Batavia ( ) is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,972 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

History

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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 to Batavia on February 24, 1824. Batavia finally incorporated as a village on February 10, 1842.

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. To address the discontent, the village hired a public relations company the following April. The village subsequently attempted to convince the developers of two additional housing developments to be annexed into the municipality. As a result of this and tax abatements for the first development, Batavia Township passed a resolution in December 2025 to separate from the joint fire department with the village.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, 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 census 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% White, 3.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 census

Batavia has a public library, a branch of the Clermont County Public Library.

Media

The Clermont Sun has published weekly since 1828.

  • Gene Schott – baseball player, Cincinnati Reds
  • Joe Smith – baseball player, Houston Astros
  • Philip Bergen Swing – United States federal judge, S.D. Ohio
  • Murray Thurston Titus – Christian missionary to India

References

  • Village website