Ottawa County is located in northwestern Ohio. The County Seat is Port Clinton and the largest city is Port Clinton. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.ottawa.oh.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 41,154 and the 2010 census population was 41,434. The land area is 254.92 square miles and there are 162.5 persons per square mile.
97.2% of the population is White, 1% is Black or African American, 4.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.2% is two or more races. 91.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 20.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $136,000, there are 17,614 households, an average of 2.30 persons per household. The per capita income is $27,979, the median household income is $53,202, and 11% of the persons in Ottawa County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 4,723. Retail sales (in $1000) were $461,192, and sales per capita were $11,195.
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| Ottawa County Home Page Use this official home page for Ottawa County to find government departments, programs, contacts, business resources, permits, public news, notices, and more. |
| Court Records | Common Pleas Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas case records, hearing dates, and dockets. Includes civil cases over $15,000, felony criminal, domestic relations (family law, divorces, annulments, dissolutions, child custody, child support), workers compensation, judgment lien, tax lien, and court of appeals filings. |
| Court Records | Municipal Ottawa County Municipal Court records, dockets, and hearing schedules. Includes civil cases under $15,000, civil small claims, traffic, misdemeanor criminal filings, and felony criminal preliminary hearings. |
| Court Records | Probate & Juvenile Information Information from the Ottawa County Juvenile Court and Probate Court on court rules, case records, fee schedules, marriage license information, case procedures, court programs. Address: Ottawa County Juvenile/Probate Court, 315 Madison Street, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452: Phone Juvenile: (419) 734-6840; Phone Probate: (419) 734-6830 Fax Juvenile: (419) 734-6851; Fax Probate: (419) 732-8147. |
| Court Records | Put-In-Bay Mayor's Court Village of Put-In-Bay Mayor's Court civil, traffic, and criminal records and dockets. Option to pay traffic tickets online. |
| Directory Ottawa County directory of county offices, including addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers. |
| Obituaries Find Northwest Ohio obituaries from the 1830's to the present, including those from Ottawa County. |
| Property | Auditor Ottawa County Auditor property records, GIS mapping service, and property sales. |
| Recorded Documents Ottawa County Recorder's Office land records, power of attorney filings, UCCs, partnerships, plats, liens, mortgages, deeds, personal property transfers, and other recorded documents. |
| Registered Offenders Ottawa County Sheriff's Office offender registry. |
| Sheriff Sales Browse this list of Sheriff Sales in Ottawa County. |
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