Harold is an
unincorporated community and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Santa Rosa County, in the
U.S. state of
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
.
Its population was 909 at the
2020 census, up from 823 at the
2010 census.
[ It is part of the Pensacola— Ferry Pass— Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. A satellite field for Training Air Wing FIVE at Naval Air Station Whiting Field called OLF Harold is located here.
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History
Harold was originally known as Oscar. Oscar was first settled sometime around 1881, when its post office was established. Oscar's population increased upon the completion of the Pensacola and Atlanta Railroad in 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. An early postmaster gave the community the name of his son.
References
Unincorporated communities in Santa Rosa County, Florida
Census-designated places in Santa Rosa County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
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