Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Ottawa in Kansas is. Here is the answer:
Ottawa, Kansas covers an area of 25.51 square kilometers (9.85 square miles).
With 12,649 people living in Ottawa that comes to a population density of 495.84 inhabitants per square kilometer (1284.16 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).
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Ottawa (pronounced ) 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 2010 census, the city population was 12,649.
Cities with a similar size as Ottawa
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Ottawa, Kansas, here you go:
- Hutchinson, Minnesota with a size of 23.36 square kilometers (23.36 sq mi), population: 14,178
- Artesia, New Mexico with a size of 25.79 square kilometers (25.79 sq mi), population: 11,301
- Medina, Ohio with a size of 30.51 square kilometers (30.51 sq mi), population: 26,678
- Bolivar, Missouri with a size of 21.49 square kilometers (21.49 sq mi), population: 10,325
- Worthington, Minnesota with a size of 22.92 square kilometers (22.92 sq mi), population: 12,764
- Charlottesville, Virginia with a size of 26.57 square kilometers (26.57 sq mi), population: 46,597
- Boone, Iowa with a size of 23.43 square kilometers (23.43 sq mi), population: 12,661
- Monroe, Michigan with a size of 26.37 square kilometers (26.37 sq mi), population: 20,733
- Snyder, Texas with a size of 22.65 square kilometers (22.65 sq mi), population: 10,783
- La Cañada Flintridge, California with a size of 22.39 square kilometers (22.39 sq mi), population: 20,246
Cities with a similar population density as Ottawa
Other cities that have a similar population density as Ottawa, Kansas are:
- Coralville, Iowa with a population density of 579 people per sq km (1,501 / sq mi).
- Columbus, Indiana with a population density of 607 people per sq km (1,573 / sq mi).
- El Dorado, Arkansas with a population density of 511 people per sq km (1,323 / sq mi).
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire with a population density of 487 people per sq km (1,262 / sq mi).
- Lake Charles, Louisiana with a population density of 619 people per sq km (1,603 / sq mi).
- Laurel, Mississippi with a population density of 429 people per sq km (1,112 / sq mi).
- New Berlin, Wisconsin with a population density of 415 people per sq km (1,074 / sq mi).
- North Charleston, South Carolina with a population density of 488 people per sq km (1,264 / sq mi).
- Borger, Texas with a population density of 582 people per sq km (1,508 / sq mi).
- Albany, Georgia with a population density of 536 people per sq km (1,387 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Ottawa
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Ottawa, Kansas:
- Marion, Arkansas with a population of 12,345 people
- Derby, Connecticut with a population of 12,830 people
- Lebanon, New Hampshire with a population of 13,151 people
- Universal City, Texas with a population of 14,849 people
- Big Rapids, Michigan with a population of 10,601 people
- Kingsburg, California with a population of 11,382 people
- Sylacauga, Alabama with a population of 12,749 people
- Ozark, Alabama with a population of 15,119 people
- La Marque, Texas with a population of 14,509 people
- Oneida, New York with a population of 10,987 people
Cities with the same name “Ottawa”
Same name but different game – do we have sister cities from other states:
- Ottawa, Illinois with a population of 18,786 residents
