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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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==History==
[[File:Franklin House (Athens, Georgia) 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey.jpg|275px|thumb|left|Historic American Buildings of Athens in 1936]]
In the late 18th century, a trading settlement on the banks of the [[Oconee River]] called Cedar Shoals stood where Athens is today.<ref>Easom, Maxine Pinson, Patsy Hawkins Arnold, and Gary L. Doster. ''Across the River: The People, Places, and Culture of East Athens.'' 2019.</ref> On January 27, 1785, the [[Georgia General Assembly]] granted a [[charter]] by [[Abraham Baldwin]] for the [[University of Georgia]] as the first [[public university|state-supported university]]. Georgia's control of the area was established following the [[Oconee War]]. In 1801, a committee from the university's board of [[trustee]]s selected a site for the university on a hill above Cedar Shoals, in what was then [[Jackson County, Georgia|Jackson County]]. On July 25, 1801, [[John Milledge]], one of the trustees and later governor of Georgia, bought 633 acres from Daniel Easley and donated it to the university. Milledge named the surrounding area [[Athens]] after the city that was home to the [[Platonic Academy]] of [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]] in [[Classical Greece]].<ref>Hynds, Ernest C. (1974; 2009 ed.). [https://books.google.com/books?id=F3jXcKhBqnsC&pg=PA2 ''Antebellum Athens and Clarke County, Georgia''], pp. 2-4. University of Georgia Press.</ref>
[[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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In the 1880s, as Athens became more densely populated, city services and improvements were undertaken. The Athens [[Police]] Department was founded in 1881 and [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]] opened in the fall of 1886. Telephone service was introduced in 1882 by the [[Bell Telephone Company]]. Transportation improvements were also introduced with a street paving program beginning in 1885 and [[streetcar]]s, pulled by mules, in 1888.
[[File:AthensGeorgiaStreetScene2008 05 s 03.jpg|275px|thumb|left|Broad Street in Downtown Athens
By the centennial in 1901, Athens had experienced a century of development and growth. A new [[city hall]] was completed in 1904. An [[African-American]] [[middle class]] and the professional class grew around the corner of Washington and Hull Streets, known as the "Hot Corner", where the Morton Building was constructed in 1910.<ref>Doster, Emily Jean & Doster, Gary L. (2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=cQaMPnfjoiQC&pg=PA98 ''Athens''], pp. 98-99. Arcadia Publishing.</ref> The theater at the Morton Building hosted movies and performances by black musicians such as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Cab Calloway]], and [[Duke Ellington]]. In 1907 aviation pioneer [[Ben T. Epps]] became Georgia's first pilot on a hill outside town that would become the [[Athens-Ben Epps Airport]].
The last, and perhaps only, lynching in Athens occurred on February 16, 1921, when a mob of 3,000 people attacked the Athens courthouse and carried off John Lee Eberhart. Eberhart had been arrested for the murder of his employer, Ida D. Lee, with a shotgun in Oconee County. That night he was driven back to the Lee farm where a mock trial was held. Though he refused to confess, he was tied to a stake and burned to death. The lynching received widespread attention.<ref name="UGA">{{cite web |title=THE LYNCHING PROJECT: OCONEE COUNTY |url=https://digihum.libs.uga.edu/exhibits/show/the-lynching-project--murder-a/georgia-historic-overview/oconee-county |website=African American Experience in Athens |publisher=University of Georgia |access-date=6 September 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622012802/https://digihum.libs.uga.edu/exhibits/show/the-lynching-project--murder-a/georgia-historic-overview/oconee-county |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During [[World War II]], the [[U.S. Navy]] built new buildings and paved runways to serve as a training facility for naval pilots. In 1954, the U.S. Navy chose Athens as the site for the [[Navy Supply Corps]] school. The school was in [[Normaltown]] in the buildings of the old [[State Normal School (Athens, Georgia)|Normal School]]. It closed in 2011 under the [[Base Realignment and Closure]] process. The 56 acre site is now home to the Health Sciences Campus, which contains the University of Georgia/Medical College of Georgia Medical Partnership, the University of Georgia College of Public Health, and other health-related programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Location & Facilities |url=https://publichealth.uga.edu/cph/location-and-facilities/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=College of Public Health UGA |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 1961, Athens witnessed part of the civil rights movement when [[Charlayne Hunter-Gault|Charlayne Hunter]] and [[Hamilton E. Holmes|Hamilton Holmes]] became the first two black students to enter the University of Georgia.<ref>Dyer, Thomas G. (1985).[https://archive.org/details/universityofgeor0000dyer/page/329 ''The University of Georgia: A Bicentennial History, 1785–1985''], p. 329. University of Georgia Press.</ref> Despite the ''[[Brown vs. Board of Education]]'' [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] ruling in 1954, the Athens–Clarke County school district remained segregated until 1964.
