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Population (year 2000): 18,307. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,824 (+2.8% change)
Males: 8,738 (47.7%), Females: 9,569 (52.3%)
La Salle County
Zip code:
61350
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $36,513 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ottawa:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
- Hispanic (5.2%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Other race (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (27.5%), Irish (20.9%),
English (9.0%), Italian (8.4%), Norwegian (7.9%), French (5.2%).
Elevation: 480 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ottawa
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ottawa city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 10.9%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +507 (+2.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Ottawa:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF OTTAWA (1100 EAST
NORRIS DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ottawa:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; STREATOR, IL)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
PERU, IL)
- MENDOTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MENDOTA,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ottawa:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 60 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 61
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 63 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ottawa:
- SKYDIVE CHICAGO (about 5 miles; OTTAWA, IL; ID: 8N2)
- EARLVILLE (about 17 miles; EARLVILLE, IL; ID: C94)
- CUSHING FIELD LTD (about 21 miles; NEWARK, IL; ID:
0C8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ottawa:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 47 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 52 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,974)
Public high school in Ottawa:
- OTTAWA TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,576;
Location: 211 E MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ottawa:
- MARQUETTE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 226;
Location: 1000 PAUL STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ottawa:
- SHEPHERD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 513;
Location: 701 E MCKINLEY RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 476; Location:
400 CLINTON ST; Grades: 05 - 07)
- MCKINLEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 389;
Location: 1320 STATE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 378; Location:
1105 W MADISON ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 299;
Location: 1709 COLUMBUS ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- WALLACE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 277; Location:
1463 N 33RD RD; Grades: PK - 08)
- RUTLAND ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 104; Location:
3231 IL RTE 71 EAST; Grades: KG - 08)
- DEER PARK C C ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 75;
Location: 2350 E 1025TH ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- REGIONAL SAFE SCHOOL (Students: 53; Location:
119 W MADISON RM 102; Grades: 06 - 12)
- LASALLE COUNTY DETENTION HOME (Students: 18;
Location: 707 ETNA ROAD; Grades: 06 - 11)
Private primary/middle schools in Ottawa:
- ST COLUMBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 1110 LASALLE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PATRICK (Students: 180; Location: 801 W
JEFFERSON; Grades: KG - 8)
- LASALLE COUNTY EASTER (Students: 56;
Location: 1013 ADAMS STREET; Grades: PK - UG)
Library in Ottawa:
- REDDICK LIB. (Operating income: $425,550;
Location: 1010 CANAL STREET; 72,815 books; 1,208 audio
materials; 2,017 video materials; 209 serial
subscriptions)
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