Arcanum, Ohio

Arcanum is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2010 census.HistoryArcanum was laid out in 1849. The railroad arrived to Arcanum in 1852. A post office has been in operation at Arcanum since 1852.GeographyArcanum is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.30sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,129 people, 888 households, and 608 families residing in the village. The population density was 1637.7PD/sqmi. There were 980 housing units at an average density of 753.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.There were 888 households of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.