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Athens
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city in Henderson County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Henderson
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Total
- 20.20 sq mi (52.31 km )
- Land
- 17.83 sq mi (46.19 km )
- Water
- 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km )
- Elevation
- 482 ft (147 m)
- Density
- 715.1/sq mi (276.11/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 75751-75752
- Area codes
- 430, 903
- Fips code
- 48-04504
- Website
- athenstx .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Athens
- Population
- 12857
- Area
- 49.720827
- Elevation
- 149
- Official website
- athenstexas.us
- Image
- Athens, TX, City Hall IMG 0571.JPG
- Households
- 4095
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- postal code
- 75752
- Commons category
- Athens, Texas
- water as percent of area
- 12.3226
- per capita income
- 21888
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Athens is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas. Athens was incorporated in 1856 and was named after Athens, the capital of Greece.
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