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the balance has a total area of {{convert|118.2|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|117.8|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|1}} (0.41%) is water.
Athens lies within the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone, with hot, humid summers and mild to moderately cold winters. Annual rainfall averages {{convert|49.7|in|mm}}. Light to moderate sporadic snowfall occasionally can occur in winter. In the spring, sporadic [[thunderstorm]]s can occasionally become severe,
===Climate===
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"/>
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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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|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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===2020 census===
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|+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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|[[
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|65,747
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71,258
|61.79%
|56.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.97%
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|[[
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|30,441
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31,129
|27.21%
|26.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.45%
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|[[Native
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|138
|style='background: #ffffe6; |297
|0.16%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
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|[[Asian
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|4,807
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,894
|3.14%
|4.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.84%
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|[[Pacific Islander
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|48
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|0.04%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
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|[[Race
|167
|270
|style='background: #ffffe6; |976
|0.17%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.77%
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|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
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|1,872
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,452
|1.11%
|1.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.50%
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|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|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|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 64.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.39% of the population.
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==
===Businesses===
[[File:Athens, Georgia - Clayton Street Intersection.jpg|275px|thumb|upright=1.15|right|Downtown Athens at the intersection of Clayton Street and College Avenue]]
Athens is home to a growing number of young technology companies including Docebo, Roundsphere, and Cogent Education. The city is also home to more established technology companies such as Partner Software, Peachtree Medical Billing, and Digital Insight.
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===Points of interest===
[[File:State Botanical Garden of Georgia 001.jpg|275px|thumb|upright=1.15|Formal garden at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia]]
* One of the remaining two [[double-barreled cannon]]s produced during the [[American Civil War]] is
* The "[[Tree That Owns Itself]]", which is now an offspring of the original tree
* The [[Georgia Museum of Art]], the official state museum of art, at the University of Georgia
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{{Main|Music of Athens, Georgia}}
[[File:Georgia Theater, Athens.JPG|275px|thumb|left|Georgia Theatre]]
