Athens, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Kalamazoo. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the northwest of Athens and has a population of 77,145 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Battle Creek. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the north of Athens and has a population of 53,364 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Angola (IN)	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	7,894	7.49% increase
	Auburn (IN)	S	50 mi [80.5 km]	13,026	7.88% increase
	Elkhart (IN)	SW	46 mi [74 km]	52,653	1.5% increase
	Goshen (IN)	SW	46 mi [74 km]	32,630	11.05% increase
	Kendallville (IN)	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	10,452	8.69% increase
	Albion	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	9,103	0.45% decrease
	Charlotte	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	8,984	7.09% increase
	Coldwater	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	10,514	17.19% decrease
	Hastings	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	6,858	3.34% decrease
	Hillsdale	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	7,762	5.72% decrease
	Jackson	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	33,518	7.7% decrease
	Marshall	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	7,121	4.53% decrease
	Portage	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	46,133	2.75% increase
	Sturgis	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	10,916	3.27% decrease
	Three Rivers	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	7,179	2.03% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Augusta	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	857	4.67% decrease
	Bronson	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,274	6.07% decrease
	Brownlee Park	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Burlington	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	382	5.68% decrease
	Burr Oak	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	750	5.9% decrease
	Climax	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	750	5.18% decrease
	Colon	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,166	4.97% decrease
	Galesburg	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,933	2.77% decrease
	Mendon	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	909	0.87% decrease
	Sherwood	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	308	4.94% decrease
	Springfield	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	5,037	2.93% decrease
	Tekonsha	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	679	4.63% decrease
	Trailtree Village	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Union City	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,717	4.82% decrease
	Vicksburg	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,194	5.43% decrease

Calhoun County

Athens is located in Calhoun County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun: Barry, Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo and Saint Joseph.

While not sharing a border with Calhoun, the following counties are close to Athens: LaGrange (IN), Steuben (IN) and Cass.

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
	Elkhart County (IN)	SW	Vistula (IN)	34 miles [54 km]
	LaGrange County (IN)	S	Greenfield Mills (IN)	23 miles [37 km]
	Steuben County (IN)	S	Orland (IN)	24 miles [38 km]
	Allegan County	NW	Doster	30 miles [48 km]
	Barry County	N	Woodlawn Beach	24 miles [38 km]
	Branch County	E	Union City	4 miles [6 km]
	Cass County	SW	Corey	29 miles [46 km]
	Eaton County	NE	Bellevue	27 miles [43 km]
	Hillsdale County	E	Litchfield	24 miles [38 km]
	Jackson County	E	Concord	30 miles [48 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<3>

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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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