Athens, Ohio | |
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 Athens in 2003 | |
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 Location of Athens in Athens County and the state of Ohio | |
  Athens Location in Ohio  Athens Athens (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′45″N 82°5′46″W / 39.32917°N 82.09611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Named for | Athens, Greece |
| Government | |
| • Legislator | Athens City Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.21 sq mi (26.44 km2) |
| • Land | 9.96 sq mi (25.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 23,849 |
| • Estimate (2023)[3] | 24,673 |
| • Density | 2,394.72/sq mi (924.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45701 |
| Area codes | 740, 220 |
| FIPS code | 39-02736[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394009[2] |
| Website | www |
Athens is a city and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,849 at the 2020 census.[5] Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Columbus, Athens is best known as the home of Ohio University, a large public research university with an undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 21,000 students.[6] It is the principal city of the Athens micropolitan area.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Athens, Ohio
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Athens city, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analytics - Student Enrollment Data by College". www.ohio.edu. Retrieved April 23, 2021.