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Population in July 2008: 12,850. Population change since 2000: +7.8%

Males: 6,264	(48.8%)
Females: 6,586	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66067.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $40,177 (it was $34,071 in 2000)

Ottawa:	$40,177
Kansas:	$50,177

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,876

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $105,077 (it was $68,600 in 2000)

Ottawa:	$105,077
Kansas:	$125,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $108,302; Detached houses: $111,595; Townhouses or other attached units: $100,209; In 2-unit structures: $91,692; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $255,384; Mobile homes: $25,132

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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%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Ottawa: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/23/1867

Elevation: 901 feet

Land area: 6.69 square miles.

Population density: 1920 people per square mile

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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%

237 residents are foreign born

This city:	2.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 28 registered sex offenders living in Ottawa, Kansas in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Ottawa to the number of sex offenders is 459 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ottawa:	1.6% ($1,065)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawrence, KS (24.1 miles , pop. 80,098).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (50.0 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (411.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Princeton, KS (2.9 miles ), Rantoul, KS (3.2 miles ), Pomona, KS (3.2 miles ), Baldwin City, KS (3.5 miles ), Wellsville, KS (3.5 miles ), Williamsburg, KS (3.8 miles ), Quenemo, KS (3.8 miles ), Richmond, KS (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 36 buildings, average cost: $97,000
1997: 22 buildings, average cost: $85,700
1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $94,200
1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $101,900
2000: 24 buildings, average cost: $108,600
2001: 34 buildings, average cost: $114,000
2002: 22 buildings, average cost: $116,900
2003: 43 buildings, average cost: $111,100
2004: 39 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2005: 41 buildings, average cost: $186,200
2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $185,100
2007: 24 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2008: 21 buildings, average cost: $149,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.61 N, Longitude: 95.27 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +872 (+7.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,390 (58.9%)

Area code: 785

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Crime in Ottawa by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	5	5	12	11	11	15	10
per 100,000	41.5	41.6	99.3	87.7	86.7	116.3	77.3
Robberies	2	3	0	6	1	3	2
per 100,000	16.6	25.0	0.0	47.8	7.9	23.3	15.5
Assaults	34	25	28	60	42	46	30
per 100,000	282.3	208.1	231.7	478.4	331.1	356.6	231.9
Burglaries	86	94	99	95	86	62	57
per 100,000	714.1	782.6	819.3	757.5	677.9	480.6	440.6
Thefts	364	435	631	592	377	335	245
per 100,000	3022.5	3621.4	5221.8	4720.5	2971.8	2596.7	1893.8
Auto thefts	25	23	24	32	22	9	13
per 100,000	207.6	191.5	198.6	255.2	173.4	69.8	100.5
Arson	1	5	5	6	3	10	2
per 100,000	8.3	41.6	41.4	47.8	23.6	77.5	15.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	282.2	297.4	407.9	442.5	318.1	314.4	227.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 34 (27 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.10
US city average:	3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units

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

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Average climate in Ottawa, Kansas

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Ottawa-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 174% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the Ottawa city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/12/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Ottawa-area historical earthquake activity is below Kansas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from Ottawa center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Ottawa topographic map

Birthplace of: Gary Hart.

Hospital/medical center in Ottawa:

RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1301 S MAIN ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ottawa:

OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 19 miles; OSAWATOMIE, KS)
MIAMI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PAOLA, KS)
MEADOWBROOK REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GARDNER, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Ottawa, KS

Airports located in Ottawa:

Ottawa Municipal Airport (Runways: 3, Air Taxi Ops: 160, Itinerant Ops: 2,000, Local Ops: 2,000, Military Ops: 150)
Harrod Airport (Runways: 1)
Witham Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Ottawa, KS

College/University in Ottawa:

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

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 37 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 41 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 48 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)

Public high school in Ottawa:

Ottawa Senior High School (Students: 806; Location: 1120 SOUTH ASH; Grades: 4th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ottawa:

