| Batavia, Illinois |
| Counties: |
Kane, Dupage, Dupage |
| Township: |
Batavia |
| Mayor: |
Jeffery D. Schielke |
| ZIP code(s): |
60510 |
| Area code(s): |
630 and 331 |
| Population (2000): |
23,866 |
| Density: |
2,638.4/mi² (1,019/km²) |
| Area: |
9.2 mi² (24 km²) |
| Per capita income: |
$38,576
(median: $68,656) |
| Home value: |
$199,200
(median: $212,024) |
| Website: |
www.cityofbatavia.net |
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Batavia, known as the Windmill City, founded in 1833, is a city mostly and originally in Kane County, Illinois, and also in DuPage County, Illinois.[2]. Its population was 23,866 at the time of the 2000 U.S. Census. The Fermilab, a Federal Government-sponsored high-energy physics laboratory, where both the bottom quark and top quarks were first detected, is located here. Batavia was on the front lines of the Black Hawk War in which Abraham Lincoln was a citizen soldier, and Zachary Taylor and Jefferson Davis were Army officers.[3] Although there is no direct evidence that any of them were actually in Batavia, there are writings by Lincoln that reference "Head of the Big Woods", which was the original name of Batavia given by its original settler, Christopher Payne. Mary Todd Lincoln was an involuntary resident in 1875[4]. In the late 1800s, Batavia was a major manufacturer of the Conestoga wagons used in the country's westward expansion[5]. Into the early 1900s, most of the windmill operated waterpumps in use throughout America's farms were made at one of the three windmill manufacturing companies in Batavia.[6][7]. Many of the original limestone buildings that were part of these factories are still in use today as government and commercial offices and storefronts. A 2002 special census put the city's population at 25,246.[8] Batavia is part of a Tri-Cities area, along with St. Charles and Geneva.
Geography
Batavia is located at 41°50'48" North, 88°18'30" West (41.846562, -88.308441)[9][page needed].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km²), of which, 9.1 square miles (23.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.52%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
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%± |
| 1970 |
9,060 |
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| 1980 |
12,574 |
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38.8% |
| 1990 |
17,076 |
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35.8% |
| 2000 |
23,866 |
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39.8% |
As of the census[10][page needed] of 2000, there were 23,866 people, 8,494 households, and 6,268 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,638.4 people per square mile (1,018.2/km²). There were 8,806 housing units at an average density of 973.5/sq mi (375.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.21% White, 2.42% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.35% Asian, none Pacific Islander, 1.53% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.27% of the population.
There were 8,494 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.5% 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 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $92,772, and the median income for a family was $102,818.[11] Males had a median income of $55,913 versus $35,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $38,576. About 2.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
Singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon attended Batavia High School. Bernard J. Cigrand, father of Flag Day, lived in Batavia. Batavia is also the hometown of Nate "Butters" Rea, the famous bean oil option quoter. Ken Anderson, quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1970s and 1980's grew up in Batavia as did Dan Issel, a basketball player for the old ABA Kentucky Colonels. Garrett Sommerfeld resides here. Judge Samuel D. Lockwood, who lived in Batavia 1850’s, was a friend of Abraham Lincoln, and it is widely assumed through anecdotal evidence passed down through generations, that Abaraham Lincoln came to visit his friend on a few occasions.[12] Pro-golfer Sharon Moran called Batavia in hometown as did the Reverend Faye Arnold Moon, grandfather of Colonel Edwin Aldrin, one of the first American astronauts to land on the Moon in 1969.[2] Gracia (AKA Grazia) Francioli Blaettler Bittner, famous for her role as the Coca Cola Girl in the 1960s, and now liberal activist, has lived in Batavia since 1965.
Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's wife, was an involuntary resident of Batavia, as she was committed by her son in a psychiatric hospital, the upscale Bellevue Place, in 1875[13]. Bellevue Place still stands as a condominium, although for most of the 1900s it was a home for unwed pregnant women.
Schools
Batavia is served by Batavia Community Unit School District 101. The district currently consists of six K-5 elementary schools, one 6-8 middle school, and Batavia High School.
Library
Batavia is served by Batavia Public Library District, which was founded in 1882 as a township library. It converted to a district library in June 1975. The Library serves most of Batavia Township (Kane County) and portions of Winfield Township (DuPage County), Geneva Township (Kane County), and Blackberry Township (Kane County). Its current facility opened in January 2002.[14]
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