Editing La Rue, Ohio

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 | official_name         = La Rue, Ohio
 | settlement_type       = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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 | subdivision_name2     = [[Marion County, Ohio|Marion]]
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 | subdivision_name3     = [[Montgomery Township, Marion County, Ohio|Montgomery]]

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 | population_total      = 676 
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 | postal_code           = 43332
 | area_code             = [[Area code 740|740]]
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'''La Rue''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Marion County, Ohio|Marion County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 676 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is served by Elgin Local School District. La Rue was named for Major William LaRue, who founded the town on June 3, 1851.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.heritagepursuit.com/Marion/larue.htm | title=1952 LaRue, Ohio History }}</ref>

==History==
In the early 19th-century, prior to their removal in the 1830s, there was a [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]] village at this location.

La Rue had its start in the early 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=89|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=73}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at La Rue since 1853.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref>

La Rue was home to [[Walter Lingo]], owner of the Oorang Dog Kennels, which bred the nationally recognized King Oorang [[Airedale Terrier]]s. Lingo also owned the [[National Football League]]'s [[Oorang Indians]], which played in 1922 and 1923. The team consisted of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] players and was led by [[Jim Thorpe]]. They were strictly a traveling team; of the 20 games they played over two seasons, only one was played at "home" in nearby [[Marion, Ohio|Marion]]. La Rue remains the smallest town ever to have been the home of an NFL franchise, or probably any professional team in any league in the United States, though River Vale was awful close in the late 1930s.<ref name="PFRA">{{cite news|first1=Bob |last1=Braunwart |first2=Bob |last2=Caroll |first3=Joe |last3=Horrigan |title=The Oorang Indians |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |journal=Coffin Corner |publisher=[[Pro Football Researchers Association]] |volume=3 |number=1 |date=1981 |pages=1–17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |archive-date=November 27, 2010 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 614
|1890= 948
|1900= 997
|1910= 772
|1920= 795
|1930= 698
|1940= 714
|1950= 793
|1960= 842
|1970= 867
|1980= 861
|1990= 802
|2000= 775
|2010= 747
|2020= 676
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 747 people, 291 households, and 202 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1556.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 327 housing units at an average density of {{convert|681.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 291 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the village was 39.8 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 775 people, 308 households, and 207 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,608.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 330 housing units at an average density of {{convert|684.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 308 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $44,808. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $25,238 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $15,873. About 4.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Events==
A festival called the "Oorang Bang" in honor of the Oorang Indians, Thorpe, and Oorang Airedales was held on the second weekend of June, featuring a parade, food, rides, and live music. The festival was first organized by local resident Harry Roberts (1924–2003) to fund improvements to the then derelict municipal swimming pool and park, located {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} north of the village.

The [http://www.raceMCR.com Marion County Raceway] was located in La Rue.<ref>[http://www.raceMCR.com info page on raceway]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Edgar Bain]], metallurgist who developed techniques for alloying steel
* [[Toby Harrah]], baseball player, played high school baseball in LaRue
* [[Walter Lingo]], dog kennel owner and owner of the [[Oorang Indians]] football team
* [[Gladys Milligan]], painter
* [[Grant E. Mouser]], congressman from Ohio
* [[Charles E. Sawyer]], [[homeopathic]] physician who is blamed for giving a false diagnosis of U.S. President [[Warren G. Harding]] that led to Harding's premature death; practiced medicine in La Rue
* [[Richard Secord]], U.S. Air Force major general, figure in the [[Iran-Contra]] scandal

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official|www.laruevillage.com}}
* [http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Marion/larue.htm History of the village]
* [http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Marion/LaRuePI.htm LaRue, Ohio – Historic Pictures]
* [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1920s/oorang.jsp History of the Oorang Indians]

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[[Category:Villages in Marion County, Ohio]]
[[Category:French-American culture in Ohio]]
[[Category:1853 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1853]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]