Amelia, Ohio

Amelia, Ohio
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
 • Total
5.55 sq mi (14.38 km2)
 • Land5.54 sq mi (14.33 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation889 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]

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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 "Amelia residents vote to dissolve village". WCPO-TV. E. W. Scripps Company. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Enquirer Wartman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sun Alley was invoked but never defined (see the help page).