Amelia is a census-designated place (CDP) and former village in Pierce and Batavia townships in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,575 at the 2020 census. Amelia incorporated in 1900, but in November 2019, residents voted to dissolve the village over the imposition of a local income tax. The area was originally called Milltown, later shortened to Milton. However, when a post office was established in 1836, there was already a Milton Post Office in the state. Various accounts state that the post office was named Amelia after Amelia Bowdoin, a well known and popular tollkeeper on the Ohio Turnpike (present-day State Route 125). Her home is now known as the Amelia Bowdoin House and stands at 94 West Main Street, across the street from its original location. However, there is no census record of an Amelia Bowdoin; Amelia may have been a corruption of the name of Armilla Bodin, the wife of a tollkeeper. Amelia was incorporated as a village on December 20, 1900.
Amelia's population rose from 4,801 in the 2010 census to an estimated 5,009 in 2018. Under state law, the village would have been required to become a city after it posted a population over 5,000 in the 2020 census. In preparation for becoming a city, it adopted a charter in November 2017, though the change in status was not reflected in the Ohio Secretary of State's roster of municipalities. Among other changes, becoming a city would have protected Amelia from dissolution.
On February 5, 2018, the council unanimously adopted the proposed one-percent income tax in an emergency ordinance, without the usual three readings, to meet a deadline imposed by the Regional Income Tax Authority. Dissolution took effect at 10:00 AM on November 25, 2019, when the election results were certified. but upon the auditor's advice, Hart was retained to carry out the village's remaining administrative responsibilities. Amelia residents will continue to pay the one-percent income tax until at least $ in debt is paid off. Amelia was by far the most populous village in state history to be dissolved and the first to be partitioned between two townships.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Amelia had a population of 12,575. The median age was 36.5 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.4 males age 18 and over.
99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 5,012 households in Amelia, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.1% were married-couple households, 17.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 4,801 people, 1,830 households, and 1,238 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,974 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.1% White, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
There were 1,830 households, of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.15.
The median age in the village was 30.5 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.6% were from 25 to 44; 19.7% were from 45 to 64; and 5.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census West Clermont High School is the public comprehensive high school.
Amelia has a public library, a branch of the Clermont County Public Library.
Notable person
- David Taylor – U.S. representative
References
Further reading
- 1990 U.S. census Index map of Clermont County with Amelia on pages 7 and 8