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Batavia ( ) is a village in
Clermont County, Ohio Clermont County, popularly called Clermont ( ), is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 208,601. Ordinanced in 1800 as part of the Virginia Military District, Clermont is Ohio's eighth oldest county, t ...
, United States, and its
county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
. The population was 1,972 at the 2020 census. It is part of the
Cincinnati metropolitan area The Cincinnati metropolitan area (also known as the Cincinnati Tri-State area or Greater Cincinnati) is a metropolitan area with its Urban area, core in Ohio and Kentucky. Its largest city is Cincinnati and includes surrounding counties in the U. ...
.


History

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 Batavia is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States. It is located near the center of the county, surrounded by the Town of Batavia, which is a separate municipality. Batavia's population, as of the 2020 census, ...
. The Clermont County seat moved from New Richmond to Batavia on February 24, 1824. Batavia finally incorporated as a village on February 10, 1842. The
Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence. Its motto was "Precisio ...
stopped at Batavia from March 1877 to April 1971. The
Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad The Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad (CG&P RR) was an interurban railway serving communities in Southwest Ohio, southwestern Ohio. Originally called the ''Cincinnati and Portsmouth'', it was initially organized by Henry Brachmann ...
, an
interurban The interurban (or radial railway in Canada) is a type of electric railway, with tram-like electric self-propelled railcars which run within and between cities or towns. The term "interurban" is usually used in North America, with other terms u ...
railroad, also ran through town from 1903 to 1934.
Norfolk Southern The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The comp ...
can sometimes pass through Batavia about 3 times a day. A petition to dissolve the village was created in September 2024 in response to a controversial proposal for a housing development.


Geography

According to the
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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is surrounded by Batavia Township.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 1,509 people, 629 households, and 411 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 713 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.6%
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, 3.4%
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, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.
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or 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
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of 2000, there were 1,617 people, 651 households, and 453 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 696 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.50%
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, 3.28%
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, 0.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.06%
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, 0.25% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races.
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or 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
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for the village was $20,171. About 6.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the
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, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


Transportation

Batavia is on
Ohio State Route 32 State Route 32 (SR 32), also known as the James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway, is a major east–west highway across the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the eighth longest state route in Ohio, spanning southern Oh ...
, also known as the Appalachian Highway, a major east–west highway that connects Interstate 275 and the Cincinnati area to the rural counties of Southern Ohio. State Routes Ohio State Route 132 and
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also pass through Batavia's downtown area. The
Clermont Transportation Connection Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC) is a public transportation agency serving Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It operates two fixed transit bus routes, the Dial-A-Ride demand responsive transport service, and paratransit service. The tw ...
provides daily bus service to downtown Cincinnati. The
Cincinnati Eastern Railroad The Cincinnati District is a railroad line owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and operated by Cincinnati Eastern Railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio. The line runs from Cincinnati, Ohio, southeast to Portsmouth, Ohio, along a former Norfolk a ...
(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 High School may refer to: * Batavia High School (Illinois) * Batavia High School (New York) * Batavia High School (Ohio) {{schooldis ...
, in 2012. Batavia has a public library, a branch of the Clermont County Public Library.


Media

'' The Clermont Sun'' has published weekly since 1828.


Notable people

* Audrey Bolte – beauty queen, 2012
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* Charlie Case – baseball player,
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* Reader W. Clarke – lawyer, newspaper publisher and congressman *
Henry Clark Corbin Henry Clark Corbin (September 15, 1842 – September 8, 1909) was an American military officer who was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1898 to 1904. Life and career He was born in Monroe Township, Clermont County, Ohio, He was ...
 – army officer, Adjutant General of the U.S. Army * William Howard – soldier, lawyer, and congressman * George W. Hulick – teacher, lawyer, soldier, judge, and congressman * Josephine Johnson – novelist, 1935
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winner * Charles Cyrus Kearns – lawyer and congressman * Keith Matthew Maupin – soldier * Earl Mossor – baseball player,
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* Bill Mussey – journalist and Ohio state congressman * Hugh L. Nichols – politician and judge,
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and
Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Bold indicates chief judge or chief justice. The Supreme Court of Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court was created by the Ohio Constitution of 1802 with three judges, and had three or four through 1851. In 1851, the number of judges was increased to five. In ...
*
Joel Peckham Joel B. Peckham, Jr. is an American poet, scholar of American literature and a creative writing, creative writer. Education Peckham graduated from Middlebury College. Career He has taught at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Hope College, an ...
 – poet *
Julius Penn Julius A. Penn (February 19, 1865 – May 13, 1934) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of brigadier general during World War I, and commanded 170th Infantry Brigade, 85th Division and 76th Infantry Brigade, ...
 – army officer *
Gene Schott Arthur Eugene Schott (July 14, 1913 – November 16, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1935 to 1939, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Batavia, Ohio Batavia ( ) is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United S ...
 – baseball player,
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* Joe Smith – baseball player,
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* Philip Bergen Swing – United States federal judge, S.D. Ohio * Murray Thurston Titus – Christian missionary to India


References


External links


Village website
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