Ottawa, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Ottawa is a village in and the county seat
of Putnam County
, Ohio
, United States
. The population was 4,460 at the 2010 census
.
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²), of which, 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.77%) is water.
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.
County seat
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of Putnam County
Putnam County, Ohio
Putnam County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,499. The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. Its county seat is...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 4,460 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
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History
In 1792 Major Alexander Truman, 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 HardinJohn Hardin
John J. Hardin was a soldier, farmer, rancher, noted marksman and hunter. He was wounded fighting in Lord Dunmore's War; served as a Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War and as a Kentucky Co., Virginia militia commander in the Northwest Indian War...
also ended in Hardin and his servant Freeman being murdered in Shelby County
Shelby County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,910 people, 17,636 households, and 13,085 families residing in the county. The population density was 117 people per square mile . There were 18,682 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...
.
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.
Geography
Ottawa is located at 41°1′15"N 84°2′29"W (41.020885, -84.041314).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²), of which, 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.77%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,367 people, 1,759 households, and 1,157 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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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
Race (United States Census)
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, 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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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 SchoolDing Dong SchoolDing Dong School, billed as "the Nursery school of the air", is a half-hour children's TV show which began on WNBQ-TV in Chicago, Illinois a few months before its four-year run on NBC ....
; 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
- WJTAWJTAWJTA "Holy Family Radio" is a non-commercial FM broadcasting station licensed to Glandorf, Ohio with studio and transmitter located near Leipsic in rural Putnam County. WJTA transmits at 88.9 mHz on the FM band...
"Holy Family Radio" Catholic radio programming from Glandorf and Leipsic plus local high school basketball coverage wjta89.org