Ottawa, Minnesota

Ottawa, Minnesota
Ottawa, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
	Ottawa Ottawa
	Coordinates: 44°22′56″N 93°56′45″W / 44.38222°N 93.94583°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Le Sueur
Township	Ottawa
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56058
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	649040

Ottawa (/ˈɒtəwə/ OT-oh-wə)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Ottawa Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located south of Le Sueur at the junction of Le Sueur County Roads 23 and 36 (Ottawa Road). The Minnesota River and Cherry Creek meet at Ottawa. State Highway 112 (MN 112) is also in the immediate area.

Ottawa is located within ZIP code 56058 based in Le Sueur. Nearby places include Le Sueur, Kasota, St. Henry, Le Center, Cleveland, St. Peter, the Ottawa Bluffs Nature Preserve, and Ottawa Wildlife Management Area.

Ottawa had a station on the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway. The community was founded under the name of Minnewashta (from the Eastern Dakota language word mniwašte, meaning "good water"), but on June 20, 1856, it was surveyed and renamed Ottawa. The present name is for the Ottawa Indians.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	246		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Ottawa, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 303.
^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".

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[gnis-1] "Ottawa, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.

[3] Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 303.

[4] United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Le Center
Cities	Cleveland Elysian‡ Heidelberg Kasota Kilkenny Le Center Le Sueur‡ Mankato‡ Montgomery New Prague‡ Waterville	Map of Minnesota highlighting Le Sueur County
Townships	Cleveland Cordova Derrynane Elysian Kasota Kilkenny Lanesburgh Lexington Montgomery Ottawa Sharon Tyrone Washington Waterville
Unincorporated communities	Cordova Greenland Henderson Station Lexington Marysburg‡ Ottawa St. Henry St. Thomas Union Hill‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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