Ottawa County, Ohio

Ottawa County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 40,985. Its is  and is  either for the  Indians who lived there, or for an Indian word meaning "trader".

Ottawa County is part of the.

History
On, , during the , nine vessels of the under , decisively defeated six vessels of ’s  in the  near. This action was one of the major battles of the war.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,515 (585 ). 660 km² (255 sq mi) of it is land and 855 km² (330 sq mi) of it (56.43%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Across lies the province of,  (north and east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,985 people, 16,474 households, and 11,729 families residing in the county. The was 62/km² (161/sq mi). There were 25,532 housing units at an average density of 39/km² (100/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.56%, 0.65% or , 0.21% , 0.23% , 0.05% , 1.44% from , and 0.87% from two or more races. 3.75% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,474 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% 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 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,224, and the median income for a family was $51,919. Males had a median income of $39,823 versus $24,727 for females. The for the county was $21,973. About 4.20% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the, including 7.40% of those under age 18 and 5.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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Notable residents

 * winner from, buried in Lakeview cemetery,.