Botkins is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,155 at the 2010 census. The village's welcome sign reads "Where the waters divide and the people unite."[citation needed]Botkins is located alongside Interstate 75 at Exit 104. Botkins is at the northern edge of Shelby County, immediately south of its border with Auglaize County. It also lies at the northern edge of the 937 area code.Before moving to a home just inside Auglaize County, but still within Botkins School District, "So You Think You Can Dance" runner-up Kent Boyd grew up within the village limits of Botkins.