- Ottawa, Ohio
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Ottawa, Ohio — Village — Location of Ottawa, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°1′15″N 84°2′29″W / 41.02083°N 84.04139°WCoordinates: 41°1′15″N 84°2′29″W / 41.02083°N 84.04139°W Country United States State Ohio County Putnam Government – Mayor J. Dean Meyer Area – Total 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) – Land 3.9 sq mi (10.0 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.77%% Elevation 728 ft (141.7 m) Population (2010) – Total 4,460 – Density 1,126.6/sq mi (435.0/km2) Time zone EST (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 45875 Area code(s) 419 FIPS code 39-58982[1] GNIS feature ID 1070881[2] Website http://www.ottawaohio.us Ottawa is a village in and the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio, United States.[3] The population was 4,460 at the 2010 census.
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History
In 1792 Major Alexander Truman,[4] his servant William Lynch and guide/interpreter William Smalley were sent by George Washington on a peace mission. Truman and Lynch were killed; Truman was apparently killed prior to April 20, 1792 at what later became Ottawa, Putnam County Ohio. A similar mission under Colonel John Hardin also ended in Hardin and his servant Freeman being murdered in Shelby County.
Among the early settlers of the Ottawa area was Henry Kohls, who arrived in 1835 and settled with his family in the village of Glandorf. In the early 1900s, his grandsons, Charles and Frank, were each elected Putnam County treasurer in successive two year stints. Notably, while serving as treasurer they each appointed the other as their chief deputy.[5]
Geography
Ottawa is located at 41°1′15″N 84°2′29″W / 41.02083°N 84.04139°W (41.020885, -84.041314)[6].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km2), of which, 3.9 square miles (10 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.77%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,367 people, 1,759 households, and 1,157 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,126.6 people per square mile (434.6/km²). There were 1,849 housing units at an average density of 477.0 per square mile (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 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 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 spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village 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 females. The per capita income for the village was $22,476. About 2.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives
- Frances Horwich, also known as "Miss Frances", an early television performer famous for Ding Dong School; a monument to her was erected in Ottawa in 2006
- Larry Cox, baseball player and coach
Media
- Z Sports Live-online radio covering Putnam County sports zsportslive.com
- Putnam County Sentinel-local newspaper putnamsentinel.com
- WPNM Live-Part 15 micropower radio covering local news and events (AM 1620) plus on-demand online audio and live streaming wpnmlive.com
- WJTA "Holy Family Radio" Catholic radio programming from Glandorf and Leipsic plus local high school basketball coverage wjta89.org
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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- ^ Kinder, Putnam. History of Putnam County: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1915, p. 1383-1387.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
External links
- Village website
- Putnam Voice a weekly community newspaper
- Putnam County Sentinel newspaper
- AccessOttawa, community website
Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, Ohio County seat: OttawaVillages Belmore | Cloverdale | Columbus Grove | Continental | Dupont | Ft. Jennings | Gilboa | Glandorf | Kalida | Leipsic | Miller City | Ottawa | Ottoville | Pandora | West Leipsic
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesCategories:- Villages in Ohio
- Populated places in Putnam County, Ohio
- County seats in Ohio
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