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Springboro is a city in Warren County (extending into Montgomery County), Ohio, midway between Cincinnati and Dayton in the Miami Valley.

Springboro was founded in 1815 by Jonathan Wright, a Quaker from Pennsylvania, who named it 'Springborough' for the abundant springs that powered his grist mills.

Springboro was a predominantly Quaker town in its early years, with two mills and a woolen factory running by the 1830s, and it was incorporated on January 3, 1831, already counting about 72 businesses and 450 residents.

Springboro was one of Ohio's most notable Underground Railroad havens: a network of 18 safe houses in town and nine more in Clearcreek Township helped an estimated 1,000 to 4,000 freedom seekers, and 18 of those safe houses are still standing.

On October 17, 1999, Springboro became the first city in Ohio to erect an Ohio Underground Railroad Historic Marker.

The town's name was shortened from Springborough to Springboro in 1890.

Because both the canal and the railroads bypassed it, Springboro stayed under 1,000 residents into the early 1960s — then suburban growth pushed it to 19,062 residents by the 2020 census.

The 2020 census counted 6,865 households in Springboro, and Census Bureau surveys put its owner-occupancy rate near 89%, reflecting its affluent, family-oriented suburbs.

Most of Springboro is served by the Springboro Community City School District and its Springboro High School.

Springboro's historic downtown on Main Street preserves many of its 19th-century Quaker-era buildings, protected by one of the area's notable historic preservation efforts.