Holgate (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Henry County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 15 ′ N , 84 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,194 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 477.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 217 m | ||
| Postal code : | 43527 | ||
| Area code : | +1 419 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-35854 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1064848 | ||
| Website : | villageofholgate.com | ||
| Mayor : | Wallace L. Snyder | ||
Holgate is a village in the northwestern part of the US state Ohio in Henry County and is located about 47 miles southwest of the next largest city, Toledo . At the 2000 census, the village had 1,194 inhabitants.
history
Before 1866, Holgate and the surrounding area consisted only of moorland and largely untouched flora and fauna, located in the Black Swamp . Around 1873, the entire area was finally freed from the swamps and made developable. At this time, a merger of individual properties was created, which was called Holgate and was surrounded by a hardwood forest.
education
The Holgate Local Schools district (English Local School District Holgate) includes the following school facilities:
- Holgate Kindergarten
- Holgate Elementary School (Primary School)
- Holgate Middle School (Secondary Intermediate)
- Holgate High School (high school)
All facilities are located together in the school complex, which was newly built in 2009. The building includes all classrooms and laboratories, two sports halls, a cafeteria, an auditorium, a choir room and a library. Furthermore, the school grounds are home to American football , baseball and a softball stadium .
School sports
As in most other American schools, sport plays an important role at Holgate High School . In shades of purple and gold which come Holgate Tigers in sports such as baseball, basketball , football, softball, cheerleading etc. annually against other school teams of Henry County to. The school's mascot is a tiger .
Attractions
- Lanzer's Independence Hall - The freeman, Harold Lanzer , built a smaller scale replica of the Independence Hall, famous in the United States, on his property a few miles from the village center . The building is originally in Philadelphia in the US state of Pennsylvania .
Sons & Daughters of the Village
- Joe E. Brown (1891–1973), actor and comedian
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mayor of Holgate
- ↑ Holgate story
- ↑ Education and School Sports Holgate
- ↑ Independence Hall ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