The music of Athens, Georgia, includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of [[alternative rock]] and [[New wave music|new wave]]. The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like [[R.E.M.]] and [[The B-52s]], and several long-time [[indie rock]] hip-hop groups. The Athens music scene grew in the early 1970s and later during the 1980s with the [[Georgia Theatre]] and [[40 Watt Club]] as the aforementioned bands scored breakout hits. Other notable bands were [[Widespread Panic]], [[Dreams So Real]], [[Indigo Girls]], [[Vigilantes of Love]], [[Matthew Sweet]], [[The Method Actors]], [[Love Tractor]], [[Pylon (band)|Pylon]], [[Flat Duo Jets]], [[The Primates]], [[Modern Skirts]], [[The Whigs (band)|The Whigs]], [[Squalls (band)|Squalls]], [[Drive-by Truckers]], [[Futurebirds]], [[Bloodkin]], [[Randall Bramblett]], [[Vic Chesnutt]], [[Tishamingo]], [[Bubba Sparxxx]], [[Dead Confederate]], [[Corey Smith (musician)|Corey Smith]], and [[Humble Plum]]. In his insider book, ''Party Out of Bounds: The B-52's, R.E.M., and the Kids Who Rocked Athens,'' Rodger Lyle Brown described the indie rock scene in Athens.<ref>Brown, Rodger Lyle. ''Party Out of Bounds: The B-52's, R.E.M., and the Kids Who Rocked Athens'', 25th Anniversary edition, Published in association with the University of Georgia Music Business Program, The University of Georgia Press. Athens: [Georgia], 2016.</ref>
National acts that have come out of Athens include: [[The Whigs (band)|The Whigs]], [[Reptar (band)|Reptar]], [[Danger Mouse (music producer)|Danger Mouse]], [[Dreams So Real]], [[Nana Grizol]], [[Jucifer]], [[Servotron]], [[Vic Chesnutt]], [[Drive-By Truckers]], [[Elf Power]], [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], [[Lera Lynn]], [[The Sunshine Fix]], [[Colt Ford]], [[Brantley Gilbert]], [[Harvey Milk (band)|Harvey Milk]], [[The Olivia Tremor Control]], [[of Montreal]], [[Widespread Panic]], [[Perpetual Groove]], [[Five Eight (band)|Five Eight]], [[Dead Confederate]], [[Thayer Sarrano]], [[Jet by Day]], [[Mothers (band)|Mothers]], and [[Humble Plum]]. R.E.M. members [[Michael Stipe]], [[Mike Mills]] and [[Peter Buck]] still maintain residences in Athens. The photo book ''Athens Potluck'', by [[Jason Thrasher]], documents the town's musical legacy.<ref>Jason Thrasher, ''Athens Potluck'', Deeds Publishing, 2017.</ref>
Every summer since 1996 the city has hosted AthFest, a [[nonprofit]] music and arts festival in the downtown area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://athfest.com|title=AthFest - Music Arts Film & Kids Festival, Music Education, Athens, GA Half-Marathon|work=athfest.com|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>
In September 2020, the city launched the Athens Music Walk of Fame. The public art walk spans a two-city blocks loop around West Washington and Clayton Streets connected by North Lumpkin Street. Guitar pick plaques were laid on the sidewalk in front of significant music venues like the Georgia Theatre, the 40 Watt Club, and the Morton Theatre. The first round of inductees included [[The B-52s]], [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]], Drive-By Truckers, [[Elephant 6|The Elephant 6 Recording Company]], [[Hall Johnson]], [[Neal Pattman]], [[Pylon (band)|Pylon]], [[R.E.M.|R.E.M]]., [[Vic Chesnutt]], and Widespread Panic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Jessica|date=2020-09-02|title=The Athens Music Walk of Fame Honors Past and Present Musicians|url=https://flagpole.com/topstory/2020/09/02/the-athens-music-walk-of-fame-honors-past-and-present-musicians/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Flagpole|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Athens Music Walk of Fame {{!}} Athens-Clarke County, GA - Official Website|url=https://www.accgov.com/9580/Athens-Music-Walk-of-Fame|access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.accgov.com}}</ref>
==Education==
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* Double Helix STEAM School (grades 5–8)
* Al Huda Islamic Center of Athens Sunday School (5 years and older)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alhudaislamiccenterofathens.org|title=Al Huda Islamic Center of Athens, Georgia|website=www.alhudaislamiccenterofathens.org|access-date=November 22, 2017}}</ref>
[[File:ArchUGA1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|upright|The Arch at an entrance to North Campus of the [[University of Georgia]] in Downtown Athens]]
===Colleges and universities===
* The [[University of Georgia]] (UGA),
* [[Athens Technical College]] is a [[Technical College System of Georgia]] public college. It offers certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees in business, health, technical, and manufacturing-related fields.<ref>[http://www.athenstech.edu/ Athens Technical College]. Retrieved July 23, 2010.</ref>
* [[Augusta University]] (AU) through its Medical College of Georgia has a [https://medicalpartnership.usg.edu/ Medical Partnership]<ref>[http://medicalpartnership.usg.edu/ AU-UGA Medical Partnership] Retrieved December 4, 2016.</ref> with the University of Georgia housed at the University of Georgia Health Science Campus,<ref>[http://medicalpartnership.usg.edu/?/about/campus AU-UGA Medical Partnership Health Science Campus] Retrieved December 7, 2016.</ref> and the AU College of Nursing has had a campus in Athens<ref>[http://www.augusta.edu/nursing/campuses.php AU CON Campuses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129172430/http://www.augusta.edu/nursing/campuses.php |date=November 29, 2016 }} Retrieved December 4, 2016.</ref> since 1974.<ref>[http://www.augusta.edu/nursing/history.php AU CON History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129172510/http://www.augusta.edu/nursing/history.php |date=November 29, 2016 }} Retrieved December 7, 2016</ref>
