Ottawa County, Kansas

Ottawa County (standard abbreviation: OT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, 6,091 people lived there. The largest city and county seat is Minneapolis.
History.
On February 27, 1860, Ottawa County was founded. It was named for the Odawa tribe.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that is land and (0.08%) is water.
Features.
The Solomon River is the longest river in the county, entering from Cloud County to the northwest and exiting to Saline County to the southeast. The Saline River traverses the southwestern part of the county, going from Lincoln County to Saline County.
The largest lake is Ottawa State Fishing Lake, a reservoir to the east of Minneapolis. It is managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
People.
Ottawa County is part of the Salina, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Communities.
Townships.
Ottawa County is divided into twenty townships. The city of Minneapolis is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.