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Ottawa

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Also known as Ottawa, Kansas, Ottawa (Kansas), Ottawa, KS

city in Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kansas
County
Franklin
Named after
Ottawa Tribe
Type
Council-Manager
Mayor
Emily Allen
City manager
Richard Nienstedt
Total
10.40 sq mi (26.94 km )
Land
10.32 sq mi (26.72 km )
Water
0.089 sq mi (0.23 km ) 1.06%
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
Density
1,224/sq mi (472.5/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
20-53550
Website
ottawaks.gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Ottawa
Located in
Franklin County
Population
12625
Area
24.401278
Elevation
275
Capital of
Franklin County
Headquarters
Ottawa
Official website
www.ottawaks.gov
Image
Ottawa kansas downtown 2009.jpg
Households
5031
Dialing code
785
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Commons category
Ottawa, Kansas
topic's main category
Category:Ottawa, Kansas
postal code
66067
inception
1865-00-00
different from
Ottawa
water as percent of area
1.022
per capita income
25256
category of associated people
Category:People from Ottawa, Kansas
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Encyclopedic overview

Ottawa (pronounced /ˈɒtəwɑː/) is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located on both banks of the Marais des Cygnes River near the center of Franklin County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 12,625. It is the home of Ottawa University.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ottawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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