%
2020	5,735		−5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1]

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

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 6,163 people, 2,430 households, and 1,718 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,755 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.53% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,430 households, out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,009, and the median income for a family was $46,033. Males had a median income of $30,761 versus $21,380 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,663. About 5.10% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Presidential elections

United States presidential election results for Ottawa County, Kansas[11]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	2,610	81.79%	506	15.86%	75	2.35%
2016	2,283	78.64%	424	14.61%	196	6.75%
2012	2,295	78.25%	558	19.02%	80	2.73%
2008	2,323	75.28%	704	22.81%	59	1.91%
2004	2,333	78.53%	595	20.03%	43	1.45%
2000	1,977	70.83%	631	22.61%	183	6.56%
1996	1,846	63.88%	752	26.02%	292	10.10%
1992	1,284	45.53%	764	27.09%	772	27.38%
1988	1,836	64.78%	953	33.63%	45	1.59%
1984	2,345	75.74%	699	22.58%	52	1.68%
1980	2,118	71.87%	630	21.38%	199	6.75%
1976	1,629	52.86%	1,393	45.20%	60	1.95%
1972	2,065	72.94%	705	24.90%	61	2.15%
1968	1,740	62.66%	777	27.98%	260	9.36%
1964	1,491	48.85%	1,535	50.29%	26	0.85%
1960	2,190	66.81%	1,072	32.70%	16	0.49%
1956	2,329	68.80%	1,037	30.64%	19	0.56%
1952	2,916	77.66%	801	21.33%	38	1.01%
1948	2,203	59.00%	1,424	38.14%	107	2.87%
1944	2,428	63.11%	1,378	35.82%	41	1.07%
1940	2,810	57.06%	2,065	41.93%	50	1.02%
1936	2,230	44.31%	2,785	55.33%	18	0.36%
1932	1,884	41.32%	2,505	54.95%	170	3.73%
1928	3,158	72.53%	1,131	25.98%	65	1.49%
1924	2,475	60.25%	854	20.79%	779	18.96%
1920	2,512	62.94%	1,358	34.03%	121	3.03%
1916	2,013	40.55%	2,711	54.61%	240	4.83%
1912	517	18.28%	1,264	44.68%	1,048	37.04%
1908	1,444	50.54%	1,265	44.28%	148	5.18%
1904	1,682	66.27%	477	18.79%	379	14.93%
1900	1,509	51.61%	1,367	46.75%	48	1.64%
1896	1,256	45.29%	1,486	53.59%	31	1.12%
1892	1,444	47.48%	0	0.00%	1,597	52.52%
1888	1,569	56.08%	769	27.48%	460	16.44%

Like all of Kansas outside the eastern cities, Ottawa County is overwhelmingly Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Ottawa County since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, and the last to reach thirty percent of the county's vote was Michael Dukakis in 1988 during a major Great Plains drought.

Education

Unified school districts

• North Ottawa County USD 239
• Twin Valley USD 240

Communities

Cities

• Bennington
• Culver
• Delphos
• Minneapolis
• Tescott

Unincorporated communities

• Ada (a census-designated place)
• Lindsey
• Niles
• Sumnerville
• Verdi
• Wells

Ghost town

• Vine Creek

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: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km2 (/sq mi)	Land area km2 (sq mi)	Water area km2 (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Bennington	06100		1,116	10 (27)	109 (42)	0 (0)	0.11%	39°0′31″N 97°36′20″W
Blaine	07150		111	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.07%	39°10′7″N 97°39′50″W
Buckeye	08975		101	1 (3)	78 (30)	0 (0)	0.13%	39°0′4″N 97°31′20″W
Center	11975		72	1 (2)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.17%	39°6′53″N 97°44′39″W
Chapman	12575		67	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°16′47″N 97°24′53″W
Concord	15175		209	2 (6)	90 (35)	0 (0)	0.08%	39°5′9″N 97°39′37″W
Culver	16725		318	3 (9)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.08%	38°59′40″N 97°46′14″W
Durham	19075		25	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°9′57″N 97°24′54″W
Fountain	24075		190	2 (5)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	39°10′6″N 97°53′1″W
Garfield	25725		95	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.11%	39°10′37″N 97°45′5″W
Grant	27900		93	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°9′53″N 97°33′14″W
Henry	31325		22	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	39°6′18″N 97°53′6″W
Lincoln	40950		143	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.10%	38°59′31″N 97°26′13″W
Logan	42050		82	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.10%	39°15′4″N 97°38′29″W
Morton	48500		498	5 (14)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	39°0′32″N 97°52′23″W
Ottawa	53600		49	1 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	39°4′1″N 97°26′11″W
Richland	59500		218	2 (6)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.51%	39°5′45″N 97°32′53″W
Sheridan	64725		589	6 (16)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%	39°16′3″N 97°46′2″W
Sherman	65025		67	1 (2)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0%	39°16′1″N 97°32′27″W
Stanton	67950		52	1 (1)	95 (37)	0 (0)	0.27%	39°15′21″N 97°52′45″W

See also

References

Further reading

• Standard Atlas of Ottawa County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 74 pages; 1918.
• Plat Book of Ottawa County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 43 pages; 1902.

External links

County

• Ottawa County - Official Website
• 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

На других языках

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[de] Ottawa County (Kansas)

Ottawa County[1] ist ein County im Bundesstaat Kansas der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Minneapolis. Das County gehört zu den Dry Countys, was bedeutet, dass der Verkauf von Alkohol eingeschränkt oder verboten ist.

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- [en] Ottawa County, Kansas

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[ru] Оттава (округ, Канзас)

О́ттава[1] (англ. Ottawa County) — округ в штате Канзас, США. Официально образован 27-го февраля 1860 года. По состоянию на 2010 год, численность населения составляла 6 091 человека.

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