Amelia, Ohio

Amelia, Ohio
Unincorporated area[1]
Amelia Census Designated Place
The Amelia welcome sign, removed in 2019.[2]
The Amelia welcome sign, removed in 2019.[2]
Motto: 
Where Vision Becomes Reality
Location of Amelia, Ohio
Location of Amelia, Ohio
Location of Amelia in Clermont County
Location of Amelia in Clermont County
Coordinates: 39°01′37″N 84°13′19″W / 39.02694°N 84.22194°W / 39.02694; -84.22194
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyClermont
IncorporatedDecember 20, 1900
DissolvedNovember 25, 2019
Government
 • Mayor-electRenee Gerber[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
5.55 sq mi (14.38 km2)
 • Land5.54 sq mi (14.33 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[5]
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12,575
 • Density2,271.91/sq mi (877.26/km2)
DemonymAmelian[6]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45102
Area code513
FIPS code39-01742[7]
GNIS feature ID2805373[5]
Websitewww.ameliavillage.com

Amelia is an unincorporated community and former village in Pierce and Batavia townships in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,575 at the 2020 census. Amelia incorporated in 1900. In November 2019, residents voted to dissolve the village over the imposition of a local income tax.[3] Amelia was by far the most populous village in state history to be dissolved and the first to be partitioned between two townships.[8][9]

History

Amelia Bowdoin House

Amelia was not officially platted.[10] The area was originally called Milltown, later shortened to Milton. However, when a post office was established in 1836, there was already a Milton Post Office in the state. Various accounts state that the post office was named Amelia after Amelia Bowdoin, a well known and popular tollkeeper on the Ohio Turnpike (present-day State Route 125). Her home is now known as the Amelia Bowdoin House and stands at 94 West Main Street, across the street from its original location.[11][12][13] However, there is no census record of an Amelia Bowdoin; Amelia may have been a corruption of the name of Armilla Bodin, the wife of a tollkeeper.[13][14] Amelia was incorporated as a village on December 20, 1900.[15]

Amelia's population rose from 4,801 in the 2010 census to an estimated 5,009 in 2018. Under state law, the village would have been required to become a city after it posted a population over 5,000 in the 2020 census. In preparation for becoming a city, it adopted a charter in November 2017,[1][16] though the change in status was not reflected in the Ohio Secretary of State's roster of municipalities.[17] Among other changes, becoming a city would have protected Amelia from dissolution.[18]

Dissolution

Eastbound State Route 125 (Main Street) in Amelia

In 2008, Amelia Village Council proposed a one-percent income tax to cover maintenance of Ohio State Route 125 within the village. In response to the proposal, Amelia Residents for Fiscal Responsibility gathered a petition to dissolve the village into Pierce and Batavia townships. The Clermont County Board of Elections initially rejected the petition after invalidating many of the signatures, but the group succeeded in adding the initiative to a May 5, 2009, special election.[16] Amelia survived the election by a margin of 865 to 401.[19][20]

On February 5, 2018, the council unanimously adopted the proposed one-percent income tax in an emergency ordinance, without the usual three readings, to meet a deadline imposed by the Regional Income Tax Authority.[1][16] The tax went into effect on July 1, 2018, making Amelia the last village in Clermont County to impose an income tax after cuts to the state's local government fund and one of more than 600 cities and villages in Ohio that tax income.[2] Former councilmember Renee Gerber subsequently led a petition drive for dissolution. A June 29 council meeting became heated over the tax and dissolution campaign.[16]

