Kansas Counties
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Ottawa County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 27, 1860 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Minneapolis |
| Origin of Name: | Named for the Ottawa Indian tribe. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Minneapolis (city) | 2,046 |
| Bennington Township | 1,116 |
| Blaine Township | 111 |
| Buckeye Township | 101 |
| Center Township | 72 |
| Chapman Township | 67 |
| Concord Township | 209 |
| Culver Township | 318 |
| Durham Township | 25 |
| Fountain Township | 190 |
| Garfield Township | 95 |
| Grant Township | 93 |
| Henry Township | 22 |
| Lincoln Township | 143 |
| Logan Township | 82 |
| Morton Township | 498 |
| Ottawa Township | 49 |
| Richland Township | 218 |
| Sheridan Township | 589 |
| Sherman Township | 67 |
| Stanton Township | 52 |
| Total population: | 6,163 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (2,127) |
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1880
|
(10,307) |
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1890
|
(12,581) |
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1900
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(11,182) |
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1910
|
(11,811) |
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1920
|
(10,714) |
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1930
|
(9,819) |
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1940
|
(9,224) |
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1950
|
(7,265) |
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1960
|
(6,779) |
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1970
|
(6,183) |
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1980
|
(5,971) |
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1990
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(5,634) |
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2000
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(6,163) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Ottawa County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Ottawa County
Post offices in Ottawa County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Ottawa County page [Blue Skyways]
Ottawa County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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