| Official Name: | Ottoville, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Putnam County Ohio Highlighting Ottoville Village.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Ottoville in Putnam County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Putnam |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ronald A. Miller[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.45 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.95 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.95 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 966 |
| Population Density Km2: | 393.98 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1020.06 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 742 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9342°N -84.3383°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 45876 |
| Area Code: | 419 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-59052[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399598 |
| Website: | http://www.villageofottoville.org/ |
Ottoville is a village in Monterey Township, Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 966 at the 2020 census.
The first plat at Ottoville was made in 1845 for John Otto Bredeich.[4] The effort at first proved unsuccessful, and the town site was platted again in 1873. A post office called Otto was established in 1880, and the name was changed to Ottoville in 1881.[5] Ottoville was incorporated as a village in 1890.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.81sqmi, of which 0.8sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.[7]
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 976 people, 392 households, and 279 families living in the village. The population density was 1220PD/sqmi. There were 411 housing units at an average density of 513.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 392 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.
The median age in the village was 38.7 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 873 people, 348 households, and 244 families living in the village. The population density was 1252.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 360 housing units at an average density of 516.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.08% White, 0.34% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 348 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,875, and the median income for a family was $55,104. Males had a median income of $37,589 versus $21,944 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,909. About 2.5% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Ottoville Local Schools operates one elementary school and Ottoville High School.[9]
Ottoville has a public library, a branch of the Putnam County District Library.[10]