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Moving to Ottawa, Kansas

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Population: 11,921. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,597 (+5.7% change)
Males: 5,812 (48.8%), Females: 6,109 (51.2%)

Franklin County

Zip code: 66067

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $34,071
Median house value: $70,900

Population by Race

Races in Ottawa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (20.3%), United States (13.4%), English (10.5%), Irish (9.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), French (2.5%).

Elevation: 901 feet

Land area: 6.7 square miles

Map of Ottawa, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ottawa

  • High school or higher: 83.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ottawa city

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +849 (+7.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ottawa:

  • RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1301 S MAIN ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ottawa:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ottawa:

  • FORBES FIELD (about 36 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 59 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 61 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ottawa:

  • OTTAWA MUNI (about 6 miles; OTTAWA, KS; Abbreviation: OWI)
  • VINLAND VALLEY AERODROME (about 17 miles; BALDWIN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: K64)
  • GARNETT MUNI (about 24 miles; GARNETT, KS; Abbreviation: K68)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Ottawa:

  • OTTAWA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 416; Location: 1001 S CEDAR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ottawa.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ottawa:

  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 46 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 54 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 56 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)

Schools

Public high school in Ottawa:

  • OTTAWA SR HIGH (Students: 840; Location: 1120 SOUTH ASH; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ottawa:

  • OTTAWA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 619; Location: 1230 SOUTH ASH; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 257; Location: 728 N CEDAR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EUGENE FIELD ELEM (Students: 223; Location: 720 TREMONT; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GARFIELD ELEM (Students: 223; Location: 1213 COLLEGE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EISENHOWER ELEM (Students: 157; Location: 1404 SOUTH ASH; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HAWTHORNE ELEM (Students: 152; Location: 501 S POPLAR; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Ottawa:

  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 106; Location: 408 SOUTH CEDAR; Grades: KG – 6)
  • BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 27; Location: 3755 NEVADA RD; Grades: KG – 11)

Libraries

Library in Ottawa:

  • OTTAWA LIBRARY (Operating income: $571,368; Location: 105 S HICKORY ST; 48,569 books; 1,073 audio materials; 1,881 video materials; 140 serial subscriptions)

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