Ottawa Middle School (Students: 515; Location: 1230 SOUTH ASH; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)
Lincoln Elementary School (Students: 487; Location: 728 N CEDAR; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
Garfield Elementary School (Students: 357; Location: 1213 COLLEGE; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
Eugene Field Elementary School (Students: 245; Location: 720 TREMONT; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
Hawthorne Elementary School (Students: 157; Location: 501 S POPLAR; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
Eisenhower Elementary School (Students: 129; Location: 1404 SOUTH ASH; Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

Private elementary/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)

See full list of schools located in Ottawa

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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Cemeteries: Hope Cemetery (1), Highland Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Nugent Creek (A), Wilson Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Ottawa: Forest Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Franklin County Historical Society - Old Depot Museum (135 East Tecumseh Street), Franklin County Convention & Tourism Bureau (2011 East Logan Street).

Hotels: Ottawa-Days Inn (1641 S Main St), Days Inn Ottawa (1641 South Main Street), Hampton Inn (2335 South Oak Street), Comfort Inn Ottawa (2335 South Oak Street), Ottawa Super 8 Motel (2315 S Oak St), Econo Lodge I-35 Exit 183 (2331 South Cedar), Hallmark Inns (I 35 And 59), Super 8 (2315 South Oak Street), Best Western (606 East 23rd Street).

Courts: Ottawa - District Court (Court Building), Franklin County - Court Services (Probation Court Buil), Ottawa City - Police Dept- Municipal Court (715 West 2nd Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ottawa and their reported violations in the past:

FRANKLIN CO RWD 1 (Population served: 600, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and SEP-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-04-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-04-1994)

4 minor monitoring violations

FRANKLIN CO RWD 5 (Population served: 580, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-13-1999)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-1997)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and DEC-22-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-1994)

FRANKLIN CO RWD 2 (Population served: 400, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-06-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-04-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-04-1994)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ottawa that have no violations reported:

FRANKLIN CO RWD 7 (Population served: 65, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ottawa, KS

People in group quarters in Ottawa

223 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
186 people in nursing homes
45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
36 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Ottawa compared to Kansas state average:

Ottawa, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ottawa (2009 data):

The Kansas State Bank: Detached Facility at 1314 South Main Street, branch established on 1978-02-22; at 236 North Main Street, branch established on 1917-11-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $118.1 mil, Deposits: $106.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Ottawa Bancshares, Inc.
Peoples Bank: Ottawa Branch at 434 South Main Street, branch established on 2002-12-14; South Store Branch at 1506 South Main, branch established on 2002-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $368.2 mil, Deposits: $311.2 mil, headquarters in Lawrence, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Winter Trust Of 12/3/74
Bank of the West: Ottawa at 700 South Main, branch established on 1992-07-17. Info updated 2008-01-11: Bank assets: $66,890.2 mil, Deposits: $37,261.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 659 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
SolutionsBank: Ottawa Branch at 119 East Third Street, branch established on 1870-09-24. Info updated 2008-03-04: Bank assets: $506.2 mil, Deposits: $379.2 mil, headquarters in Overland Park, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Medicine Lodge Bancshares, Inc.
Great Southern Bank: Ottawa Branch at 2040 S. Princeton, branch established on 1924-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-24: Bank assets: $2,657.4 mil, Deposits: $1,969.2 mil, headquarters in Reeds Spring, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 65 total offices, Holding Company: Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
The Citizens State Bank of Pomona: North Ottawa Branch at 1230 East Logan Street, branch established on 2005-01-18. Info updated 2008-04-01: Bank assets: $22.2 mil, Deposits: $20.1 mil, headquarters in Pomona, KS, negative income in the last year, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Goppert Financial Corp.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Ottawa, Kansas

Econo Lodge, 2331 S Cedar Rd, Ottawa, KS 66067, Phone: (785) 242-3400
Villager Lodge Ottawa, 2209 S Princeton, Ottawa, KS 66067, Phone: (785) 242-7000, Fax: (785) 242-8572
Best Western Ottawa Inn, 606 E 23RD St, Ottawa, KS 66067, Phone: (785) 242-2224, Fax: (785) 242-2221
Days Inn, 1641 S Main St, Ottawa, KS 66067, Phone: (785) 242-4842
Comfort Inn, 2335 S Oak St, Ottawa, KS 66067, Phone: (785) 242-9898, Fax: (785) 242-7146
Travelodge, 2209 South Princeton Rd, Ottawa, KS 66067, Phone: (785) 242-7000, Fax: (785) 242-8572

