Enon, Ohio
Enon, Ohio | ||
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FIPS code 39-25452[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2398836[2] | |
Website | http://www.enonohio.com/ |
Enon is a
Enon is the headquarters of the
History
Enon was platted in 1838.[5] It is named for the river Ænon, in Israel, where the story of John the Baptist baptizing people takes place.[6] A post office called Enon has been in operation since 1838.[7] The village was incorporated in 1850.[8] 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.[9]
The Enon Adena Mound, also known as the Knob Prairie Mound,
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 294 | — | |
1860 | 659 | 124.1% | |
1880 | 362 | — | |
1890 | 331 | −8.6% | |
1900 | 295 | −10.9% | |
1910 | 249 | −15.6% | |
1920 | 241 | −3.2% | |
1930 | 280 | 16.2% | |
1940 | 281 | 0.4% | |
1950 | 462 | 64.4% | |
1960 | 1,227 | 165.6% | |
1970 | 1,929 | 57.2% | |
1980 | 2,597 | 34.6% | |
1990 | 2,605 | 0.3% | |
2000 | 2,638 | 1.3% | |
2010 | 2,415 | −8.5% | |
2020 | 2,449 | 1.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[12] |
The median income for a household in the village was $58,966, and the median income for a family was $69,196. Males had a median income of $45,335 versus $28,872 for females. The
2010 census
As of the
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, which operates three schools: Enon Primary School, Indian Valley Intermediate School, and Greenon Junior/Senior High School.[14] Enon has a public library, a branch of the Clark County Public Library.[15]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enon, Ohio
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Enon, Ohio Population 2022 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
- ^ Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 324.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 120.
- ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "History". Village of Enon, OH. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Adena Mound". November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Enon Mound". Ohio History Central. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Schools". Greenon Local School District. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Library branches". Clark County Public Library. Retrieved February 25, 2018.