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Ottawa is a city in and the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. It is located at the confluence of the navigable Fox River and Illinois River , the latter being a conduit for river barges and connects Lake Michigan at Chicago , to the Mississippi River , and North America's 25,000 mile river system.
The Ottawa Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. The district includes 195 buildings and structures, most of them commercial buildings, spread out over 26 city blocks. The oldest buildings in the district, located near the Illinois and Fox rivers, were built in the 1830s.
Ottawa Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,766 and it contained 5,601 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,766 and it contained 5,601 housing units.
The court in Ottawa, one of five in the state of Illinois, played a role in drawing the Lincoln-Douglas Debate to the city. [2] The building, at 1004 Columbus Street in Ottawa, still serves as the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois. [8] The Third District Appellate Court building is an example of Classical Revival architecture.
The school's athletic team, known as the Pirates, competed in the North Central Illinois Conference for decades. Beginning with the 2010–2011 school year, they are competing in the newly formed Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference. [3]
It traveled from IL 29 near Bureau Junction to IL 23 at Ottawa. Before that, it was part of Illinois Route 89 as well as Illinois Route 7A, and Illinois Route 89A. [5] [2] In 1939, a ferry that crossed the Illinois River was replaced by a truss bridge. [6] [7] In 1942, IL 71 was extended towards US 34 in Oswego. [8]
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The Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, [1] as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in north central Illinois, anchored by the city of Ottawa. Peru (until 2020) and Streator (until 2013) are former primary cities. As of the 2010 census, the μSA had a population of 154,908. [2]