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  • FIPS 20143
  • Largest town: Minneapolis

Ottawa County, Kansas

Ottawa County had 5,853 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 720.7 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 105 in Kansas by population and 57th by land area.

Population
5,853
#58 of 105 in Kansas · #2,743 in US
Area
720.7 sq mi
#57 of 105 in Kansas · #1,242 in US
Density
8.1 / sq mi
#54 of 105 in Kansas · #2,638 in US
Median household income
$66,956
#29 of 105 in Kansas · #1,212 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Ottawa County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Ottawa County population, land area and income

Ottawa County had 5,853 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 720.7 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 105 in Kansas by population and 57th by land area. That works out to 8.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents; Ottawa County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,956 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,853

3144th1st

2743rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

721 sq mi

3144th1st

1242nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2638th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,956

3143rd1st

1212th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

5,853

105th1st

58th of 105 (KS)

Land area

721 sq mi

105th1st

57th of 105 (KS)

Density

8.1 / sq mi

105th1st

54th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$66,956

105th1st

29th of 105 (KS)

How Ottawa County's population changed since 2020

Ottawa County gained 122 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 11th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Ottawa County recorded 248 births and 298 deaths, a natural change of -50. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +180. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 180 people.

5,73120205,83520215,83320225,84220235,8532024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
248
Deaths
298
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+180
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+11

Where Ottawa County is

The Census internal point of Ottawa County is at 39.138000, -97.654800. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Ottawa County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Ottawa County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
39.138000, -97.654800
DMS
39°08'16.80"N 97°39'17.28"W
UTM
14N 616258.8E 4332952.3N
Geohash
9yfw9ucgq
Plus code
86F448QW+63

Towns in Ottawa County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ottawa County, 1,939 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ottawa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Minneapolis with 1,939.

  1. 01Minneapolis1,939
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ottawa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ottawa County. The most populous is Saline County, KS, with 53,459 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 106.2 miles E of Ottawa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 101.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Salina, KS (population 46,109), 22.6 miles away.

Ottawa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ottawa County is 20143: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 143. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,956.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ottawa County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,853. That is up 122 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,731.

What is the FIPS code of Ottawa County?

20143. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (143) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ottawa County?

Minneapolis, with 1,939 residents inside Ottawa County in 2024.

Which counties border Ottawa County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saline County, KS; Dickinson County, KS; Cloud County, KS; Clay County, KS; Mitchell County, KS; Lincoln County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.