About Otis
Set in the western part of Kansas, Otis is a tiny community counting 282 people who proudly call it home.
Otis holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.31 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 910 residents per square mile.
📰 Otis News Today
- Howard Otis Obituary - Gladstone, MO Dignity Memorial · Apr 20
- Helium for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons comes from a tiny Kansas town kansascity.com · Nov 24
- Kansas company keeps iconic parade balloons afloat KCLY Radio · Nov 28
- McKinley Otis Howard Jr. Obituary January 26, 2026 Serenity Funeral Home | Kansas City, MO · Jan 26
- No. 2 Ellinwood girls finish near-perfect regular season catchitkansas.com · Feb 20
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Otis Unique
- Positioned in western Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🏫 Schools in Otis
- Otis Bison Academy
- Otis-Bison Elementary
- Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKansas
TypeCity
Population (2024)282
Rank in state#354 of 626
Land area0.31 sq mi
Density910/sq mi
Coordinates38.5348, -99.0535