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{{Infobox settlement
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| name = Athens, Georgia | nickname = "The Classic City"
| settlement_type = [[Consolidated city–county]]
| named_for = [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
| motto =
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{Flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Clarke County, Georgia|Clarke]]
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| established_title3 = As City
| established_date3 = {{start date|1872|08|24}}
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| unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web|title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi = 118.10
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| area_water_sq_mi = 1.77
| area_water_km2 = 4.58
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| population_total = 127315 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Savannah city, Georgia |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/athensclarkecountyunifiedgovernmentbalancegeorgia/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref>
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| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="2020Pop">{{cite web |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref>
| population_metro = 215415 ([[List of metropolitan statistical areas|212th]])
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| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
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| elevation_m = 194
| elevation_ft = 636
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| postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 30601-30609, 30612
| area_code = [[Area code 706|706]]
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'''Athens''' is a [[consolidated city-county
As of 2020, the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]]'s population of the consolidated city-county (all of Clarke County except [[Winterville, Georgia|Winterville]] and a portion of [[Bogart, Georgia|Bogart]]) was 127,315.<ref name="QuickFacts" /> Athens is the [[Georgia (U.S. state)#Major cities|sixth-most populous city]] in Georgia, and the principal city of the [[Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area|Athens metropolitan area]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy05/b05-02_appendix.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060320183101/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy05/b05-02_appendix.pdf|url-status=dead|title=U.S. Whitehouse OMB Bulletin No. 05-02 Appendix (Code 12020*)|archive-date=March 20, 2006}}</ref> which had a 2020 population of 215,415, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.<ref name="2020Pop" /> Metropolitan Athens is a component of the larger [[Atlanta metropolitan area|Atlanta–Athens–Clarke County–Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/CPH-T-2.pdf |title=Statistical data|website=census.gov}}</ref>
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[[File:Athens, Georgia City Hall 2008.jpg|275px|thumb|left|City Hall on College Avenue in Downtown Athens, seen across Washington Street]] The first buildings on the University of Georgia campus were [[Log building|made from logs]]. The town grew as lots adjacent to the college were sold to raise money for the additional construction of the school. By the time the first class graduated from the university in 1804, Athens consisted of three homes, three stores, and a few other buildings facing Front Street, now known as Broad Street. Completed in 1806 and named in honor of [[Benjamin Franklin]], Franklin College was the first permanent structure of the University of Georgia and the city of Athens. This brick building is now known as Old College.
Athens officially became a town in December 1806 with a government made up of a three-member commission.<ref>Hynds 1974, p. 9.</ref> The university and town continued to grow with [[cotton mill]]s fueling the industrial and commercial development. Athens became known as the "[[Manchester]] of the South" after the city in England known for its mills. In 1833 a group of Athens businessmen led by James Camak, tired of their wagons getting stuck in the mud, built one of Georgia's first railroads, the [[Georgia Railroad|Georgia]], connecting Athens to [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] by 1841, and to Marthasville (now [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]) by 1845.
During the [[American Civil War]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stegeman|first1=John F.|title=These men she gave : Civil War diary of Athens, Georgia|date=1964|publisher=University of Georgia Press|location=Athens|isbn=9780820334585|url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugapressbks/do-pdf:ugp9780820334585|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> Athens became a significant supply center when the New Orleans armory was relocated to what is now called the Chicopee building. Fortifications can still be found along parts of the North Oconee River between College Avenue and Oconee Street. In addition, Athens played a small part in the ill-fated "Stoneman Raid" when a skirmish was fought on a site overlooking the Middle Oconee River near what is now the old Macon Highway.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Seibert|first1=David|title=The Stoneman Raid|url=http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/clarke/the-stoneman-raid11|website=GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac|publisher=Digital Library of Georgia|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> A [[Athens Confederate Monument|Confederate memorial]] that used to stand on Broad Street near the University of Georgia Arch was removed the week of August 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aued|first1=Blake|title=Athens-Clarke County Starts Removing Confederate Monument|url=https://flagpole.com/news/in-the-loop/2020/08/13/athens-clarke-county-starts-removing-confederate-monument|website=Flagpole: The Colorbearer of Athens, Georgia|date=August 13, 2020|publisher=Flagpole Magazine|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
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Athens has a [[humid subtropical climate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=11327&cityname=Athens%2C+Georgia%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Athens, Georgia Climate Summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=December 29, 2015}}</ref> Its climatic regime is in many ways typical of [[Southeastern United States]] with hot summers transitioning into cool winters, but with precipitation being consistently high throughout the year. Normal monthly temperatures range from {{convert|43.5|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|80.6|°F|1}} in July; on average, maxima reach {{convert|90|°F|0}} or higher and stay below {{convert|40|°F|0}} on 58 and 5.8 days annually, and there are 48 days annually with a minimum at or below freezing.<ref name = "NOWData FFC"/>
Official record temperatures range from {{convert|
Precipitation is relatively well spread (though the summer months are slightly wetter), and averages {{convert|46.3|in|mm|sigfig=3}} annually, but has historically ranged from {{convert|28.61|in|mm|abbr=on}} in 1954 to {{convert|71.39|in|mm|abbr=on}} in 1964.<ref name = "NOWData FFC"/> Snowfall is sporadic, averaging {{convert|2.9|in|cm|1}} per winter, but has reached {{convert|13.6|in|cm|1}} in 2010–2011.<ref name = "NOWData FFC"/>
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|2010= 115452
|2020= 127315
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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{| class="wikitable"▼
===2020 census===
▲{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Athens-Clarke County unified government, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Athens-Clarke County (balance) a|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1303440|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Athens-Clarke unified government (balance) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1303440&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Athens-Clarke unified government (balance) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1303440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
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|[[
|
|65,747
|55.97%▼
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71,258
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.97%
|-
|[[
|
|30,441
▲|24.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31,129
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.45%
|-
|[[Native
|
|138
▲|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |297
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Asian
|
|4,807
▲|3.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,894
|4.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.84%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander
|
|48
▲|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|0.04%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race
|167
|270
▲|4.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |976
|0.17%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.77%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]▼
|
|1,872
▲|11.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,452
|1.11%
|1.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.50%
|-
▲|[[Hispanic
|6,402
|12,129
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,244
|6.39%
|10.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.19%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''100,266'''
|'''115,452'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''127,315'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 127,315 people, 51,640 households, and 23,615 families residing in the city. As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 100,266 people, 39,239 households, and 19,344 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|851.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41,633 housing units at an average density of {{convert|353.6|/
The large population increase from 1990 to 2000 reflects the city's expanded boundaries that came with the consolidation of Athens and Clarke County, and not merely an influx of new residents. Since that time the population has increased an average of 12.7% every ten years.
