Springboro, Pennsylvania

Springboro, Pennsylvania
Borough
Commercial district at the crossroads Commercial district at the crossroads
Location of Springboro in Crawford County Location of Springboro in Crawford County
Springboro Location of Springboro in Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Crawford County
Founded	1800
Area
• Total	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
• Land	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	940 ft (290 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	477
• Density	575/sq mi (222.2/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	814

Springboro is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 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.

Pennsylvania Route 18 passes through the center of town, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Albion and south 3 miles (5 km) to Conneautville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km²), all of it land. Conneaut Creek flows northward through the western side of the borough on its way to Lake Erie.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	323		—
1880	379		17.3%
1890	490		29.3%
1900	603		23.1%
1910	614		1.8%
1920	542		−11.7%
1930	487		−10.1%
1940	570		17.0%
1950	611		7.2%
1960	583		−4.6%
1970	584		0.2%
1980	557		−4.6%
1990	471		−15.4%
2000	491		4.2%
2010	477		−2.9%
Est. 2014	462		−3.1%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 491 people, 183 households, and 133 families residing in the borough. The population density 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% White, 3.46% African American 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 per capita income for the borough was $14,258. About 6.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, 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 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Springboro. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church.