Editing Batavia, Ohio

{{short description|Village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Batavia, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = Historic past – Bright future

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|image_caption            = Looking east along Main Street
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|image_seal               =

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|map_caption              = Location of Batavia in Clermont County
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|pushpin_label            = Batavia
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
|subdivision_type1        = State
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Clermont County, Ohio|Clermont]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Batavia Township, Ohio|Batavia]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = C. Scott Runck<ref name="Administration">{{cite web|title=Administration |publisher=Village of Batavia |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=January 28, 2020 |url= https://cms2.revize.com/revize/clermontcounty/Clermont's%20Official%20Canvass.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Sun CCMA">{{cite news|title=Thebout elected president of Clermont County Mayor's Association|work=[[The Clermont Sun]]|location=Batavia, Ohio|date=April 7, 2013|access-date=September 16, 2013|url=http://clermontsun.com/2013/04/07/thebout-elected-president-of-clermont-county-mayor%E2%80%99s-association/}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = Vice-mayor
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = Fall 1797<ref name="Crawford" />
|established_title1       = Platted
|established_date1        = October 24, 1814<ref name="Crawford" />
|established_title2       = Incorporated
|established_date2        = February 10, 1842<ref name="Crawford" />

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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 8.35
|area_land_km2            = 8.20
|area_water_km2           = 0.15
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.22
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.17
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 2004
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1972
|population_density_km2   = 240.55
|population_density_sq_mi = 623.06

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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = −5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = −4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 594
|coordinates              = {{coord|39|04|37|N|84|08|40|W|region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 45103
|area_code                = [[Area code 513|513]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-04150<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2398047<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398047}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://bataviavillage.org/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Batavia''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|t|eɪ|v|i|ə}} {{respell|bə|TAY|vee|ə}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scrippsjschool.org/pronunciation/|title=A Pronunciation Guide to places in Ohio -- E.W.Scripps School of|website=scrippsjschool.org|access-date=December 17, 2008|archive-date=July 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725084101/http://scrippsjschool.org/pronunciation/|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a village in [[Clermont County, Ohio]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> The population was 1,972 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Batavia village, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Batavia_village,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3904150 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref> It is part of the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[File:BataviaOH3.JPG|thumb|left|[[Clermont County Courthouse]]]]
Batavia was surveyed on May 28, 1788, by Captain Francis Minnis, John O'Bannon, Nicholas Keller, Archelus Price, and John Ormsley. Virginian Ezekiel Dimmitt became the area's first settler in the fall of 1797. George Ely purchased the Minnis survey in 1807 and platted the town on October 24, 1814, possibly naming it after [[Batavia, New York]]. The Clermont County seat moved from [[New Richmond, Ohio|New Richmond]] to Batavia on February 24, 1824.<ref name="Crawford">{{cite web|title=History of Batavia Township |first1=Richard |last1=Crawford |access-date=September 16, 2013 |url=http://www.bataviatwpoh.org/about-us/our-history/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911224910/http://www.bataviatwpoh.org/about-us/our-history/ |archive-date=September 11, 2013 }}</ref> Batavia finally incorporated as a village on February 10, 1842.<ref>{{cite book|last=Everts|first=Louis H.|title=History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002054234126;view=1up;seq=275|year=1880|publisher=J.B. Lippincott & Co.|location=Philadelphia|page=255}}</ref>

The [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] stopped at Batavia from March 1877 to April 1971. The [[Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad]], an [[interurban]] railroad, also ran through town from 1903 to 1934. [[Norfolk Southern]] can sometimes pass through Batavia about 3 times a day.<ref name="Crawford" />

A petition to dissolve the village was created in September 2024 in response to a controversial proposal for a housing development.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steffen |first1=Connor |title=Petition Aimed at Dissolving Village of Batavia Circulating Amid Controversy Over Development Project |url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/clermont-county/batavia-township-community/petition-aimed-at-dissolving-village-of-batavia-circulating-amid-controversy-over-development-project |access-date=21 September 2024 |work=WCPO |date=20 September 2024}}</ref>{{Relevance inline|date=September 2024}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.59|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref> It is surrounded by [[Batavia Township, Ohio|Batavia Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 208
|1830= 426
|1840= 350
|1850= 400
|1860= 500
|1870= 827
|1880= 1015
|1890= 953
|1900= 1029
|1910= 1034
|1920= 1088
|1930= 1119
|1940= 1320
|1950= 1445
|1960= 1729
|1970= 1894
|1980= 1896
|1990= 1700
|2000= 1617
|2010= 1509
|2020= 1972
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2004
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,509 people, 629 households, and 411 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|949.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 713 housing units at an average density of {{convert|448.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 629 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the village was 37.7 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,617 people, 651 households, and 453 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,105.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 696 housing units at an average density of {{convert|475.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 651 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% 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 2.96.

