Editing Alger, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Alger, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|image_caption            = Alger, Ohio - November 2014
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|map_caption              = Location of Alger, Ohio
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|map_caption1             = Location of Alger in Hardin County

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hardin County, Ohio|Hardin]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio|Marion]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 824
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref>
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|population_total         = 837
|population_density_km2   = 1092.41
|population_density_sq_mi = 2827.70

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45812
|area_code                = [[Area codes 419 and 567|419 and 567]]
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'''Alger''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|dʒ|ər}} {{respell|AL|jər}}<ref>{{cite web |title=E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide {{!}} Ohio University |url=https://www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism/e-w-scripps-school-journalism-ohio-pronunciation-guide-1 |website=www.ohio.edu |publisher=[[Ohio University]] |access-date=October 22, 2022 |date=2016}}</ref>) is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Hardin County, Ohio|Hardin County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 837 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Alger was established along the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad and the Ada & Round Head Turnpike, present SR-235.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kohler |first=Minnie Ichler |title=A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County Ohio |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |year=1910 |isbn=9789354415517 |edition=Vol.I |location=Chicago, Illinois |pages=182–183 |language=en}}</ref> After the draining of the Scioto marsh. Alger was first called Jagger, and under the latter name was laid out in 1882 by Elias Jagger, and named for him.<ref name="History 182">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury11kohl | title=A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | last=Kohler | first=Minnie Ichler | year=1910 | page=[https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury11kohl/page/182 182]}}</ref> The present name is for [[Russell A. Alger]], 20th Governor of Michigan.<ref name="History 182" /> The village was incorporated in 1896.<ref name="History 182" />

==Geography==
Alger is located on [[Ohio State Route 235|State Route 235]] about {{Convert|4|mi}} south of [[Ada, Ohio|Ada]].<ref>{{Google maps | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.708889,-83.844444&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=40.708889,-83.844444 | accessdate = September 16, 2011}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 462
|1910= 730
|1920= 787
|1930= 857
|1940= 811
|1950= 943
|1960= 1068
|1970= 1071
|1980= 992
|1990= 864
|2000= 888
|2010= 860
|2020= 837
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 824
|estref= <ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 860 people, 347 households, and 232 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3071.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 413 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1475.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 347 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 37.1 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 888 people, 371 households, and 251 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|3,138.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 402 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,420.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 371 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 79.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,447, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $29,250 versus $18,636 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,742. About 13.5% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[Ohio State Route 235|State Route 235]] is an important street in Alger.

==Notable people==
* [[Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher)|Ray Brown]] — [[Homestead Grays]] pitcher and member of Baseball Hall of Fame

==References==
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{{Hardin County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Hardin County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1882 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1882]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]