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Established:
March 6, 1840
2010 Population:
41,428
Land Area and Ohio County Rank:
255.1 square miles
86 of 88
Acres of Designated Coastal Management Area (more info)
Total: 285,483 acres
Land: 78,494 acres
Island: 3,289 acres
Water: 203,700 acres
Miles of Coast:
94 miles
Miles of Publicly Accessible Coast:
14.46 miles
Number of
Access Sites:
32
County Seat:
City of Port Clinton
Named for:
Native Ameircan word meaning “trader”
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A brief history:On March 6, 1840, Ottawa County was created out of 225-square miles of land – a majority of which was part of the Great Black Swamp. Residents took the Native American word for “trader” as the county’s name.
Ottawa County was originally part of territory set aside for Ohio’s Native American people by the Treaty of Greenville. During the War of 1812, the Battle of Lake Erie occurred off the coast in waters near the present-day Bass islands. At that time, the islands of South Bass, Middle Bass and North Bass were named Bass Island, Isle des Fleures and Isle St. George, respectively. The county’s Johnson’s Island served as a prisoner of war camp during the American Civil War. The county is also home of Camp Perry, an Ohio National Guard training base.
The county includes seven villages and twelve townships.
Ottawa County is 95 percent rural and five percent urban. The county is a major tourist destination with visitors pursuing boating, fishing, visiting the Lake Erie Islands and other recreational activities. Located at the eastern tip of the Marblehead peninsula, the Marblehead Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Ohio and is the oldest continually operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes. |
Learn more:Ottawa County
www.co.ottawa.oh.us
Catawba Island Township
catawbaislandtownship.com
Carroll Township
carrolltownship.net
City of Port Clinton
www.ci.port-clinton.oh.us
Danbury Township
danburytownship.com
Lake Erie Shores & Islands (West)
shoresandislands.com
Lakeside
lakesideohio.com
Marblehead Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce
marbleheadpeninsula.com
Port Clinton
Chamber of Commerce
portclintonchamber.com
Put-in-Bay
Chamber of Commerce/
Visitors Bureau
visitputinbay.com
Put-in-Bay Township
www.pibtownship.com
Village of Marblehead
marbleheadvillageohio.com |