Enon, Ohio

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Enon, Ohio
Village
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Location of Enon, Ohio
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Location of Enon in Clark County
Coordinates: 39°52′13″N83°55′59″W / 39.87028°N 83.93306°W / 39.87028; -83.93306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Clark
Township Mad River
Established1850
Area
[1]
 • Total1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total2,449
 • Estimate 
(2023) [4]
2,437
 • Density1,892.58/sq mi (730.70/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45323
Area code(s) 937, 326
FIPS code 39-25452 [5]
GNIS feature ID2398836 [2]
Website http://www.enonohio.com/

Enon is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Enon is the headquarters of the Speedway gas station chain.

History

Enon was platted in 1838. [6] It is named for the river Ænon, in Israel, where the story of John the Baptist baptizing people takes place. [7] A post office called Enon has been in operation since 1838. [8] The village was incorporated in 1850. [9] Mercury 7 astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom lived in Enon with his family while he was stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Geography

Enon is located roughly 3 miles south of the old National Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.28 square miles (3.32 km2), all of it land. [10]

The Enon Adena Mound, also known as the Knob Prairie Mound, [11] is Ohio's second largest conical Indian burial mound, is located in Enon. [12] This mound is believed to have been built by the Adena culture.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 294—
1860 659124.1%
1880 362—
1890 331−8.6%
1900 295−10.9%
1910 249−15.6%
1920 241−3.2%
1930 28016.2%
1940 2810.4%
1950 46264.4%
1960 1,227165.6%
1970 1,92957.2%
1980 2,59734.6%
1990 2,6050.3%
2000 2,6381.3%
2010 2,415−8.5%
2020 2,4491.4%
2023 (est.)2,437 [4] −0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [13]

2010 census

As of the census [14] of 2010, there were 2,415 people, 1,069 households, and 732 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,886.7 inhabitants per square mile (728.5/km2). There were 1,120 housing units at an average density of 875.0 per square mile (337.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 1,069 households, of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.71.

The median age in the village was 48.1 years. 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.8% were from 25 to 44; 34.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

Education

The village is served by the Greenon Local School District, [15] which operates three schools: Enon Primary School, Indian Valley Intermediate School, and Greenon Junior/Senior High School. [16] Enon has a public library, a branch of the Clark County Public Library. [17]

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References

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  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enon, Ohio
  3. ↑ "Enon village, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ↑ Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp.  324.
  7. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  120.
  8. ↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Adena Mound". November 28, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Enon Mound". Ohio History Central. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  15. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 12, 2024. - Text list
  16. ↑ "Schools". Greenon Local School District. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Library branches". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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