Ottawa County (Kansas)

administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Minneapolis
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 307 North Concord Street Minneapolis, KS 67467-2140
Foundation :	February 27, 1860
Area code :	001 785
Demographics
Residents :	6091 (2010)
Population density :	3.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1870 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : www.ottawacounty.org

Ottawa County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Minneapolis . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is northeast of the geographic center of Kansas, about 80 km to the north from Nebraska , and has an area of 1,870 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered (clockwise) by the following counties: Cloud County , Clay County , Dickinson County , Saline County , Lincoln County, and Mitchell County .

history

Ottawa County was formed on February 27, 1860. It was named after the Ottawa , an Indian tribe.

2 of the county's sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	2127	-
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	9819	-8.4%
1940	9224	-6.1%
1950	7265	-21.2%
1960	6779	-6.7%
1970	6183	-8.8%
1980	5971	-3.4%
1990	5634	-5.6%
2000	6163	9.4%
2010	6091	-1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Ottawa County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Park of natural sandstone sculptures called Rock City near the Solomon River

According to the 2000 census , Ottawa County had 6,163 people in 2,430 households and 1,718 families in Ottawa County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.53 percent white, 0.54 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.32 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.09 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.30 percent of the population.

Of the 2,430 households, 31.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.4 percent were married couples living together, 6.3 percent were single mothers, and 29.3 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent of all households were single households and 13.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 5.8 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 17.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 95.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,009 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,033. Males had a median income of $ 30,761 versus $ 21,380 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,663.
5.1 percent of families and 8.6 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Ottawa County (Kansas) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 485035. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Ottawa County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

39.008333333333 -97.605277777778Coordinates: 39 ° 0 ′ N , 97 ° 36 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 485035. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

[6] Ottawa County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .