Alger is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 860 at the 2010 census.HistoryAlger was first called Jagger, and under the latter name was laid out in 1882 by Elias Jagger, and named for him. The present name is for Russell A. Alger, 20th Governor of Michigan. The village was incorporated in 1896.GeographyAlger 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.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 860 people, 347 households, and 232 families residing in the village. The population density was 3071.4PD/sqmi. There were 413 housing units at an average density of 1475.0/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.
