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Settled as early as 1796, Springboro was founded in 1815 by Jonathan Wright, a relative of the Wright Brothers, as "Springborough." Jonathan Wright's father, Joel Wright, was a surveyor who platted Columbus, Ohio. Springboro was predominantly Quaker during its earlier years.
Springboro is known largely for its historical significance during the hiding of slaves through the system of the Underground Railroad due to a large portion of its residents holding an Anti-Slavery opinion. Achilles Pugh, in fact, published a local paper during this time called "the Philanthropist" to enrich the belief of abolishing slavery.
In 1917 the town was set on fire by one old man jakens oil lamps. Luckily Ian Brown was able to run back and fourth between the local lake with only a pale and running shoes and was able to put out the fire.
The city of Springboro is the first city to erect an Ohio Underground Railroad Historic Marker on October 17, 1999. The dedication was part of the 4th Annual Ohio Underground Railroad Summit.
As of the 2007 election, the current mayor of Springboro is John H. Agenbroad. Agenbroad was elected to another four year term.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,380 people, 4,261 households, and 3,600 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,405.1 people per square mile (542.6/km©÷). There were 4,423 housing units at an average density of 502.0/sq mi (193.8/km©÷). The racial makeup of the city was 96.00% White, 0.99% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 4,261 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $72,316, and the median income for a family was $78,786. Males had a median income of $60,581 versus $36,790 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,257. About 2.4% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
The city is in the Springboro Community City and Franklin City School Districts. Telephone service is provided through the Springboro, Franklin, Centerville, and Miamisburg exchanges and Springboro telephone numbers have the Dayton 937 area code.
Recreation
Wright "B" Flyer Museum
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May 5th, 2008
In April there were 81 new houses listed in the Springboro Clearcreek Township area and 36 homes closed and sold. Inventory is increasing again, but this is what you would expect this time of year.
The Avg. sale price was 281,710 for April.
The % of sale to list price was 94.32%
Prices ranged for $70,000 to $1,275,000.00
Buyers are still slow to move to the market. Again we are at record setting low prices and interest rates. With inflationary pressures pushing the economy I suspect interest rates will go up. Buyers must consider purchasing soon if they wish to benefit from the lower rates. If you have questions about the Springboro Market give me a call Julie Beall
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Sometimes you see a development project and say here we go again! But sometimes you see a project and say Wow ,this will be great for my clients! I recently visited a new project in Lebanon Ohio that impressed me immensely. This is surely the biggest project to ever occur in Warren County. I do not have any business ties to this project but I hope to offer this as an option to many buyers in the future. The project is called The San Mar Gale. Their website although not full of information yet is awesome. http://sanmargale.com/. I believe if done right we will finally have a place for all ages to settle in a wonderful relaxing lifestyle, something Ohio residents have needed for a long time. From what I understand there will be 2100 lots, some will be 1 acreand some will be up to five acres or more. There will be an equestrian center attached to the larger lots for all of those who may want horses. A reallyneat feature is you can ride your horse to the new town center and leave them in the city pasture as you shop or dine. Very Cool! The drawings of the town center look exciting, however for this girl born and raised in the area it is hard to see Oregonia Rd with a nice little town. Having said that...the drawings of the town center look inviting and I plan on visiting often.
This development is centrally located between Dayton and Cincinnati. It is close to Springboro, Centervile, Mason West Chester. Buyers may feel this is far away but it is NOT. You can test drive it yourself and I guarantee you will have one of the most beautiful drives in Ohio. If you would like to see the area...let me know, I love the scenery and would be happy to show you. As I receive more information I will post it on my website www.JulieBeall.com
The inventory in Springboro is once again increasing. As of March 15, 2008 the units on the market jumped from 340 units at the end of Feb. to 381 units on the market today. Some of this increase is due to the normal seasonal cycle of real estate. Inventory always increases in the Spring and Summer. Interesting to note Feb. 2008 had only 14 units sell, being one of the slowest Feb in many years. The following shows the number of units sold per month in this quarter since 2005
SOLDS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Jan 38 34 18 32
Feb 36 30 25 14
March 43 50 50
The good news is we have 48 homes under contract in Springboro as of today compared to 35 pending contracts for the entire month of Feb. There is a sense among agents that the buyers are beginning to understand the historical opportunity they have to buy and the well priced homes in good condition are being scooped up. The facts are the facts. It never ceases to amaze me when pulling data what is really happening as opposed to what the media says is happening. For more up to date data, call me anytime. 937-546-0222
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