Enon, Ohio

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.

Enon is the headquarters of the Speedway gas station chain.

History

Enon was platted in 1838.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It is named for the river Ænon, in Israel, where the story of John the Baptist baptizing people takes place.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> A post office called Enon has been in operation since 1838.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The village was incorporated in 1850.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

The Enon Adena Mound, also known as the Knob Prairie Mound,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is Ohio's second largest conical Indian burial mound, is located in Enon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This mound is believed to have been built by the Adena culture.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 2,415 people, 1,069 households, and 732 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,120 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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,<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> which operates three schools: Enon Primary School, Indian Valley Intermediate School, and Greenon Junior/Senior High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Enon has a public library, a branch of the Clark County Public Library.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

Enon, a band named after the village.

External links

• Village website