* [[Piedmont
* [[College of Athens]] (CoA) is a private Christian college that was established in 2012. CoA currently offers certificates, undergraduate, and graduate degrees in nine various major areas.<ref>[https://acmin.org/ Athens College of Ministry] Retrieved November 3, 2020</ref>
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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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The movie ''[[Darius Goes West]]'' was shot in Athens.<ref>{{Cite book| title=The History of Independent Cinema |author=Phil Hall | publisher=BearManor Media | page=215 | year=2009 | isbn=978-1-59393-335-7}}</ref>
In 2000, the fictional Ithaca University scenes in ''[[Road Trip (2000 film)|Road Trip]]'' were filmed on the North Campus of the University of Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215129/locations|title=Road Trip (2000)|work=IMDb|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>
In 2012, ''[[Trouble with the Curve]]'' was partially filmed at The Globe in downtown Athens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-09-21/athens-sees-itself-trouble-curve |title=Athens sees itself in "Trouble with the Curve" |date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref> In the same year, ''[[The Spectacular Now]]'' was filmed entirely in Athens and the surrounding area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onlineathens.com/features/2012-08-17/soaking-spotlight |title=Soaking up the spotlight |date=August 17, 2012 |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</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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Athens is served by two major hospitals, the 359-bed [[Piedmont Athens Regional]] and the 170-bed St. Mary's Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Mary's Hospital - Emergency Department {{!}} Athens, GA|url=https://www.stmaryshealthcaresystem.org/locations/st-marys-hospital|access-date=2020-11-09|website=www.stmaryshealthcaresystem.org|language=en}}</ref> The city is also served by the smaller 42-bed Landmark Hospital of Athens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Critical Care Hospital Athens, GA {{!}} Landmark Hospital of Athens, GA|url=https://www.landmarkhospitals.com/critical-care-hospital-system/critical-care-hospital-athens-ga/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Landmark Hospitals|language=en-US}}</ref> Piedmont Athens Regional was formerly Athens Regional Medical Center before being acquired by Piedmont Healthcare in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A System of Better Care Across Georgia {{!}} Piedmont Healthcare|url=https://www.piedmont.org/about-piedmont-healthcare/quickfacts|access-date=2020-11-09|website=www.piedmont.org}}</ref> In March 2018, Piedmont Healthcare announced a $171 million capital investment project for Piedmont Athens Regional which would include the addition of a fourth story to the Prince 2 building<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-12|title=Piedmont Athens Regional {{!}} Master Facility Plan|url=https://www.dpr.com/projects/piedmont-athens-regional-hospital-patient-tower-enabling-work|access-date=2020-11-09|website=DPR Construction|language=en}}</ref> as well as the demolition of the 100-year-old 1919 Tower to make space for a new, state of the art, seven-story tower. The entire project is slated for 2022 completion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Piedmont Athens Breaks Ground on New Patient Tower|url=https://www.piedmont.org/locations/piedmont-athens/construction-updates/athens-construction-content?story=4364&type=3|access-date=2020-11-09|website=www.piedmont.org}}</ref>
St. Mary's Hospital was founded in 1906 and became a Catholic hospital in 1938. The hospital became
==Sister cities==
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* [[Bill Mallonee]] – American singer-songwriter
* [[Jeff Mangum]] – indie folk musician (lived in Athens until the early 2000s)
* [[Quavious Marshall]] - American rapper and producer, born in Athens
* [[Eaddy Mays]] – television and film actress
* [[Brian McCann (baseball)|Brian McCann]] – MLB player, born in Athens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=435263 |title=Major League Baseball – Brian McCann |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |access-date=October 29, 2011}}</ref>
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