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Welcome to Ottawa County ...

Time Zone: Ottawa County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Grand Haven is the Seat for Ottawa County.

Ottawa County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Kent County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ottawa had a population of 291,830 people. This is an increase of 10.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 264,130 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ottawa represented 2.67% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Ottawa County:

  • Coopersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Holland is located in Ottawa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
  • Hudsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zeeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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