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Ottawa
Illinoiscity
Total population
18,447
Median home value
$154,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$71,413
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Illinois, United States, Ottawa stands as a city. Population sits at roughly 18,447 according to the open data we track. Ottawa maps to 41.354°, -88.823° — squarely within the temperate belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,424 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. It covers about 38.6 km² of land area. At 478 people per km², the city shows a moderate population density. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Ottawa.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Ottawa, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Ottawa Township High SchoolHigh · Ottawa · 1,261 students · 14:1 ratio
- Marseilles Elementary SchoolElementary · Marseilles · 521 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- Wallace Elem SchoolElementary · Ottawa · 396 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · Ottawa · 389 students · 12.5:1 ratio
- McKinley Elem SchoolElementary · Ottawa · 380 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Ottawa · 343 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- Lincoln Elem SchoolElementary · Ottawa · 341 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- Jefferson Elem SchoolElementary · Ottawa · 292 students · 12.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Ottawa


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library