Dola, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Dola, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Ohio#USA
Pushpin Label:Dola
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hardin
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.15
Area Land Km2:2.15
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.83
Area Land Sq Mi:0.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:143
Population Density Km2:66.40
Population Density Sq Mi:171.88
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:938
Coordinates:40.7847°N -83.6989°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:45835
Area Code:419
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-22260[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628884

Dola is a census-designated place in central Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census it had a population of 143. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45835.[3]

History

Dola was originally called "North Washington", and under the latter name was platted in 1852.[4] A post office was established as "North Washington" in 1854, and the name was changed to "Dola" in 1906.[5]

Geography

Dola is located along State Route 81 between Ada and Dunkirk, by road north-northwest of the city of Kenton, the county seat of Hardin County. Dola lies at the headwaters of the Eagle Creek, which flows north to meet the Blanchard River in Findlay.[6]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dola CDP has an area of 2.15sqkm, all of it land.[2]

Demographics

Education

Hardin Northern High School is 2miles east of the center of Dola, which is frequently named as the location of this high school, and sports media such as JJ Huddle often refer to the school as "Dola Hardin Northern".[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Dola CDP, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 28, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213093651/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3922260. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. Book: Kohler, Minnie Ichler . A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests . 1910 . Lewis Publishing Company . 187.
  5. Web site: Hardin County . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222084954/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Hardin . 22 December 2015 .
  6. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 36, 46. .
  7. News: Dola Hardin Northern 2007 Season Preview . JJ Huddle . Frantz . Eric . 2007-07-10 . 2008-08-12.