Ottawa County Information
Ottawa County is found in the state of Kansas. The county seat is currently Minneapolis. The population in Ottawa County back in 2020 was 5,735.
It was formed in 1860.
It was named for the Odawa tribe. The Odawa, said to mean "traders,” are an Indigenous American ethnic group who primarily inhabit the land in the Eastern Woodlands region, commonly known as the northern United States and southern Canada.
Ottawa County is part of the Salina, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Ottawa County Arrest Records
In Ottawa County, arrest records are kept on every single crime. Each individual crime in Ottawa County is split up into two sections in the crime report. These two sections are property crime and violent crime. These property crimes include things such as larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. Violent crimes include things such as murder, robbery, forcible rape, and aggravated assault. In Ottawa County in 2021, there were 1 violent and 42 property crimes. Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office
312 N Ottawa,
Minneapolis, KS 67467
Hours: 24-7
Phone: (785) 392-2157
Jail: (785) 392-3625
Fax: (785) 392-3659
Ottawa County Criminal Records
Ottawa County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. All sex offenders in Ottawa County are kept on an up-to-date register. These include any individual living, working, attending school, or in prison in the Ottawa County area. All Ottawa County residents are granted access to this list.
Every last resident in Ottawa County can search for nearby sex offenders. They can do this by visiting and using a search tool. People can also search for individual offenders. Non-compliant and incarcerated offenders are not excluded from these searches.
The criminal records in Ottawa County are regularly updated and include jail and inmate records. Residents of Ottawa County can use the search tool to find these records. Citizens of Ottawa County can use this to search for any nearby individual in jail or on release.
Ottawa County Court Records
Court records in Ottawa County are taken care of by the court clerk. In order to attain a court record, residents in Ottawa County must go at:
Ottawa County Courthouse
307 North Concord
Minneapolis, KS 67467
Phone: (785) 392-2917
Fax: (785) 392-3626
In the state of Kansas, the Court of Appeals can review any contested decision made by lower courts. This includes the 105 superior and trial courts across the 105 counties in Kansas, such as Ottawa County.
NOTE - In Ottawa County, court records are transferred one of three ways. Court records can be presented via fax, email, or mail. In contrast, any certified or official documents must be transferred by way of mail and mail only in Ottawa County.
Ottawa County Public Records
Vital records are kept on each inhabitant of both Kansas State and Ottawa County. Ottawa County is even in control of amassing some of these vital records on those living within the county. The vital records accumulated in Ottawa County can include but are not limited to birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce documents, and more.
For example, each county clerk is currently responsible for acquiring marriage records from that county. The Office of Vital Statistics is then sent a copy of every last record. The Ottawa County office, as well as other county offices around Kansas, has also been in command of birth and death records in the past. All vital records, including those from Ottawa County, are kept in one central registry. Not only does this keep everything safe and in one place, but it can also then all be used to compare and contrast in statistical analysis.
Ottawa County residents can access and copy all vital public records thanks to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976. This act gives each and every resident the standard right to access local and state public records. The Kansas Open Records Act 1976 was amended back in 1994. Ottawa County citizens can ask for records in-person at:
Ottawa County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Heather Maddox
307 N. Concord
Suite 102, Minneapolis, KS 67467
Phone: (785) 392-2279
Fax: (785) 392-2011
Email: clerk@ottawacounty.org
NOTE - Requesters must stick to a number of rules in Ottawa County if they wish to get records in-person. The opening hours for the Ottawa County office are 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. Requesters in question must also be able to show a photo ID. These can include driver's licenses, state IDs, and more. A requester must also put every single public record request in writing in Ottawa County in order to be successful.
