Town of Ladoga, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°54′55″N 86°47′57″W / 39.91528, -86.79917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Clark
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,047
- Density	2,094/sq mi (808.5/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47954
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-40698[1]
GNIS feature ID	0437497[2]

Ladoga is a town in Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,047 at the 2000 census.

History

Ladoga was platted in 1836 by John Meyers. Meyers invited his friends to help him find a name. He chose Ladoga after finding Lake Ladoga on a map of Czarist Russia. ^{[3] [4]}

In 1840 there were fifteen buildings in Ladoga, including two large stores selling general merchandise. One owned by Taylor Webster and one owned by William Nofsinger. By 1848, there were thirty families living in the town.^[3]

The Haw Creek Academy was built two miles south of Ladoga in 1838 by the Christian Church. Later, in 1855, the Ladoga Female Seminary was established by the Baptist Church which quickly decided to allow male students, and shortly after the Ladoga Male Academy was established which soon allowed female students. (Both decided to let in the other gender because of financial concerns.)^[5]

Ferris Wheel

The town of Ladoga lays claim to the Chicago World's Fair Ferris Wheel. Designed by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bridge-builder, George Ferris, Luther Rice of Ladoga agreed to build it. After the Chicago World's Fair it was placed in Ferris Wheel Park for a while, and then move to St. Louis for its World's Fair.^[6]

Notable residents

• Hiram Huntingdon - came to Ladoga in 1865 and formed a spoke factory, a planing mill and later a firm of contractors and builders which build most of the substantial homes in the Ladoga area from 1890 until the early 1900s.^[7]

Geography

Ladoga is located at 39°54′55″N, 86°47′57″W (39.915223, -86.799271)^[8].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,047 people, 385 households, and 286 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,085.4 people per square mile (808.5/km²). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 838.6/sq mi (325.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.57% White, 0.19% African American, 0.29% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 385 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% 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 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,781, and the median income for a family was $43,917. Males had a median income of $31,100 versus $24,135 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,163. About 6.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Downtown area of Ladoga

References

• Gronert, Theodore G., Sugar Creek Saga: A History and Development of Montgomery County, Wabash College, 1958.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ ^{a b} History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. Indianapolis Ind.: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1913 - pg. 378
4. ^ Gronert: pg 121
5. ^ Gronert: pg 46
6. ^ History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 506
7. ^ Historic Ladoga Walking Tour - brochure - 2008
8. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

Town of Ladoga Website - http://www.townofladoga.org

• Ladoga, Indiana is at coordinates 39°54′55″N 86°47′57″W / 39.915223, -86.799271 (Ladoga, Indiana)Coordinates: 39°54′55″N 86°47′57″W / 39.915223, -86.799271 (Ladoga, Indiana)

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