On November 5, 2019, residents voted to dissolve the village by a margin of 843 to 479. Amelia was split between Pierce and Batavia townships along State Route 125. Newtonsville residents voted for dissolution the same day.[8] Dissolution took effect at 10:00 AM on November 25, 2019, when the election results were certified.[15] Gerber was elected to serve as the village's final mayor during a yearlong transition period under the oversight of the Ohio State Auditor,[3][9] but upon the auditor's advice, Hart was retained to carry out the village's remaining administrative responsibilities. Amelia residents will continue to pay the one-percent income tax until at least $3 million in debt is paid off.[18] Amelia was by far the most populous village in state history to be dissolved and the first to be partitioned between two townships.[8][9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 1.79 square miles (4.64 km2), all land.[21]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880185—
1910417—
192065857.8%
1930427−35.1%
194055028.8%
19506019.3%
196091351.9%
1970820−10.2%
19801,10835.1%
19901,83765.8%
20002,75249.8%
20104,80174.5%
202012,575161.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[22][23]

2010 census

As of the census[24] of 2010, there were 4,801 people, 1,830 households, and 1,238 families living in the village. The population density was 2,682.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,035.6/km2). There were 1,974 housing units at an average density of 1,102.8 per square mile (425.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.1% White, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 1,830 households, of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the village was 30.5 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.6% were from 25 to 44; 19.7% were from 45 to 64; and 5.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 2,752 people, 1,063 households, and 738 families living in the village. The population density was 2,007.2 inhabitants per square mile (775.0/km2). There were 1,112 housing units at an average density of 811.1 per square mile (313.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.77% White, 0.58% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 1,063 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,900, and the median income for a family was $51,699. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $26,295 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,772. About 5.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The former municipality is in the West Clermont Local School District.[25] West Clermont High School is the public comprehensive high school.

Amelia has a public library, a branch of the Clermont County Public Library.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c Vilvens, Sheila (June 29, 2018). "Residents call for the dissolution of Clermont County Village of Amelia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mervosh, Sarah (November 26, 2019). "They Wanted to Save Their 119-Year-Old Village. So They Got Rid of It". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Amelia residents vote to dissolve village". WCPO-TV. E. W. Scripps Company. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amelia, Ohio
  6. ^ Wartman, Scott (October 28, 2019). "Ever been to Newtonsville, Ohio? Now's your chance. It's one of two local villages that could disappear". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c Wartman, Scott (November 6, 2009). "Two villages voted themselves out of existence on Tuesday". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Alley, Megan (October 17, 2019). "Pierce Twp. holds special meeting to answer 'what-ifs' surronding [sic] possible Amelia dissolve". The Clermont Sun. Batavia, Ohio: Champion Media. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  10. ^ 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. 435.
  11. ^ "Clermont County, Ohio: History of Amelia". Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
  12. ^ "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Hunt, Sarah (June 25, 2018). "The Forgotten Women of Clermont County: How did the village of Amelia get its name exactly?". The Clermont Sun. Champion Media. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  14. ^ Troxell, Pam (2012). "And They Lived in Amelia: Amelia Bodin". Clermont County Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  15. ^ a b London, John (November 7, 2019). "Amelia voted itself out of existence: Now what?". WLWT-TV. Hearst Television. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c d Milam, Brett (July 17, 2018). "Anger boils over in Amelia". The Clermont Sun. Batavia, Ohio: Champion Media. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  17. ^ "Villages, Statutory" (Microsoft Excel). The Ohio Municipal, Township and School Board Roster. Ohio Secretary of State. 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  18. ^ a b Wartman, Scott (April 1, 2020). "What could go wrong? After an Ohio village voted to dissolve, just about everything". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  19. ^ Brunsman, Barrett J. (January 29, 2009). "Abolish Amelia, petitioners demand". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009. Residents who want to dissolve this Clermont County village have submitted petitions asking that voters be allowed to decide the matter in May. ... Village Council must adopt a resolution before Feb. 19 to get the issue on the May 5 ballot.
  20. ^ Giroud, Lynn (6 May 2009). "Amelia Voters Decide Against Dissolution". WCPO-TV. Cincinnati, Ohio: E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  21. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  22. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  23. ^ "Amelia CDP, Ohio". census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  24. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  25. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Clermont County, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2024. - Text - Indicates Amelia's boundary, while the 2020 map does not. See text list
  26. ^ "Locations". Clermont County Public Library. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

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