Ontario, Indiana

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Ontario, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
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Ontario
Coordinates: 41°41′55″N85°22′47″W / 41.69861°N 85.37972°W / 41.69861; -85.37972
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaGrange
Township Lima
Elevation
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883 ft (269 m)
ZIP code
46746
FIPS code 18-56646 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830437 [1]

Ontario is an unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

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History

Ontario was laid out in 1837. [3] The community took its name from Lake Ontario. [4] A post office opened at Ontario in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943. [5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Ontario as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ontario, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 145.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  251. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for Lake Ontario.
  5. ↑ "LaGrange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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