Editing Enon, Ohio

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|official_name            = Enon, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Clark County, Ohio|Clark]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio|Mad River]]

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|population_total         = 2449
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'''Enon''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Clark County, Ohio|Clark County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 2,449 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Springfield, Ohio]] [[Springfield, Ohio metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Enon is the headquarters of the [[Speedway LLC|Speedway]] gas station chain.

==History==
Enon was [[plat]]ted in 1838.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_XNoyAQAAMAAJ | title=20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens | publisher=Biographical Publishing Company | author=Rockel, William Mahlon  | year=1908 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_XNoyAQAAMAAJ/page/n320 324]}}</ref> It is named for the river [[Ænon]], in Israel, where the story of [[John the Baptist]] [[baptism|baptizing]] people takes place.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n119 120]}}</ref> A post office called Enon has been in operation since 1838.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Clark |title=Clark County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=January 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213113/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Clark |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> The village was incorporated in 1850.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enonohio.com/history/ |title=History |publisher=Village of Enon, OH |access-date=January 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428112648/http://www.enonohio.com/history/ |archive-date=April 28, 2015 }}</ref>  [[Mercury Seven|Mercury 7]] astronaut [[Gus Grissom|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 {{convert|1.28|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]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

The Enon Adena Mound, also known as the Knob Prairie Mound,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enonhistoricalsociety.com/historical-sites/adena-mound/|title=Adena Mound|date=November 28, 2017}}</ref> is Ohio's second largest [[Cone (geometry)|conical]] Indian [[burial mound]], is located in Enon.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Enon_Mound | title=Enon Mound | publisher=Ohio History Central | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>  This mound is believed to have been built by the [[Adena culture]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 294
|1860= 659
|1880= 362
|1890= 331
|1900= 295
|1910= 249
|1920= 241
|1930= 280
|1940= 281
|1950= 462
|1960= 1227
|1970= 1929
|1980= 2597
|1990= 2605
|2000= 2638
|2010= 2415
|2020= 2449
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2437
|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|access-date=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]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,415 people, 1,069 households, and 732 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1886.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|875.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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]],<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39023_clark/DC20SD_C39023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, OH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st39_oh/schooldistrict_maps/c39023_clark/DC20SD_C39023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> which operates three schools: Enon Primary School, Indian Valley Intermediate School, and Greenon Junior/Senior High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.greenon.k12.oh.us/schools | title=Schools | publisher=Greenon Local School District | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> Enon has a public library, a branch of the Clark County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ccplohio.org/locations/ | title=Library branches | publisher=Clark County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
[[Enon (band)|Enon]], a band named after the village.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.enonohio.com Village website]

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[[Category:Villages in Clark County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]