LaRue, sometimes written as La Rue, is a village in Marion County, Ohio, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.

25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the village was 99.23% White, 0.13% Native American, and 0.65% from two or more races.

27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Lingo also owned the National Football League's Oorang Indians, which played in 1922 and 1923.

The team consisted of Native American players and was led by Jim Thorpe.

LaRue remains the smallest town ever to have been the home of an NFL franchise, or probably any professional team in any league in the United States, though River Vale was awful close in the late 1930s.

The festival was first organized by local resident Harry Roberts (1924–2003) to fund improvements to the then derelict municipal swimming pool and park, located one mile (1.6 km) north of the village.