| Official Name: | Alger, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Hardin County Ohio Highlighting Alger Village.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Alger in Hardin County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hardin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Marion |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.77 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.77 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.30 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Est: | 824 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 837 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1092.41 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2827.70 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 984 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7097°N -83.8442°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 45812 |
| Area Code: | 419 and 567 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-01210[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397930 |
Alger ([4]) is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 837 at the 2020 census.
Alger was established as a crop town after the draining of the Scioto marsh. Alger was first called Jagger, and under the latter name was laid out in 1882 by Elias Jagger, and named for him.[5] The present name is for Russell A. Alger, 20th Governor of Michigan. The village was incorporated in 1896.
Alger is located on State Route 235 about south of Ada.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.28sqmi, all of it land.[6]
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 860 people, 347 households, and 232 families living in the village. The population density was 3071.4PD/sqmi. There were 413 housing units at an average density of 1475/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 347 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the village was 37.1 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 888 people, 371 households, and 251 families living in the village. The population density was 3138sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 402 housing units at an average density of 1420.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.44% White, 0.11% Native American, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
There were 371 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 79.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,447, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $29,250 versus $18,636 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,742. About 13.5% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
State Route 235 is an important street in Alger.