Athens, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Springfield. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the south of Athens and has a population of 111,454 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Decatur. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the east of Athens and has a population of 81,860 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburn	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	4,362	1.04% increase
	Bartonville	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	6,160	2.38% decrease
	Beardstown	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,859	1.61% increase
	Canton	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	14,545	4.86% decrease
	Carlinville	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	5,962	4.87% increase
	Chatham	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	10,676	24.39% increase
	Clinton	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,154	4.42% decrease
	Creve Coeur	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	5,206	4.44% decrease
	East Peoria	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	22,760	0.54% increase
	Jacksonville	SW	31 mi [49.89 km]	19,415	2.51% increase
	Lincoln	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	14,541	5.39% decrease
	Morton	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	16,039	5.53% increase
	Mount Zion	E	46 mi [74 km]	5,159	6.48% increase
	Pekin	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	33,430	1.26% decrease
	Taylorville	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	12,238	7.1% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cantrall	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	133	4.32% decrease
	Clear Lake	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	247	7.49% decrease
	Elkhart	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	423	4.51% decrease
	Grandview	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,410	8.26% decrease
	Greenview	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	789	8.47% decrease
	Jerome	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,294	8.49% decrease
	Leland Grove	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,443	9.36% decrease
	Middletown	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	416	4.15% decrease
	Petersburg	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,190	4.74% decrease
	Pleasant Plains	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	720	7.34% decrease
	Riverton	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,989	1.94% decrease
	Sherman	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,827	33.3% increase
	Spaulding	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	821	46.87% increase
	Tallula	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	601	5.8% decrease
	Williamsville	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,388	3.54% decrease

Menard County

Athens is located in Menard County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Menard: Cass, Logan, Mason and Sangamon.

While not sharing a border with Menard, the following counties are close to Athens: Morgan, Christian and Tazewell.

Below are counties that are near Athens (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Athens:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Athens
	Cass County	W	Ashland	15 miles [24 km]
	Christian County	SE	Roby	23 miles [37 km]
	De Witt County	NE	Midland City	33 miles [53 km]
	Fulton County	NW	Marbletown	31 miles [49 km]
	Logan County	NE	Croft	9 miles [14 km]
	Macon County	E	Niantic	30 miles [48 km]
	Macoupin County	S	Virden	31 miles [49 km]
	Mason County	N	Luther	16 miles [25 km]
	McLean County	NE	McLean	38 miles [61 km]
	Montgomery County	S	Thomasville	32 miles [51 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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