Ottawa (Ohio)
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 District Court (Putnam County Courthouse) in Ottawa |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Putnam County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 1 ′ N , 84 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,367 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 436.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.1 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 141.7 m | ||
| Postal code : | 45875 | ||
| Area code : | +1 419 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-58982 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1070881 | ||
| Website : | www.ottawaohio.us | ||
| Mayor : | J. Dean Meyer | ||
Ottawa is a village and county seat of Putnam County , Ohio , United States . At the 2000 census , the place had 4,367 inhabitants.
geography
Ottawa is in the geographic center of Putnam County, 95 miles (153 kilometers) north of Dayton and 66 miles (106 kilometers) southwest of Toledo and Lake Erie . The settlement on the banks of the Blanchard River is regularly hit by floods. Three major floods occurred in 2007–2009.
Neighboring towns of Ottawa are Gilboa , Pandora , Columbus Grove , Kalida , Kieferville , Miller City , Leipsic and Glandorf (starting in the east in a clockwise direction).
history
The place was created on the site of the last settlement of the Ottawa Indians, who had to give up their last reservations in Ohio in 1833 and were relocated to Kansas. The original name was Tawa Town . On the Blanchard River existed two Ottawa villages of that name, Upper and Lower Tawa Town ; the latter was in today's local area. The new settlers were able to buy the land from 1833. The place name Ottawa was officially introduced in 1862. In 1866, the county seat moved from neighboring Kalida to Ottawa.
population
95.3% spoke English, 4.2% Spanish and 0.5% German as their mother tongue [14].
2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 4460 people, 1829 households and 1207 families in the village. The population density was 948.9 inhabitants per square kilometer (366.4 / km²). There were 1983 housing units at an average density of 421.9 per square kilometer (162.9 / km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.5% white, 0.8% African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 4.8% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.3% of the population.
There were 1,829 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18, 50.1% married couples living together, 11.7% a female householder without a man, 4.2% a male householder without a wife and 34.0% Non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% were single people who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.
The mean age in the village was 38.8 years. 26.1% of the population were under 18 years old; 8.2% were between 18 and 24 years old; 22.8% were between 25 and 44 years old; 27.5% were between 45 and 64 years old; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender composition of the village was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
2000 census
At the 2000 census, 4,367 people, 1,759 households and 1,157 families lived in the village. The population density was 1126.6 inhabitants per square kilometer (434.6 / km²). There were 1,849 housing units at an average density of 477.0 per square kilometer (184.0 / km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.34% White, 0.27% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 3.73% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.35% of the population.
There were 1,759 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female household with no male, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% were single people who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the village, the population was 26.8% under 18 years of age, 8.0% from 18 to 24 years of age, 28.0% from 25 to 44 years of age, 22.9% from 45 to 64 years of age and 14.4% from 65 Years or older. The mean age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 90.7 men.
Median income
The median income for a village household was $ 39,034 and the median income for a family was $ 50,810. Males had a median income of $ 35,174 versus $ 25,456 for women. The per capita income of the village was $ 22,476. Around 2.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under 18 and 9.8% of those over 65.
traffic
Ottawa is at the intersection of US Route 224 and State Route 65. The closest highways are south on US Highway 30 and Interstate 75 . The railway companies The Indiana and Ohio Railway and CSX Transportation of having links to the site. Putnam County Airport is three miles east of Ottawa.
Education and culture
Two elementary schools, the Ottawa Elementary and the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School, are available on site at state educational institutions . Of Putnam County's 51 churches, nine are in Ottawa. Three buildings in the place were added to the National Register of Historic Places , including the seat of the district court.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ National Weather Service, with historical water levels
- ^ David M. Stothers, Patrick M. Tucker, The Fry Site: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Perspectives on the Maumee River Ottawa of Northwest Ohio. Lulu.com, 2006, p. 64
- ^ Acts of the State of Ohio, 1866, p. 69
- ↑ www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com