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==Government==
{{Expand section|date=March 2009}}
{{see also|List of mayors of Athens, Georgia}}
In 1990, the City of Athens and Clarke County voters voted to unify their governments, becoming only the second unified government in Georgia and the 28th nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accgov.com/115/Historical-Timeline|title=Historical Timeline | Athens-Clarke County, GA - Official Website|website=www.accgov.com}}</ref>
*Legislative: The [https://www.accgov.com/108/Government government] is headed by an elected [https://www.accgov.com/315/Mayor mayor] and 10 elected [https://www.accgov.com/168/Commission-Information-Biographies commissioners] from 10 equally divided districts. Previously, they have been formed from 8 geographical districts and two super-districts covering districts 1–4 and 5–8
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The '''Athens-Clarke County Police Department''' (ACCPD) was formed by the merger of the [[law enforcement agencies]] of the City of Athens and Clarke County. {{As of|
==Economy==
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* [[WXAG]] 1470 AM, [[urban gospel]] music
Athens is part of the Atlanta television market.
Amateur radio has a long history in Athens. The Athens Radio Club 2-meter repeater operates on 145.330 MHz with a (-) offset and a PL tone of 123.0/123.0. Its antenna is located at 390’ AGL on a tower in the northern part of the city.<ref>[https://aspace-arls.galileo.usg.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/2617 Athens Radio Club collection.] Athens Regional Library System.</ref> The Athens Radio Club is affiliated with the [[American Radio Relay League]] and sponsors four community events each year.<ref>[https://www.athensradioclub.org/ Athens Radio Club.] Website</ref>
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====Airports====
[[Athens-Ben Epps Airport]] (FAA code AHN) has been operational since 1917. It is east of downtown outside [[Georgia State Route 10 Loop (Athens)|Georgia State Route 10 Loop]] and north of [[US Route 78]]. AHN qualifies for air service to be provided under the [[Essential Air Service]] provisions. [[SeaPort Airlines]] provides commercial air service to [[Nashville International Airport]], TN.
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====Rail====
Athens has no direct passenger rail service; the closest [[Amtrak]] stations are in [[Peachtree Station|Atlanta]], [[Gainesville, Georgia (Amtrak station)|Gainesville]], and [[Toccoa (Amtrak station)|Toccoa]]. Until the 1950s and 1960s the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]]'s daily ''Cotton Blossom'' (ended, 1955), Washington - Atlanta, ''[[Silver Comet (train)|Silver Comet]]'', New York - Birmingham and ''Tidewater'' (ended, 1968), Norfolk - Birmingham service made stops at the SAL's Athens depot at College Avenue and Ware Street, north of downtown.
Passenger service is proposed to return to Athens via a proposed route of the [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] to [[Atlanta]] segment of the [[Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan - Alternatives Development Report|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/InvestSmart/Rail/EIS/18-Appendix%20B%20-%20Alternatives%20Development%20Report.pdf|date=March 2019|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref> The alignment with a proposed station stop in Athens was chosen as this segment's preferred alternative on September 30, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and the Georgia DOT have reviewed comments received during the Tier 1 DEIS public comment period|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/AboutGeorgia/Pages/TheNetworkDetails.aspx?postID=9/30/20%209:54%20AM%20-%20The%20Federal%20Rail%20Administration%20(FRA)%20and%20the%20Georgia%20DOT%20have%20reviewed%20comments%20received%20during%20the%20Tier%201%20DEIS%20public%20comment%20period|date=September 30, 2020|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref>
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|publisher=Taylor & Francis
|isbn=1-135-94859-3
|chapter= Georgia:
|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC
| ref = {{harvid|Hellmann|2006}}
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