Arcola, Indiana

Arcola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3][1] The population of the community is 33.^[4]

Arcola, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°06′23″N 85°17′28″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Township	Lake
Elevation [1]	260 m (840 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	33
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46704
Area code	260
FIPS code	18-1990[2]
GNIS feature ID	2830301[1]

Once a train station for farm products, in more recent years it has become a bedroom community of Fort Wayne. The community has a volunteer fire department and an elementary school in the building which once housed grades one through twelve, including Arcola High School.^[5] An annual Arcola tractor pull is held in the community.^[6]

History

The Arcola post office was established in 1858.^[7] The name of the community commemorates the Battle of Arcola.^[8]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Arcola as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[9]