La Rue

History

In the early 19th-century, prior to their removal in the 1830s, there was a Wyandot village at this location. La Rue had its start in the early 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at La Rue since 1853. La Rue was home to Walter Lingo, owner of the Oorang Dog Kennels, which bred the nationally recognized King Oorang Airedale Terriers. Lingo also owned the National Football League's Oorang Indians, which played in 1922 and 1923. The team consisted of Native American players and was led by Jim Thorpe. They were strictly a traveling team; of the 20 games they played over two seasons, only one was played at "home" in nearby Marion. La Rue remains the smallest town ever to have been the home of an NFL franchise.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,478
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,843
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  3,816
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,616
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,304
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,276
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,194
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,172

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2023-12-09
  5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2010-05-14
  1 km ENE of Gibsonburg, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-30
  5 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2006-08-15
  3 km NE of Fort Shawnee, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2006-05-12
  2 km E of Lima, Ohio