In the village, the age distribution of the population shows 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,804, and the median income for a family was $50,238. Males had a median income of $36,190 versus $25,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,171. About 6.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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==Transportation==
Batavia is on [[Ohio State Route 32]], also known as the Appalachian Highway, a major east–west highway that connects [[Interstate 275 (Ohio–Indiana–Kentucky)|Interstate 275]] and the Cincinnati area to the rural counties of Southern Ohio. State Routes [[Ohio State Route 132]] and [[Ohio State Route 222|222]] also pass through Batavia's downtown area.

The [[Clermont Transportation Connection]] provides daily bus service to downtown Cincinnati. The [[Cincinnati Eastern Railroad]] (CCET) passes through Batavia.

The [[Clermont County Airport]] is located 2 miles west of the village.

==Education==
Batavia and the surrounding township belongs to the Batavia Local School District. The village annexed its only high school, [[Batavia High School (Batavia, Ohio)|Batavia High School]], in 2012.<ref name="Sun Bednarski">{{cite news|title=Commissioners approve Batavia annexation|first1=Kristin|last1=Bednarski|work=The Clermont Sun|location=Batavia, Ohio|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2013|url=http://clermontsun.com/2012/09/14/commissioners-approve-batavia-annexation-2/}}</ref>

Batavia has a public library, a branch of the [[Clermont County Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.clermontlibrary.org/locations/ | title=Locations | publisher=Clermont County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

==Media==
''[[The Clermont Sun]]'' has published weekly since 1828.<ref name="Crawford" />

==Notable people==
*[[Audrey Bolte]]&nbsp;– beauty queen, 2012 [[Miss Ohio USA]]
*[[Charlie Case (baseball)|Charlie Case]]&nbsp;– baseball player, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
*[[Reader W. Clarke]]&nbsp;– lawyer, newspaper publisher and congressman
*[[Henry Clark Corbin]]&nbsp;– army officer, [[List of Adjutants General of the U.S. Army|Adjutant General of the U.S. Army]]<ref name="Crawford" />
*[[William Howard (congressman)|William Howard]]&nbsp;– soldier, lawyer, and congressman
*[[George W. Hulick]]&nbsp;– teacher, lawyer, soldier, judge, and congressman
*[[Josephine Johnson]]&nbsp;– novelist, 1935 [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] winner
*[[Charles Cyrus Kearns]]&nbsp;– lawyer and congressman
*[[Keith Matthew Maupin]]&nbsp;– soldier
*[[Earl Mossor]]&nbsp;– baseball player, [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
*[[Bill Mussey]]&nbsp;– journalist and Ohio state congressman
*[[Hugh L. Nichols]]&nbsp;– politician and judge, [[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio]] and [[Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court]]<ref name="Crawford" />
*[[Joel Peckham]]&nbsp;– poet
*[[Julius Penn]] &nbsp;– army officer<ref>{{cite book |last=Andrews |first=Avery Delano |date=1911 |title=1886-1911: In Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of Graduation of the Class of '86, U.S.M.A. West Point, June, 1911 |url=https://archive.org/details/18861911incommem00usmirich/page/n9 |pages=165–166 |location=Philadelphia, PA |publisher=The Holmes Press |author-link=Avery D. Andrews |ref={{sfnRef|''1886-1911''}}}}</ref>
*[[Gene Schott]]&nbsp;– baseball player, [[Cincinnati Reds]]
*[[Joe Smith (pitcher)|Joe Smith]]&nbsp;– baseball player, [[Houston Astros]]
*[[Philip Bergen Swing]]&nbsp;– United States federal judge, [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio|S.D. Ohio]]
*[[Murray Thurston Titus]]&nbsp;– Christian missionary to India

==References==

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Batavia, Ohio}}
{{Wikivoyage|Batavia (Ohio)}}
*[http://bataviavillage.org/ Village website]

{{Clermont County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:County seats in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Clermont County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1797]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]