Map of Bolivar village, Ohio

Bolivar (/ˈbɒlɪvər/, rhymes with Oliver) is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 994 at the 2010 census. Bolivar is also home to Fort Laurens, the only American Revolutionary War-era fort in what is now Ohio.

Bolivar village overview:
Name:	Bolivar village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Ohio
County:	Tuscarawas County
Elevation:	925 ft (282 m)
Total Area:	0.96 sq mi (2.48 km²)
Land Area:	0.95 sq mi (2.46 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	1,000
Population Density:	1,053.74/sq mi (406.66/km²)
ZIP code:	44612
Area code:	330
FIPS code:	3907594
GNISfeature ID:	1064463

Online Interactive Map

Bolivar online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Bolivar location on the U.S. Map. Where is Bolivar village. — Bolivar location on the U.S. Map.

Bolivar location on the Ohio map. Where is Bolivar village. — Location of Bolivar in Ohio.

History

Shingas, a Delaware Indian leader, established a village known as Shingas Town in the general vicinity of present Bolivar in 1752. In 1778, Fort Laurens was built in this same area.

Bolivar itself was platted in 1830 as part of the growth occasioned by the development of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The community was named after Simón Bolívar.

Bolivar Road Map

Bolivar city Satellite Map

Geography

Bolivar is located at 40°39.0′N 81°27.3′W / 40.6500°N 81.4550°W / 40.6500; -81.4550 (40.6500, -81.4546), along the Tuscarawas River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.70 square miles (1.81 km), of which 0.69 square miles (1.79 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.

Bolivar is the northernmost municipality in Tuscarawas County, and is the only municipality in Tuscarawas County that has areas of Stark County that are farther south than it.