Putnam County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.1. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.62. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ottawa and their reported violations in the past:
PIKE RUN GOLF CLUB INC (Population served: 176, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-13-2000)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2000), St Boil Water Order (NOV-22-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-13-2000)
COUNTRY ACRES GOLF CLUB WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-11-2005)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1997), St Boil Water Order (SEP-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-09-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-09-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-14-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-14-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2001)
- 78 regular monitoring violations
WISCHMEYER AMLC (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.2%
(6.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 66.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 84.1% for other race residents, 82.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.5 people | | Ohio: |  2.5 people |
| This village: | 65.8% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This village: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.2% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ottawa, OH
People in group quarters in Ottawa:
- 43 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
Ottawa compared to Ohio state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ottawa (2011 data):
- The Huntington National Bank: Ottawa Locust Branch at 855 Locust Street, branch established on 07/09/2001; Ottawa Main at 332 East Main Street, branch established on 04/11/1985. Info updated 10/05/2009: Bank assets: $52,704.0 mil, Deposits: $42,052.2 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 842 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
- The Union Bank Company: Ottawa Branch at State Route 65 And Us Route 224, branch established on 05/02/1991. Info updated 09/01/2010: Bank assets: $61.9 mil, Deposits: $49.9 mil, headquarters in Columbus Grove, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: United Bancshares, Inc.
- The Fort Jennings State Bank: Ottawa Branch at 1300 North Locust Street, branch established on 10/17/2005. Info updated 06/16/2010: Bank assets: $1.4 mil, Deposits: $12.8 mil, headquarters in Fort Jennings, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Fjsb Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Putnam County Ohio:
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Religion statistics for Ottawa:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.74%
| Here | | 81.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Mennonite Church USA | Church of the Brethren | United Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 76.7% | 9.5% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 22.0% | 30.0% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 24.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Here: | 2.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Putnam County: | 1.16 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | This county: | 3.76 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | Putnam County: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Ohio: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Putnam County: | 10.9% | | State: | 10.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.6% | | Ohio: | 11.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
7 | $28,200 | $48,343 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $9,168 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $2,214 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $21,602 | $32,403 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $775 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $8,827 | $35,308 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $10,080 | $40,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,683 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,912 | $41,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $9,890 | $39,560 | 1 | $1,771 |
| Totals for Government |
26 | $85,511 | $39,467 | 14 | $15,611 |
Ottawa government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,786,000 ($406.28)
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,130,000 ($257.05)
All Other: $53,000 ($12.06)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $335,000 ($76.21)
Regular Highways: $210,000 ($47.77)
Sewerage: $66,000 ($15.01)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $639,000 ($145.36)
Sewerage: $609,000 ($138.54)
Police Protection: $353,000 ($80.30)
General - Other: $261,000 ($59.37)
Regular Highways: $178,000 ($40.49)
Parks & Recreation: $173,000 ($39.35)
Financial Administration: $150,000 ($34.12)
Fire Protection: $45,000 ($10.24)
- General - Interest on Debt: $323,000 ($73.48)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $8,000 ($1.82)
General: $2,000 ($0.45)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000 ($0.23)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $58,000 ($13.19)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,519,000 ($1710.42)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,005,000 ($683.58)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,402,000 ($1911.28)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $53,000 ($12.06)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,122,000 ($482.71)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($1.14)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $554,000 ($126.02)
Special Assessments: $34,000 ($7.73)
General Revenue, NEC: $34,000 ($7.73)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $465,000 ($105.78)
Parks & Recreation: $153,000 ($34.80)
Fire Protection: $29,000 ($6.60)
Police Protection: $15,000 ($3.41)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,345,000 ($1215.88)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $893,000 ($203.14)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $146,000 ($33.21)
General Support: $144,000 ($32.76)
- Tax - Individual Income: $1,555,000 ($353.73)
Property: $205,000 ($46.63)
NEC: $57,000 ($12.97)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,122,000 ($255.23)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($0.68)
3.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,734 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.38% | | Ohio average: | 5.31% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,157 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.57% | | Ohio average: | 5.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ottawa:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
- WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ottawa:
- WLWD (93.9 FM; COLUMBUS GROVE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBUK (106.3 FM; OTTAWA, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W205AT (88.9 FM; HAMLER, OH; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WIMT (102.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBIE (91.5 FM; DELPHOS, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WMLX (103.3 FM; ST. MARYS, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZRX-FM (107.5 FM; FORT SHAWNEE, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKXA-FM (100.5 FM; FINDLAY, OH; Owner: BLANCHARD RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFGF (93.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: FOREVER OF OHIO, LLC)
- WTGN (97.7 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS)
- WBCJ (88.1 FM; SPENCERVILLE, OH; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WONB (94.9 FM; ADA, OH; Owner: OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY)
- WGLE (90.7 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: PUBLIC B/C FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
- WNDH (103.1 FM; NAPOLEON, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZOM (105.7 FM; DEFIANCE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDOH (107.1 FM; DELPHOS, OH; Owner: VOGEL ROACH CORPORATION)
- WUZZ-FM (104.9 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WZOQ (92.1 FM; WAPAKONETA, OH; Owner: FOREVER OF OHIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Ottawa:
- WBGU-TV (Channel 27; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Owner: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WTLW (Channel 44; LIMA, OH; Owner: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SERVICES, INC.)
- WOHL-CA (Channel 25; LIMA, OH; Owner: TV-67, INC.)
- WLMO-LP (Channel 65; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- WLQP-LP (Channel 18; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
- WLIO (Channel 35; LIMA, OH; Owner: LIMA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- W09CG (Channel 9; FINDLAY, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W61CZ (Channel 61; LIMA, OH; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
- W55CH (Channel 55; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDFM-LP (Channel 19; DEFIANCE, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFND-LP (Channel 22; FINDLAY, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Ottawa, Ohio:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Ohio average:
- Fatal accident count: 113
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 167
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 272
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Ottawa fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 21 meters (69ft)
Total costs: $100,000
Total average daily traffic: 18,275
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,293
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 26,924
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ottawa, OH
| Most common first names in Ottawa, OH among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 108 | 80.5 years |
| John | 65 | 72.4 years |
| Robert | 45 | 74.4 years |
| Charles | 44 | 79.9 years |
| William | 41 | 73.6 years |
| Paul | 35 | 72.5 years |
| Joseph | 33 | 77.6 years |
| Margaret | 32 | 82.2 years |
| Richard | 32 | 71.3 years |
| Albert | 31 | 77.8 years |
| Most common last names in Ottawa, OH among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Schroeder | 59 | 77.4 years |
| Maag | 34 | 75.8 years |
| Verhoff | 31 | 80.7 years |
| Ellerbrock | 30 | 81.1 years |
| Kuhlman | 29 | 74.6 years |
| Meyer | 29 | 78.4 years |
| Ruhe | 26 | 76.4 years |
| Kleman | 25 | 76.4 years |
| Niese | 23 | 77.7 years |
| Recker | 22 | 74.9 years |
| Businesses in Ottawa, OH |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
| RadioShack | 1 | | | |
- #26 on the list of "Top 100 high-educated but low-earning cities"
- #5 (45875) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of German first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
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