The Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area,Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas, March 6, 2020
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, is an area consisting of three counties in north central

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, anchored by the city of Ottawa.

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(until 2020) and Streator (until 2013) are former primary cities. As of the 2010 census, the μSA had a population of 154,908. An estimate by the Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2012, placed the population at 153,182, a decrease of 1.11%, but still making it the fourth-largest micropolitan statistical area in the

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Counties

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* LaSalleSome parts of this county are also considered by some groups to be part of the

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. * Putnam

Communities

Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants

* Ottawa (Principal city) * Streator (partial)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* LaSalle * Mendota *

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* Spring Valley

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* DePue * Earlville * Granville * Ladd * Marseilles * Oglesby *

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(partial) * Sheridan *

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* Wenona (partial) * Wyanet

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

* Buda * Cherry * Dalzell * Grand Ridge * Hennepin * La Moille * Leland * Naplate * Neponset * North Utica *

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* Tiskilwa * Tonica

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

* Arlington * Bureau Junction * Cedar Point * Cherry * Dana * Dover * Hollowayville * Kangley * Leonore * Lostant *

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* Malden *

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* McNabb * Millington (partial) *

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* Ransom * Rutland * Seatonville * Somonauk (partial) *

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* Troy Grove

Unincorporated places

* Altmar * Baker * Blakes * Burnett * Catharine * Clarion * Coal Hollow * Danway *

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* Dimmick * Farm Ridge * Fitchmoor *

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* Greenoak * Harding * Hitt * Jonesville * Kasbeer * Kernan * Lake Holiday * Langley *

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* Lone Tree Corners * Lowell * Marquette * Meriden * Milla *

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* Moronts * Mount Palatine *

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* Northville *

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* Ottville * Peterstown * Piety Hill * Prairie Center * Providence * Putnam * Richards * Rockwell *

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* Serena * Stavanger * Stoneyville *

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* Tomahawk Bluff *

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* Van Orin * Vermilionville * Walnut Grove * Waltham *

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* Wedron * Wendel * Whitefield (partial) * Wilsman * Woodland Addition * Yorktown * Zearing

Townships

Bureau County

* Arispie Township * Berlin Township * Bureau Township * Clarion Township * Concord Township * Dover Township * Fairfield Township * Gold Township * Greenville Township * Hall Township * Indiantown Township * Lamoille Township * Leepertown Township * Macon Township * Manlius Township * Milo Township * Mineral Township * Neponset Township * Ohio Township * Princeton Township * Selby Township * Walnut Township * Westfield Township * Wheatland Township * Wyanet Township

LaSalle County

* Adams Township * Allen Township * Brookfield Township * Bruce Township * Dayton Township * Deer Park Township * Dimmick Township * Eagle Township * Earl Township * Eden Township * Fall River Township * Farm Ridge Township * Freedom Township * Grand Rapids Township * Groveland Township * Hope Township * LaSalle Township * Manlius Township * Mendota Township * Meriden Township * Miller Township * Mission Township * Northville Township * Ophir Township * Osage Township * Ottawa Township * Otter Creek Township * Peru Township * Richland Township * Rutland Township * Serena Township * South Ottawa Township * Troy Grove Township * Utica Township * Vermillion Township * Wallace Township * Waltham Township

Putnam County

* Granville Township * Hennepin Township * Magnolia Township * Senachwine Township

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 153,098 people, 60,014 households, and 41,459 families residing within the Micropolitan Area. The racial makeup of the Area was 95.50%

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, 1.23%

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, 0.18% Native American, 0.52%

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, 0.02%

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, 1.57% from

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, and 0.99% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.01% of the population. The median income for a household in the Ottawa Micropolitan area was $42,011, and the median income for a family was $49,576. Males had a median income of $38,628 versus $21,706 for females. The

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for the area was $19,506.

Notes

References

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