Fort Loramie, Ohio
Fort Loramie, Ohio | |
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St. Michael's Catholic Church, a community landmark | |
Location of Fort Loramie, Ohio | |
Location of Fort Loramie in Shelby County | |
| 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 |
| 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) | 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398903 |
| 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.