Back أثينا (تكساس) Arabic اثينز (تكساس) ARZ آتن، تکزاس AZB Атэнс (Тэхас) Byelorussian Athens (Texas) Catalan Эйтенз (Техас) CE Athens (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Texas) CEB Athens, Texas Welsh Athens (Texas) German Athens (Teksaso) Esperanto
Athens, Texas | |
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 City Hall in Athens, 508 E. Tyler St. | |
| Motto: "Hamburgers – Heritage – Texas"[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 32°12′10″N 95°50′57″W / 32.20278°N 95.84917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Henderson |
| Incorporated | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor, Aaron Smith Mark Carroll Cody Craig SyTanna Freeman Mayor Pro Tem, Robert Gross |
| • City Manager | Elizabeth Borstad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.20 sq mi (52.31 km2) |
| • Land | 17.83 sq mi (46.19 km2) |
| • Water | 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,857 |
| • Density | 715.13/sq mi (276.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75751-75752 |
| Area codes | 430, 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-04504[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329816[3] |
| Website | athenstx |
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]
- ^ "Welcome to Athens Texas". City of Athens, Texas. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Athens, Texas
- ^ "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Popik, Barry. "Barry Popik". www.barrypopik.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Athens Texas Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Athens, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ 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.