Ottawa, OH
Putnam County
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Community Overview The Village of Ottawa is the county seat of Putnam County. Ottawa is centrally located in a diverse and productive agricultural region. The major industries manufacture television picture tubes, freezers, windows and doors, plastic containers, tomato products and special semi-trailers and processed steel. Development-Sites |
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Population |
County/Entity |
Community |
Tax Information |
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1980 |
32,991 |
4215 |
$40.15/$1,000 |
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1990 |
33,819 |
3999 |
1.00% Local Income Tax |
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2000 |
34,726 |
4367 |
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Primary County/Entity |
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Contiguous Counties/Entities |
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Employment: |
21,100 |
Employment: |
215,100 |
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Labor Force: |
22,200 |
Labor Force: |
223,200 |
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Unemployment Rate: |
4.95% |
Unemployment Rate: |
3.63% |
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Transportation |
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Rail: |
CSXT, I&O |
Airport: |
Putnam County Airport |
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Truck: |
9 Motor Freight Lines |
Distance: |
0 mi. |
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Airport: |
Toledo Express |
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Distance: |
56 mi. |
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Interstate: |
1-75 (22 mi.) |
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Highway: |
St. Rts. 224, 15, 65 & 109 |
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Utilities |
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Electric: |
AEP-Ohio Power |
Water |
Village of Ottawa |
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Gas: |
East Ohio Gas |
Source: |
Blanchard River & Reservior |
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Telephone: |
Sprint |
Excess Capacity: |
1,500,000 gpd |
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Sewer: |
Village of Ottawa |
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Treatment: |
Contact Stabilization |
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Excess Capacity: |
3,000,000 gpd |
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Higher Education |
Distance (mi) |
Medical Services |
Distance (mi) |
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Bluffton College |
19 |
Blanchard Valley Health Ctr. |
24 |
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Bluffton, Ohio |
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Bluffton, Ohio |
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Defiance College |
23 |
Lima Memorial Hospital |
23 |
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Defiance, Ohio |
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Lima, Ohio |
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Ohio State Univ. (Branch) |
25 |
Ottawa Medical & Diagnostic |
0 |
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Lima, Ohio |
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Ottawa, Ohio |
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Owens Community College |
23 |
Van Wert County Hospital |
32 |
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Findlay, Ohio |
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Van Wert, Ohio |
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University of Findlay |
23 |
St. Rita’s Ambulatory Care |
0 |
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Findlay, Ohio |
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Ottawa, Ohio |
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St. Rita’s Hospital |
23 |
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Lima, Ohio |
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Local Employers |
Products |
Unions |
Employees |
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Cold Metal Products |
Strip steel slitting |
None |
70 |
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Nelson Manufacturing |
Low-boy semi trailers |
None |
35 |
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North Pak |
Plastic bottle decoration |
None |
15 |
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Ottawa Foods |
Packaged tomato products |
None |
50 |
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Palpac Industries |
Plastic foam packaging |
None |
25 |
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Putnam County Stone |
Stone |
None |
12 |
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RK Industries |
Production drilling, tapping |
None |
60 |
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Silgan Plastics |
Plastic containers |
None |
165 |
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Sterling Industries |
Wood Pallets, boxes, crates |
None |
25 |
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Verhoff Alfalfa Mills |
Dehydrated Alfalfa meal |
None |
43 |
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W C Wood Co. |
Freezers |
None |
365 |
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Revised Date: 10/16/2001