Editing Spencerville, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Spencerville, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = Broadway south from Fourth, Spencerville.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = [[Ohio State Route 66|Broadway Street]] downtown
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = OHMap-doton-Spencerville.png
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Spencerville, Ohio
|image_map1               = Map of Allen County Ohio Highlighting Spencerville Village.png
|mapsize1                 = 250px
|map_caption1             = Location of Spencerville in Allen County
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Allen County, Ohio|Allen]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of Ohio townships|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio|Spencer]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              =  Phillip Briggs{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
|leader_title1            = [[Public administration|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             =  Sean Chapman{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
|established_title        = 
|established_date         = 
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 2.50
|area_land_km2            = 2.50
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.96
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.96
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2198
|population_density_km2   = 879.72
|population_density_sq_mi = 2277.72
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 830
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|42|29|N|84|21|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45887
|area_code                = [[Area code 419|419]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-74034<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2399872<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399872}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://spencervilleoh.com/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Spencerville''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Allen County, Ohio|Allen County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 2,198 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is included in the [[Lima, Ohio]] [[Lima, Ohio metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Spencerville was platted in 1844 when the [[Miami and Erie Canal]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Allen County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.|url=https://archive.org/details/historyallencou00leesgoog|year=1885|publisher=Warner, Beers & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyallencou00leesgoog/page/n539 546]}}</ref> The village was named after William Spencer, a canal planner.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=145|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=129}}</ref>  An early variant name was Acadia.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rusler|first=William|title=A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development|url=https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo01rusl|year=1921|publisher=American Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo01rusl/page/350 350]}}</ref> A post office called Acadia was established in 1854, and the name was changed to Spencerville in 1867.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Allen | title=Allen County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all 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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 364
|1880= 532
|1890= 1266
|1900= 1874
|1910= 1748
|1920= 1543
|1930= 1612
|1940= 1623
|1950= 1826
|1960= 2061
|1970= 2241
|1980= 2184
|1990= 2288
|2000= 2235
|2010= 2223
|2020= 2198
|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 2,223 people, 817 households, and 583 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2291.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 886 housing units at an average density of {{convert|913.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 817 households, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the village was 33.4 years. 30.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,235 people, 845 households, and 599 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,454.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 903 housing units at an average density of {{convert|991.8|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 845 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,619, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $30,701 versus $22,708 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,140. About 12.3% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Spencerville built a new school that houses K-12 and opened in 2008. Spencerville High School sports participate in the [[Northwest Conference (OHSAA)|Northwest Conference]], an athletic body sanctioned by the [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]].

==Notable residents==
*[[Kathy Krendl]], President of [[Otterbein University]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9R7-QnDpp0&feature=fvwrel Video of abandoned SPEG locomotive in 1997]

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[[Category:Villages in Allen County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1844 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1844]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]