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Athens, Ohio

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The 2000 Census showed that Athens had a population of 21,342 people ^<1>. This represents 0.19% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 75th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	22,088	+3.5%	+0.59% since 2007
2007	21,958	+2.89%	+0.15% since 2006
2006	21,926	+2.74%	+0.48% since 2005
2005	21,822	+2.25%	+3.8% since 2004
2004	21,023	-1.49%	-3.86% since 2003
2003	21,866	+2.46%	-0.26% since 2002
2002	21,923	+2.72%	+0.69% since 2001
2001	21,772	+2.01%	+2.01% since 2000
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2000	21,342	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
72	Chillicothe	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	22,296	2.29% increase
73	Norwood	W	126 mi [202.8 km]	20,341	6.15% decrease
74	Parma Heights	N	143 mi [230.1 km]	19,757	8.78% decrease
-75-	Athens			22,088	3.5% increase
76	Ashland	N	106 mi [170.6 km]	21,850	2.83% increase
77	Brook Park	N	143 mi [230.1 km]	19,194	9.54% decrease
78	Ashtabula	N	189 mi [304.2 km]	19,689	6.07% decrease

Athens had 6,715 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Athens has an area ^<4> of 8.34 square miles [21.59 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Athens had a 2000 population density of 2,560 people per square mile [988 people/km²], making it the state's 130th most densely populated area.

Athens County

The city of Athens is located in Athens County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 62,319 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 21,342 people, Athens contained 34.25% of the Athens County total.

In addition, where the community of Athens has a population density of 2,560 people per square mile [988 people/km²], Athens County averages 123 people per square mile [47.48 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Athens 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>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	23,189	3.48% increase
10 mi [16 km]	6	25,365	3.45% increase
15 mi [24 km]	10	33,705	3.27% increase
20 mi [32 km]	20	39,532	3.01% increase
25 mi [40 km]	32	57,751	3.14% increase
30 mi [48 km]	43	124,189	0.42% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Athens.

A Census Quickfact is available for Athens County (QF-39009).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Athens County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Perry	QF-39127	N	35,241	3.31% increase
Morgan	QF-39115	NE	14,510	2.46% decrease
Washington	QF-39167	E	61,567	2.57% decrease
Meigs	QF-39105	S	22,722	1.32% decrease
Vinton	QF-39163	W	13,281	3.59% increase
Hocking	QF-39073	NW	28,975	2.6% increase
Wood (WV)	QF-54107	E	86,204	1.9% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	39 (Ohio)
	County Code:	009 (Athens County)
	Place Code:	02736 (Athens)

	State & County Code:	39009 (Ohio/Athens County)

	State & Place Code:	3902736 (Ohio/Athens)

Athens is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

The Commemorative
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Ohio ^<6>

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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.

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

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	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
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Athens. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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