Athens, Texas

Athens, Texas
City Hall in Athens, 508 E. Tyler St.
City Hall in Athens, 508 E. Tyler St.
Motto: 
"Hamburgers – Heritage – Texas"[1]
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Coordinates: 32°12′20″N 95°49′17″W / 32.20556°N 95.82139°W / 32.20556; -95.82139
Country United States
StateTexasTexas
CountyHenderson
Incorporated1856
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
 • Total20.20 sq mi (52.31 km2)
 • Land17.83 sq mi (46.19 km2)
 • Water2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2)
Elevation482 ft (147 m)
Population
 • Total12,857
 • Density715.13/sq mi (276.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75751-75752
Area codes430, 903
FIPS code48-04504[5]
GNIS feature ID2409747[3]
Websiteathenstx.gov

Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County,[6] Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857.[7] The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World."[8] Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas.[9] Athens was incorporated in 1856[10] and was named after Athens, the capital of Greece.[11]

  1. ^ "Welcome to Athens Texas". City of Athens, Texas. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Athens, Texas
  4. ^ "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Athens city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Popik, Barry. "Barry Popik". www.barrypopik.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Athens Texas Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Athens, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  11. ^ A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 207. Retrieved September 28, 2014.