Dola, Ohio

Dola is a census-designated place in central Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio, United States.^[2] As of the 2020 United States Census it had a population of 143. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45835.^[4]

Dola, Ohio
Census-designated place
Aerial view of Dola
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Coordinates: 40°47′05″N 83°41′56″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hardin
Township	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
• Land	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	938 ft (286 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	143
• Density	171.88/sq mi (66.40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	45835
Area code	419
FIPS code	39-22260[3]
GNIS feature ID	2628884[2]

History

Dola was originally called "North Washington", and under the latter name was platted in 1852.^[5] A post office was established as "North Washington" in 1854, and the name was changed to "Dola" in 1906.^[6]

Geography

Dola is located along State Route 81 between Ada and Dunkirk, 12 miles (19 km) 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.^[7]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dola CDP has an area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km²), all of it land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	143		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education

Hardin Northern High School is 2 miles (3 km) 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".^[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dola, Ohio
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Dola CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
4. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
5. Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 187.
6. "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
7. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 36, 46. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
9. Frantz, Eric (July 10, 2007). "Dola Hardin Northern 2007 Season Preview". JJ Huddle. Retrieved August 12, 2008.