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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 (2010 census)
Bennington Township  1,303 
Blaine Township  115 
Buckeye Township  112 
Center Township  82 
Chapman Township  68 
Concord Township  237 
Culver Township  248 
Durham Township  21 
Fountain Township  157 
Garfield Township  95 
Grant Township  78 
Henry Township  27 
Lincoln Township  154 
Logan Township  77 
Minneapolis (city)  2,032 
Morton Township  463 
Ottawa Township  46 
Richland Township  227 
Sheridan Township  464 
Sherman Township  55 
Stanton Township  30 
Total population: 6,091 

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)
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 page [Blue Skyways]
Ottawa County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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