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Ottawa, Illinois, in La Salle county, is 40 miles SW of Aurora, Illinois (center to center) and 71 miles SW of Chicago, Illinois. The city has a population of 18,307.
In Ottawa, about 54% of adults are married.
In 2000, Ottawa had a median family income of $44,435.
In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, John Kerry came out ahead among Ottawa residents, with $4,700. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.
In Ottawa, 68% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. You're likely to find a number of older homes if you drive around the city -- the mean age of housing units is fairly high here.
In Ottawa, 94% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in cities like Ottawa; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work.
Comparing Ottawa to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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