All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Ottawa, Kansas

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ottawa mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Ottawa

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.86%

Here		35.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	25.8%	22.0%	15.5%	7.5%	5.2%
Congregations	25.0%	20.0%	5.0%	5.0%	2.5%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God	The Wesleyan Church	Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	4.8%	4.2%	3.1%	2.5%	9.2%
Congregations	2.5%	7.5%	2.5%	5.0%	25.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	13	$42,168	$38,924	0	$0
Other Government Administration	12	$61,562	$61,562	1	$655
Judicial and Legal	4	$18,177	$54,531	2	$565
Police Protection - Officers	27	$123,820	$55,031	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$11,925	$35,775	0	$0
Firefighters	20	$75,497	$45,298	0	$0
Streets and Highways	12	$37,696	$37,696	0	$0
Health	2	$7,492	$44,952	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$3,142	$37,704	0	$0
Sewerage	8	$26,882	$40,323	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	6	$19,257	$38,514	0	$0
Water Supply	12	$42,369	$42,369	0	$0
Electric Power	24	$92,346	$46,173	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	14	$43,129	$36,968	0	$0
Totals for Government	159	$605,462	$45,695	3	$1,220

Ottawa government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,881,000
Charges - Sewerage: $1,615,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $40,000

All Other: $11,000

Air Transportation: $5,000
Construction - Electric Utilities: $928,000
Water Utilities: $136,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $8,553,000
General - Other: $3,666,000

Police Protection: $1,431,000

Water Utilities: $1,253,000

Central Staff Services: $1,226,000

Sewerage: $986,000

Financial Administration: $750,000

Libraries: $518,000

Parks and Recreation: $382,000

Regular Highways: $173,000

Air Transportation: $58,000
DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $367,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $167,000
General - Interest on Debt: $600,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $992,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $452,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $85,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,192,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,216,000
Fines and Forfeits: $577,000

Interest Earnings: $243,000

Special Assessments: $68,000

Sale of Property: $68,000

Rents: $12,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,431,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,983,000

Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,640,000
Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $307,000
Sewerage: $247,000

Electric Utilities: $110,000

Water Utilities: $80,000

Regular Highways: $77,000

Parks and Recreation: $15,000

General - Other: $8,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,802,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $9,952,000
Water Utilities: $1,867,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $558,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $415,000
General Local Government Support: $76,000
Tax - Property: $3,193,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,376,000

Public Utilities Sales: $408,000

Other License: $242,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $9,078,000

7.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Johnson County, KS	1.55% ($45,050 average AGI)
from Douglas County, KS	0.87% ($45,127)
from Miami County, KS	0.49% ($36,733)

7.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Johnson County, KS	1.73% ($34,510 average AGI)
to Douglas County, KS	1.05% ($30,674)
to Miami County, KS	0.48% ($34,591)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ottawa:

KOFO (1220 AM; 0 kW; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: BRANDY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ottawa:

KTJO-FM (88.9 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: OTTAWA UNIVERSITY)
KRBW (90.5 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KZPL (97.3 FM; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; Owner: UNION FIRST BROADCASTING, LLC)
KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KCCV-FM (92.3 FM; OLATHE, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KNBU (89.7 FM; BALDWIN CITY, KS; Owner: BAKER UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Ottawa:

KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KUJH-LP (Channel 14; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
K58CX (Channel 58; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Ottawa fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 104 meters (341ft)
Total costs: $3,267,000
Total average daily traffic: 65,031
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,371

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 1
1910-1919: 0
1920-1929: 0
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 2
1980-1989: 5
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 4

Fire: 90
Hazardous Condition: 105
Service Call: 5
Good Intent Call: 68

Incident types - Ottawa

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Ottawa, KS

Ottawa on our top lists:

#12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
#39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations (population 5,000+)"
#48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
#67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of libraries per resident in 2004 in $ (population 10,000+)"
#86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
#99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Social assistance (population 5,000+)"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 5,000+)"

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