Springboro is a borough in

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, United States, located 35 miles southwest of

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. The population was 377 at the 2020 census, down from 477 at the 2010 census.

History

Incorporated as a borough in the spring of 1866, the crossroads officially became Springboro in 1840. 2015 is the 175th year.

Geography

Springboro is located in northwestern Crawford County at (41.800055, -80.371031). It is surrounded by Spring Township, a separate municipality.

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passes through the center of town, leading north to Albion and south to Conneautville. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

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flows northward through the western side of the borough on its way to

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 491 people, 183 households, and 133 families residing in the borough. The

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was 577.5 people per square mile (223.0/km²). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 244.6 per square mile (94.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.33%

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, 3.46%

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and 0.20% Native American. There were 183 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.17. In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $40,694. Males had a median income of $29,632 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,258. About 6.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

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, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

The Monastery of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos is located north of Springboro. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1800 1800 establishments in Pennsylvania Boroughs in Crawford County, Pennsylvania