Athens, Alabama

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The last Census shows that Athens had a population^<1> of 18,967 people in 2000. This represents 0.43% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 27th most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Population	Direction	Distance<2>
25	Selma	20,512	S	165 mi [265.5 km]
26	Northport	19,435	S	114 mi [183.5 km]
27	Athens	18,967
28	Albertville	17,247	SE	56 mi [90.1 km]
29	Daphne	16,581	S	294 mi [473.1 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Athens. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Athens had a population of 22,936 people. This is an increase of 20.93% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

The city of Athens had 8,449 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Athens has a total area of 39.42 square miles [102.1 km²]^<4>. Of this total, only a minor amount of the area is covered by water (0.09 square miles [0.24 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Athens had a 2000 population density of 482.3 people per square mile [1,249 people/km²], making it the state's 130th most densely populated area.

Limestone County

Athens is located in Limestone County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 65,913 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 18,967 people, Athens accounted for 28.78% of the Limestone County total.

In addition, where the community of Athens has a population density of 482.3 people per square mile [1,249 people/km²], Limestone County averages 116 people per square mile [300.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Limestone County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Athens and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Athens. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Athens, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Decatur	QF-0120104	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	55,741	53,929	3.36%
Madison	QF-0145784	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	38,275	29,329	30.5%
Huntsville	QF-0137000	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	171,327	158,216	8.29%

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Athens Neighborhood Page.

A Census Quickfact is available for Limestone County (QF-01083).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Athens:

Athens is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Athens.

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Athens. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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