Batavia Township | |
|---|---|
  Batavia Township Location in Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 36°15′38.94″N 93°14′7.45″W / 36.2608167°N 93.2354028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.685 sq mi (27.67 km2) |
| • Land | 10.658 sq mi (27.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 911 |
| • Density | 85.48/sq mi (33.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip Code | 72601 (Harrison) |
| Area code | 870 |
Batavia Township is one of 20 current townships in Boone County, Arkansas, USA.[1] As of the 2010 census, its total population was 911. Batavia, Arkansas was settled in 1881 by Roswell Emerson Underwood, who spent four years as a Genesee County, New York, surveyor for the Holland Land Company. He was impressed by the beauty of this site which is located in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. He was the first postmaster, and named the town for Batavia, New York, his former residence.[2]
- ^ "Batavia Township, Boone County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Batavia, New York. 1998. ISBN 9781563114236.