Ottawa County, Kansas

Ottawa County (standard abbreviation: OT) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,163. The largest city and is.

Law and government
Although the was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Ottawa County has remained a prohibition, or, county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,870 (722 ). 1,868 km² (721 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.11%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,163 people, 2,430 households, and 1,718 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 2,755 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.53%, 0.54% or , 0.37% , 0.13% , 0.02% , 0.32% from , and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 2,430 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,009, and the median income for a family was $46,033. Males had a median income of $30,761 versus $21,380 for females. The for the county was $17,663. About 5.10% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 2,037 (county seat)
 * , 618
 * , 456
 * , 336
 * , 167

Townships
Ottawa County is divided into twenty. The city of 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.

Unified school districts

 * North Ottawa County USD 239
 * Twin Valley USD 240