Loudonville, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44842. It stands on Bald Knob. The Survey maps it on the Loudonville quadrangle. 2,786 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLoudonville grew from 2,641 to 2,786 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,641 | |
| 2020 | 2,786 | +145 (+5%) |
Then and now
1912 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1912 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
13 since 2005The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Loudonville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8368 |
| 5 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8013 |
| 2 April 2020 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15655 |
| 15 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14825 |
| 24 March 2015 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1093 |
| 1 March 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 7129 |
| 29 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 3508 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 551 shownMuseums hold 551 specimens collected within 10 miles of Loudonville between 1896 and 1975: 516 Animalia, 30 Plantae, 5 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C ALLEN, A.E. Daugherty, Auten, M. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze | 1896 | not recorded | Lakeville |
![]() | Coreopsis tripteris L. | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Polygonum coccineum f. terrestre (Willd.) Stanford | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Pontederia cordata L. | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult. | 1897 | Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley | Vermilion Township |
![]() | Agnetina flavescens (Walsh, 1862) | 1899 | R. C. Osburn | Loudonville |
| Neoperla mainensis Banks, 1948 | 1899 | not recorded | Loudonville | |
![]() | Perlinella ephyre (Newman, 1839) | 1899 | R.C. Osburn | |
| Equisetum × ferrissii Clute | 1908 | Hopkins, L.S. | Lakeville | |
![]() | Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus | 1909 | Hopkins, L.S. | Round Lake |
![]() | Carex comosa Boott | 1911 | Hopkins, L.S. | Round Lake |
All 551 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
2 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Loudonville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washed Sand & Gravel Operation Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Youngs S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
36 since 1995The National Weather Service names Loudonville in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $75,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees, destroyed one garage and blew the roof off a barn. Another barn was blown down, killing some of the livestock inside. Crops were damaged. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Loudonville | $50,000 | A supercell thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail. Numerous vehicles and homes sustained damage as a result of the large hail. |
| April 2000 | Lightning | Loudonville | $50,000 | Lightning struck a public school knocking out all of the transformers in the building. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Loudonville | $35,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported in the Loudonville area. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Loudonville | $15,000 | Moderate rainfall fell over the Mohican Valley on Sunday May 9th. Rainfall amounts between 2 to 3 inches was reported between 6 am and 6 pm. The Black Fork reported flooding from well upstream in Richland County and again down in Loudonville where it meets the Mohican River. The Black Fork USGS gage at Loudonville exceeded flood stage on Sunday afternoon and reached moderate flood stage on the morning of the 10th, cresting at 11.3 feet. Flood waters inundated recreational campgrounds and liveries along the river. Due to the early season timing, there was limited population along the river, however damage was reported to numerous campers and some permanent structures. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $15,000 | Thunderstorms produced a downburst which downed several large trees. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed six trees. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated at 65 to 75 mph knocked down around two dozen trees in Mohican State Park. A distinct damage path approximately one quarter mile in length and 50 to 100 feet wide was observed. Most of the downed trees were 12 to 18 inches in diameter and were snapped near the ground. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $5,000 | Numerous trees were reported down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $5,000 | Trees and some power lines were downed, possibly by downburst winds. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Loudonville | $5,000 | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding of some basements. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs. |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Loudonville | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $3,000 | Two trees were reported down in Mohican State Park. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Loudonville | $2,000 | Quarter sized hail was reported with this thunderstorm. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $2,000 | A few large limbs were reported down. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Loudonville | $2,000 | Penny size hail was observed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $2,000 | Trees were downed. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $1,200 | Utility pole snapped at 327 West Main Street in Loudonville. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $1,000 | Four trees reported down in the Loudonville area. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Loudonville | $1,000 | Pea sized hail was reported with this thunderstorm. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Loudonville | - | Hail up to penny-size about one-mile northwest of Loudonville. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | - | Extensive tree damage in Loudonville. This included a 70-foot tall, three-foot diameter tree being downed. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | - | Tree fell and brought down power lines and poles in Loudonville. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loudonville | - | Multiple trees uprooted or snapped about five miles SW of Loudonville. Time estimated via radar. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Loudonville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Loudonville | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Loudonville | - | Nickel size hail was observed. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Loudonville | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Loudonville | - | Hail the size of quarters fell at Mohican State Park just outside of Loudonville. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Loudonville | - | Thunderstorms dumped two to three inches of rain on southern Ashland County in about an hour. The Mohican River went out its banks just west of Loudonville in Mohican State Park. A campground in the park had to be partially evacuated. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Loudonville | - | Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of several roads. The flood water reached a depth of three feet on one county road. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Loudonville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perrysville | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| McKay | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Idlewood Cottage Area | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| McZena | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mohicanville | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Widowville | 9.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Fork | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hayesville | 9.6 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Loudonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q925581 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1061446. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






















