| Batavia is a
city in DuPage and Kane Counties in the U.S. state of
Illinois. The population was 23,866 at the 2000 census.
Fermilab is located in Batavia. A 2002 special census
put the city's population at 25,246.[2] Batavia is part
of a Tri-Cities area, along with St. Charles and Geneva.
As of the census[4] 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.
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