Ottawa County, Kansas

Ottawa County, Kansas, has 5,744 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Minneapolis. It uses Central Time and covers 721 sq mi (1,867 km²) of land.

Ottawa County in Kansas

Ottawa County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 5,744
Land area: 721 sq mi (1,867 km²)
County seat or government: Minneapolis
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $74,018 ± $12,077
Median home value: $166,000 ± $8,615
Median rent, with utilities: $809 ± $96
Homes lived in by their owners: 77.2% ± 2.3 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Salina, KS micro areaOutlying county
Water area: 0.61 sq mi (1.57 km²)
State: Kansas
County code (FIPS): 20143
Coordinates (central point): 39.137963, -97.654802

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Time zones in Ottawa County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

6740150,217 people
674325,607 people
674672,871 people
674221,407 people
674801,406 people
67484840 people
67466728 people
67445565 people
67436548 people
67458394 people
67470266 people

11 ZIP Code areas overlap Ottawa County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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Townships in Ottawa County, largest first

Bennington Township1,384 people
Morton Township414 people
Concord Township373 people
Sheridan Township356 people
Richland Township200 people
Lincoln Township159 people
Blaine Township118 people
Stanton Township104 people
Culver Township102 people
Buckeye Township83 people
Chapman Township68 people
Fountain Township67 people

All 20

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Kansas, by county

School districts in Ottawa County, largest first

Clay Center Unified School District 3797,873 people
Beloit Unified School District 2734,286 people
North Ottawa County Unified School District 2393,260 people
Twin Valley Unified School District 2402,510 people
Solomon Unified School District 3931,794 people
Southern Cloud Unified School District 3341,361 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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