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Athens, West Virginia

Atenville
(Lincoln County)

Atlantic
(Preston County)

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The town of Athens is located in Mercer County.

Athens is 790 feet [240.79 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Athens can be found in:

	Alabama	Nebraska (historic ^<2>)
	Arkansas	Nevada (historic)
	California	New York
	Georgia	North Carolina
	Illinois	Ohio
	Indiana	Ontario
	Kansas	Tennessee
	Kentucky	Texas
	Louisiana	Utah
	Maine	Vermont
	Michigan	Virginia
	Mississippi	Wisconsin
	Missouri

At the time of the 2000 Census, Athens had a population of 1,102 people ^<3> (or 1.75% of the total population of Mercer County). The population of Athens represented 0.06% of the total of West Virginia, making it the state's 103rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Athens had a population of 1,182 people. This is an increase of 7.26% 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	1,182	+7.26%	+0.17% since 2007
2007	1,180	+7.08%	+0.25% since 2006
2006	1,177	+6.81%
2005	1,178	+6.9%
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2000	1,102	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bluefield (VA)	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,143	1.28% increase
Narrows (VA)	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,148	1.75% increase
Pearisburg (VA)	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,764	1.28% increase
Pocahontas (VA)	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	419	4.99% decrease
Rich Creek (VA)	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	681	2.41% increase
Bluefield	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	11,093	3.13% decrease

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

The Commemorative
Quarter for
West Virginia ^<5>

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People are finding 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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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>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Athens, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Athens. - Return to Citation
<4>	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
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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