Springboro is a city in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It had a population of 19,062 at the 2020 census. Springboro is a suburb located between Cincinnati and Dayton and is part of the Miami Valley, lying at the center of Greater Cincinnati and Metro Dayton. Most of Springboro is served by the Springboro Community City School District, which oversees the city’s public high school, Springboro High School.
At a Glance
- Counties: Warren County and Montgomery County
- State: Ohio
History of Springboro
Settled as early as 1796, Springboro was founded in 1815 by Jonathan Wright as "Springborough." Jonathan Wright’s father, Joel, was a surveyor who plotted Columbus, Dayton, and Louisville, Kentucky. Springboro was predominantly Quaker during its early years. By the 1830s, two mills and a woolen factory in Springboro had been built up on the abundant springs for which the town was named.
As a stop on the Underground Railroad, Springboro played a role by providing hiding places for escaping slaves. On October 17, 1999, Springboro was the first city to erect an Ohio Underground Railroad Historic Marker. The dedication was part of the 4th Annual Ohio Underground Railroad Summit.
Beginning in the late 1990s, Springboro experienced population and economic growth due to its position between the Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. Growth in Springboro led to a new highway exit being created at Interstate 75 & Austin Boulevard and the construction of three new schools by the SCCSD in the 2000s. The mayor of Springboro is John H. Agenbroad, who was reelected in 2019. The vast majority of new development occurred to the east of State Route 741 (Main Street).
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Springboro, Ohio, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.