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Ottawa County, Kansas

Date Established: February 27, 1860
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Ottawa County
County Seat: Minneapolis
Origin of Name: Named for the Ottawa Indian tribe.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Bennington Township  1,219 
Blaine Township  95 
Buckeye Township  98 
Center Township  85 
Chapman Township  69 
Concord Township  247 
Culver Township  239 
Durham Township  16 
Fountain Township  160 
Garfield Township  79 
Grant Township  75 
Henry Township  36 
Lincoln Township  155 
Logan Township  74 
Minneapolis (city)  1,946 
Morton Township  404 
Ottawa Township  36 
Richland Township  207 
Sheridan Township  402 
Sherman Township  43 
Stanton Township  50 
Total population: 5,735 

Township map of Ottawa County, 2000
Population:
1870 (2,127)
1880 (10,307)
1890 (12,581)
1900 (11,182)
1910 (11,811)
1920 (10,714)
1930 (9,819)
1940 (9,224)
1950 (7,265)
1960 (6,779)
1970 (6,183)
1980 (5,971)
1990 (5,634)
2000 (6,163)
2010 (6,091)
2020 (5,735)
Other Resources: Post offices in Ottawa County
Cemeteries in Ottawa County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Ottawa County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Ottawa County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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