Ottawa Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,034 people in the township.
Ottawa Township, Putnam County, Ohio | |
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 Holy Family Catholic Church at New Cleveland | |
 Location of Ottawa Township in Putnam County | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′28″N 84°2′43″W / 41.02444°N 84.04528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Putnam |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,034 |
| • Density | 221.9/sq mi (85.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45875 |
| Area code | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-58996[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086864[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Liberty Township - north
- Van Buren Township - northeast corner
- Blanchard Township - east
- Riley Township - southeast corner
- Pleasant Township - south
- Union Township - southwest
- Greensburg Township - west
- Palmer Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in central Ottawa Township: Ottawa, the largest village in and county seat of Putnam County; and Glandorf, which lies northwest of Ottawa.
Name and history
editOttawa Township was established in 1835.[4] Named for the Ottawa Indians,[5] it is the only Ottawa Township statewide.[6]
Government
editThe township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[7] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Ottawa township, Putnam County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 131.
- ^ Warren, Robert (May 31, 1953). "Blanchard River Brought Pioneers To Putnam". Toledo Blade. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.