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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.

Loudonville within Ashland County

Population over time

2 figures

Loudonville 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.

YearPeople Change
20102,641
20202,786+145 (+5%)

Then and now

1912 to 1994

The 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 sheet of Loudonville, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Loudonville, surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 sheets

Matched 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.

Fires nearby

13 since 2005

The 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
Smoking4
Debris and open burning3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 June 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources8368
5 April 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources8013
2 April 2020Smoking3.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources15655
15 April 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 April 2018Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources14825
24 March 2015Smoking2.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources1093
1 March 2017Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources7129
29 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources3508

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ashland County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 551 shown

Museums 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Agastache scrophulariifolia, not of this specimenAgastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze1896not recordedLakeville
A photograph of the species Coreopsis tripteris, not of this specimenCoreopsis tripteris L.1896Wilkinson, E.Lakeville
A photograph of the species Decodon verticillatus, not of this specimenDecodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott1896Wilkinson, E.Lakeville
A photograph of the species Polygonum coccineum, not of this specimenPolygonum coccineum f. terrestre (Willd.) Stanford1896Wilkinson, E.Lakeville
A photograph of the species Pontederia cordata, not of this specimenPontederia cordata L.1896Wilkinson, E.Lakeville
A photograph of the species Danthonia spicata, not of this specimenDanthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult.1897Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln MoseleyVermilion Township
A photograph of the species Agnetina flavescens, not of this specimenAgnetina flavescens (Walsh, 1862)1899R. C. OsburnLoudonville
Neoperla mainensis Banks, 19481899not recordedLoudonville
A photograph of the species Perlinella ephyre, not of this specimenPerlinella ephyre (Newman, 1839)1899R.C. Osburn
Equisetum × ferrissii Clute1908Hopkins, L.S.Lakeville
A photograph of the species Calopogon tuberosus, not of this specimenCalopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus1909Hopkins, L.S.Round Lake
A photograph of the species Carex comosa, not of this specimenCarex comosa Boott1911Hopkins, L.S.Round Lake

All 551 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

2 within 5 miles

The 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Washed Sand & Gravel Operation PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Youngs S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Ashland County

Storms nearby

36 since 1995

The 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1998Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$75,000Severe 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 2011HailLoudonville$50,000A supercell thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail. Numerous vehicles and homes sustained damage as a result of the large hail.
April 2000LightningLoudonville$50,000Lightning struck a public school knocking out all of the transformers in the building.
June 2010HailLoudonville$35,000Golf ball sized hail was reported in the Loudonville area. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail.
May 2021FloodLoudonville$15,000Moderate 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 2010Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$15,000Thunderstorms produced a downburst which downed several large trees.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed six trees.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$10,000Thunderstorm 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 2006Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$5,000Numerous trees were reported down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$5,000Trees and some power lines were downed, possibly by downburst winds.
June 1998Flash FloodLoudonville$5,000Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding of some basements.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$4,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
May 1996Flash FloodLoudonville$4,000no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$3,000Two trees were reported down in Mohican State Park.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
March 2011HailLoudonville$2,000Quarter sized hail was reported with this thunderstorm.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$2,000A few large limbs were reported down.
April 2003HailLoudonville$2,000Penny size hail was observed.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$2,000Trees were downed.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$1,200Utility pole snapped at 327 West Main Street in Loudonville.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$1,000Four trees reported down in the Loudonville area.
March 2011HailLoudonville$1,000Pea sized hail was reported with this thunderstorm.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
May 2025HailLoudonville-Hail up to penny-size about one-mile northwest of Loudonville.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-Extensive tree damage in Loudonville. This included a 70-foot tall, three-foot diameter tree being downed.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-Tree fell and brought down power lines and poles in Loudonville.
September 2020Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-Multiple trees uprooted or snapped about five miles SW of Loudonville. Time estimated via radar.
May 2014HailLoudonville-Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2012HailLoudonville-Penny sized hail was observed.
May 2006HailLoudonville-Nickel size hail was observed.
April 2004HailLoudonville-Penny size hail was observed.
June 2000HailLoudonville-Hail the size of quarters fell at Mohican State Park just outside of Loudonville.
June 2000Flash FloodLoudonville-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 1998Flash FloodLoudonville-Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of several roads. The flood water reached a depth of three feet on one county road.
June 1998HailLoudonville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ashland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Perrysville4.4 miles13
McKay4.9 miles13
Idlewood Cottage Area5.0 miles13
McZena6.6 miles13
Mohicanville6.8 miles13
Widowville9.0 miles13
Lake Fork9.2 miles13
Hayesville9.6 miles15

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 LoudonvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q925581The 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.