Batavia Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Batavia Township, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clermont
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:107.7
Area Land Km2:102.9
Area Water Km2:4.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:27660
Population Density Km2:226.2
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:251
Elevation Ft:823
Coordinates:39.0669°N -84.1731°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45103
Area Code:513
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-04157[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085861

Batavia Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,660 as of the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

The incorporated village and county seat of Batavia is located in the center of the Township. Parts of the former village of Amelia (dissolved in 2019) are located in the southwest.

Name and history

Batavia Township was organized in 1815.[4] It is the only Batavia Township statewide.

Economy

American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. is based in the township.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Batavia township, Clermont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 29 March 2023.
  4. Book: Everts, Louis H.. History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1880. J.B. Lippincott & Co.. Philadelphia. 251.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24