Bolivar, Ohio

Bolivar, Ohio
Canal Street in Bolivar in 2006
Canal Street in Bolivar in 2006
Location of Bolivar, Ohio
Location of Bolivar, Ohio
Location of Bolivar in Tuscarawas County
Location of Bolivar in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°39′15″N 81°27′18″W / 40.65417°N 81.45500°W / 40.65417; -81.45500
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTuscarawas
TownshipLawrence
Area
 • Total
0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
 • Land0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation932 ft (284 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,000
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
965
 • Density1,053.74/sq mi (406.66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44612
Area code330
FIPS code39-07594[4]
GNIS feature ID2398148[2]

Bolivar (/ˈbɒlɪvər/, rhymes with Oliver)[5] is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. Bolivar is also home to Fort Laurens, the only American Revolutionary War-era fort in what is now Ohio.[6][7]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolivar, Ohio
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "A Pronunciation Guide to places in Ohio -- E.W.Scripps School of". Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  6. ^ "About Fort Laurens". Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
  7. ^ "Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation". Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation. Retrieved August 25, 2009.