Fort Loramie, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 40°20′53″N 84°22′14″W / 40.34806°N 84.37056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Shelby |
Founded | 1837 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Randy Ahlers[citation needed] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
• Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 953 ft (290 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,590 |
• Estimate (2023)[3] | 1,586 |
• Density | 1,540.70/sq mi (595.14/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 45845 |
Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
FIPS code | 39-27832[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2398903[2] |
Website | http://www.fortloramie.com/ |
Fort Loramie is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio. It is 42 miles north-northwest of Dayton and 20 miles east of the Ohio/Indiana border. The population was 1,590 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1837 near the former site of a colonial fort of the same name.