Harold, Florida
Harold, Florida | |
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 The Harold Store in Harold, Florida. | |
  Harold, Florida  Harold, Florida | |
| Coordinates:30°39′33″N86°52′49″W/ 30.65917°N 86.88028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Santa Rosa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.729 sq mi (38.15 km2) |
| • Land | 14.689 sq mi (38.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.040 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 909 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| Area code | 850 |
| GNISfeature ID | 287350[2] |
Haroldis anunincorporated communityandcensus-designated placeinSanta Rosa County,in theU.S. stateofFlorida.[2]Its population was 909 at the2020 census,[3]up from 823 at the2010 census.[1]It is part of thePensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, FloridaMetropolitan Statistical Area.A satellite field for Training Air Wing FIVE atNaval Air Station Whiting Fieldcalled OLF Harold is located here.
History[edit]
Harold was originally known as Oscar[4].Oscar was first settled sometime around 1881, when its post office was established. Oscar's population increased upon the completion of thePensacola and Atlanta Railroadin 1883. William D. Chipley purchased land for lumber in the early 1890s. It was around this time that the community became known as Harold.
A post office called Harold was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1995.[5]An early postmaster gave the community the name of his son.[6]Another history behind the name involves Kansas congressmanEbenezer F. Porter,who purchased land for lumber in the area in the 1890s, renaming it for his son, Harold (1891-1962).
References[edit]
- ^abc"2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Florida".U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedMarch 18,2017.
- ^ab"Harold".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^"Explore Census Data".data.census.gov.RetrievedMay 13,2024.
- ^The Heritage of Santa Rosa County, Florida.Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc. 2003.ISBN1-891647-69-5.
- ^"Santa Rosa County".Jim Forte Postal History.RetrievedOctober 3,2016.
- ^The Whole & True Discouerye of Terra Florida: A Facsimile Reprint of the London Edition of 1563, Together with a Transcript of an English Version in the British Museum.Florida state historical society. 1927. p.39.ISBN978-0-8130-0544-7.
...for the son of the postmaster.
