Town of Athens, Maine

Athens
(Somerset County)

Atkinson Corner
(Piscataquis County)

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The Town of Athens is located in Somerset County.

Athens is 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Athens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both New York and Vermont have communities that are also named Athens.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Athens had a population of 847 people ^<2> (or 1.66% of the total population of Somerset County). The population of Athens represented 0.07% of the total of Maine.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Athens had a population of 835 people. This is a decrease of 1.42% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Athens.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	835	-1.42%	-0.71% since 2007
2007	841	-0.71%
2006	841	-0.71%	+0.48% since 2005
2005	837	-1.18%
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2000	847	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Anson	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,542	1.59% decrease
Canaan	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,992	1.24% decrease
Cornville	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,340	10.93% increase
Hartland	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,892	4.19% increase
Madison	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	4,570	1.04% increase
Norridgewock	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,248	1.4% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Athens.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maine ^<4>

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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Town of Athens:

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Panoramio.com

Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Athens? Please visit the Map Page for Athens.

Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Athens - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Athens. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Athens and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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