Talk:Batavia, Illinois

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[edit] Demographics

I was looking at the demographics section. What is the meaning of "apophis?" it's not in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary [1] and as near as I can tell from wikipedia it means that ~70 people in Batavia are an ancient Egyptian god. If it's a misspelling, I can't imagine the corresponding word. If it's a census term a link to a definition might be nice. Wesino 15:19, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

deleted it, until someone figures out what it is.

[edit] History

This article needs a history section that explains the name Batavia and if possible links it to Dutch pioneers. See for example Batavia (city), New York. johanthon 11:24, 17 August 2007 (UTC)