Minneapolis, Kansas

Minneapolis is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.[6] It is also the county seat of Ottawa County. In 2010, 2,032 people lived there.[7]

Minneapolis, Kansas
City and County seat
Business District (2009)
Business District (2009)
Location within Ottawa County and Kansas
Location within Ottawa County and Kansas
KDOT map of Ottawa County (legend)
KDOT map of Ottawa County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°7′29″N 97°42′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOttawa
Platted1866
Incorporated1871
Named forMinneapolis, Minnesota
Area
[1]
 • Total1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2)
 • Land1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,280 ft (390 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total2,032
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
1,933
 • Density1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67467
Area code785
FIPS code20-47075 [4]
GNIS ID0476284 [5]
Websiteminneapolis-ks.com

History

Minneapolis was originally called Markley's Mills. It was renamed Minneapolis about 1871, after Minneapolis, Minnesota.[8] A railroad was built through Minneapolis in 1878.[9]

Minneapolis had its own minor league baseball team called the Minnies in 1905. They also had it from 1908-1909, and again in 1912, alternately as part of the Kansas State League or Central Kansas League.

Geography
Rock City Park, SW of Minneapolis (2006)

Minneapolis is at 39°7′29″N 97°42′19″W (39.124719, -97.705209).[10] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km2). All of it is land.[1]

Area attractions
  • Rock City park is southwest of Minneapolis.

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18801,084—
18901,75662.0%
19001,727−1.7%
19101,8959.7%
19201,842−2.8%
19301,741−5.5%
19402,08719.9%
19501,801−13.7%
19602,02412.4%
19701,971−2.6%
19802,0755.3%
19901,983−4.4%
20002,0463.2%
20102,032−0.7%
2018 (est.)1,933[3]−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

Minneapolis is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 2,032 people, 832 households, and 528 families living in Minneapolis.[2]

Famous people
  • George Washington Carver, who lived in the vicinity for a brief period.
  • Alyssa George, former Miss Kansas 2007
  • Rollin Rees, former U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Frank "Cannonball" Richards, vaudeville and sideshow performer known for his acts involving hits to the gut, most famously getting shot with a cannonball
  • Alexander Riddle, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas and publisher of the Minneapolis Messenger newspaper

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  8. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 258.
  9. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 289.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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