Rudolph, Ohio
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|official_name = Rudolph, Ohio
|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|image_caption = Main Street in Rudolph, Ohio, showing the local post office
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|map_caption = Location of Rudolph, Ohio
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Ohio
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Wood
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 2.10
|area_land_km2 = 2.10
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.81
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.81
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 415
|population_density_km2 = 197.93
|population_density_sq_mi = 512.35
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_ft = 682
|coordinates = {{coord|41|17|48|N|83|39|51|W|display=inline}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 43462
|area_code = 419
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 39-68938
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 2628965{{GNIS|2628965}}
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Rudolph is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Liberty Township, Wood County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 415. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43462.[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code]
History
Rudolph was originally called Mercers, and under the latter was platted in 1890 and named for Daniel Mercer, proprietor.{{cite book|last=Leeson|first=Michael A.|title=Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development |url=https://archive.org/details/commemorativehis00lees|year=1897|publisher=J.H. Beers & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/commemorativehis00lees/page/n333 309]}} A post office called Rudolph has been in operation since 1891.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Wood | title=Wood County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=12 January 2016}} The present name honors H. J. Rudolph, a town merchant.
The post office in Rudolph has been offering a special Christmas postmark since 1990. According to the Toledo Blade in 2014, "Charlotte Lamb, the officer in charge at the Rudolph post office... estimates between 75,000 and 100,000 parcels come through the office every year.".{{Cite web|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2014/11/29/Postal-Service-honors-Rudolph.html|title=Postal Service honors 'Rudolph'}}{{cite news|title=U.S. Post Office Volunteers In Rudolph, Ohio Town Save Rudolph Postmark|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/rudolph-postmark-saved_n_2235464.html|accessdate=19 December 2014}}
Geography
Rudolph is located {{convert|6|mi|0}} south of Bowling Green. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of {{convert|2.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3968938| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192351/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3968938| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rudolph CDP, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 22, 2013}}
Rudolph is connected to Bowling Green and North Baltimore by the Slippery Elm Trail.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 415
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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{{Wood County, Ohio}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Wood County, Ohio
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