Electricity Rates in Batavia, OH

History of Batavia

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.A petition to dissolve the village was created in September 2024 in response to a controversial proposal for a housing development. 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.

Batavia by the Numbers

Population

36,788

Median Age

37.4 yrs

Median Household Income

$81,837/yr

Median Home Value

$242,700

Homeownership Rate

67%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)