Hoagland, Indiana

Hoagland is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Madison Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 821.

Hoagland, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Hoagland in Allen County, Indiana.
Location of Hoagland in Allen County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°56′52″N 84°59′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAllen
TownshipMadison
Area
[1]
 • Total3.40 sq mi (8.80 km2)
 • Land3.40 sq mi (8.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
823 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total824
 • Density242.50/sq mi (93.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46745
Area code260
GNIS feature ID452451

History

The post office at Hoagland has been in operation since 1872.[4] Hoagland started as a station on the Fort Wayne, Richmond & Cincinnati Railroad. [5]

Hoagland and Poe share a Methodist congregation,[6] Hope United Methodist Church, located outside of the Hoagland CDP.[7] There were previously two separate congregations, Hoagland United Methodist Church (originally Middletown Methodist Church) and Poe (Williamsport) United Methodist Church, which merged into Hope in 1995.[8]

Recreation

Hoagland Days is held in June.[6]

Education

The East Allen County Schools district includes Hoagland, and Heritage Elementary School and Heritage Junior/Senior High School are the facilities to which Hoagland is zoned.[9][10]

Notable people

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Hoagland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  5. History of Allen County, Indiana. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Kingman Brothers. 1880.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Kamath, Namita (February 16, 1997). "Tiny Poe is big on conservation". The Journal Gazette. - METRO section - See preview
  7. "Contact us". Hope United Methodist Church. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 6608 Hoagland Road Hoagland, Indiana 46745
  8. "ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA, CONGREGATIONAL RECORDS, HISTORIES, AND DIRECTORIES, IN THE GENEALOGY CENTER COLLECTION ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY" (PDF). The Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  9. "District Boundary Map" (PDF). East Allen County Schools. Retrieved April 3, 2020. - Find Hoagland's location on this map to trace which school it is assigned to.
  10. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hoagland CDP, IN" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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