Ottawa Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 38°38′30″N 095°17′01″W / 38.64167°N 95.28361°W / 38.64167; -95.28361
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	43.04 sq mi (111.48 km2)
• Land	42.9 sq mi (111.11 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.33%
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	868
• Density	20.2/sq mi (7.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0479366

Ottawa Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 868.

Geography

Ottawa Township covers an area of 43.04 square miles (111.5 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Ottawa (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Highland, Hope, Indian, Mount Calvary and Mount Evergreen.

The streams of Appanoose Creek, Eightmile Creek, Island Creek, Nugent Creek, Sand Creek, Spring Creek, Tauy Creek, Walnut Creek, Wilson Creek and Wolf Creek run through this township.