Batavia Township, Ohio

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Batavia Township, Ohio
Township
William H. Harsha Lake from wooded area.jpg
Lake at East Fork State Park in the township's far southeast
Map of Clermont County Ohio Highlighting Batavia Township.png
Location of Batavia Township in Clermont County
Coordinates: 39°4′1″N84°10′23″W / 39.06694°N 84.17306°W / 39.06694; -84.17306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Clermont
Area
 • Total41.6 sq mi (107.7 km2)
 • Land39.7 sq mi (102.9 km2)
 • Water1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
823 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total27,660
 • Density586/sq mi (226.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45103
Area code 513
FIPS code 39-04157 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085861 [1]
Website bataviatownship.org

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]

Contents

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. and Milacron are based in the township.

The township was home to Ford Motor Company's Batavia Transmission plant until it closed in 2009 under a corporate plan called "The Way Forward". It also anchored an industrial area that also includes rollercoaster manufacturer Clermont Steel Fabricators.

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.

Infrastructure

The Clermont County Airport is located in the township.

The Cincinnati Eastern Railroad passes through the township.

Education

University of Cincinnati Clermont College, a regional campus of the University of Cincinnati, is in the township. UC Clermont's satellite campus, UC East, operates out of the administrative offices of the former Ford plant. Due to declining enrollment at UC Clermont, UC East was closed and is vacated as of 2020.

Media

WOBO-FM broadcasts from the township at 88.7 MHz.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Batavia township, Clermont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 251.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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