Athens, Wisconsin

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Wausau. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the east of Athens and has a population of 38,426 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Stevens Point. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the southeast of Athens and has a population of 24,551 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Antigo	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	7,917	7.51% decrease
	Grand Rapids	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	7,389	5.28% decrease
	Hull	SE	41 mi [66 km]	5,295	3.6% decrease
	Kronenwetter	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	6,927	29.02% increase
	Marshfield	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	18,267	2.84% decrease
	Medford	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,115	5.4% decrease
	Merrill	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	2,953	0.87% decrease
	Merrill	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	9,670	4.69% decrease
	Mosinee	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	3,973	2.22% decrease
	Plover	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	11,720	11.41% increase
	Rib Mountain	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	7,547	0.12% decrease
	Rothschild	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	5,042	1.45% increase
	Tomahawk	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	3,695	1.99% decrease
	Weston	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	13,447	11.33% increase
	Wisconsin Rapids	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	17,164	6.89% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bern	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	652	16.01% increase
	Browning	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	862	1.41% increase
	Cassel	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,007	18.89% increase
	Deer Creek	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	736	0.41% increase
	Edgar	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,344	3.03% decrease
	Frankfort	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	674	3.53% increase
	Goodrich	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	462	5.13% decrease
	Halsey	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	681	5.58% increase
	Hamburg	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	925	1.65% increase
	Holton	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	900	0.77% decrease
	Johnson	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,066	7.35% increase
	Rib Falls	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	925	1.98% increase
	Rietbrock	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,083	16.83% increase
	Stetsonville	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	525	6.75% decrease
	Wien	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	793	11.38% increase

Marathon County

Athens is located in Marathon County.

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
	Clark County	W	Dorchester	12 miles [19 km]
	Langlade County	NE	Vilas	38 miles [61 km]
	Lincoln County	N	Corning	15 miles [24 km]
	Portage County	SE	Eau Pleine	32 miles [51 km]
	Price County	N	Spirit	27 miles [43 km]
	Taylor County	N	Goodrich	8 miles [12 km]
	Wood County	S	Hewitt	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin<3>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning 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.

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