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Ottawa, Minnesota
Ottawa, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Ottawa, Minnesota
Ottawa, Minnesota
Location in Minnesota
Ottawa, Minnesota is located in the United States
Ottawa, Minnesota
Ottawa, Minnesota
Location in the United States
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(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 649040

Ottawa 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.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 246
U.S. Decennial Census
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