Athens (Ohio)

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Athens
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Location in Ohio
Athens (Ohio)
Athens
Athens
Basic data
Foundation : 1797
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Athens County
Coordinates : 39 ° 20 ′  N , 82 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 20 ′  N , 82 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 21,909 (as of 2007)
Population density : 1,014.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 21.6 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 21.6 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 202 m
Postal code : 45701
Area code : +1 740
FIPS : 39-02736
GNIS ID : 1075290
Website : www.ci.athens.oh.us

Athens is a historic university city in the southeastern part of the US state Ohio and at the same time the administrative seat of Athens County .

location

Athens is located on the Allegheny Plateau , which is in front of the Appalachian mountain ranges of the east coast. Athens County extends west of the Ohio River along the watershed of the lower Hocking River .

The small town of Athens is 100 km southeast of the capital Columbus and 250 km south of Lake Erie at 39 ° 20 '  N , 82 ° 6'  W . US Highway 50 runs past Athens , the last remaining transcontinental route that has not been converted to the Interstate Highway and runs over almost 5000 km from Ocean City , Maryland on the Atlantic east coast across the continent to San Francisco on the Pacific west coast .

history

The first European settlers settled in what is now the city of Athens in 1797. The current state of Ohio was part of the Northwest Territory at that time , but became an independent state in 1803, and the following year Ohio University was founded in Athens, the first university in the former Northwest Territory.

In 1843 the Hocking Canal was opened, which connects the Ohio River with Nelsonville and runs south of Athens. In 1857 Athens was connected to the national rail network.

The industrial development of the city began with the production of salt and led to iron production and coal mining. Today Ohio University is the city's largest employer.

Athens was only granted city status in 1912, when the population exceeded 5,000. Today, many of Athens' working professionals reside in Athens County, which has a population of approximately 72,000.

population

The population of Athens has changed little over the past two decades:

  • 21,265 inhabitants ( 1990 census )
  • 21,342 inhabitants ( 2000 census )
  • 21,909 inhabitants (2007 update)

According to the 2000 census , Athens had 21,342 people, of which 14,094 people lived in 6271 households (including 1906 families) and 7248 in collective accommodation. The population density was 988 per km ². 6,715 residential units were recorded. The racial the population was composed of 89.2 percent white , 4.5 percent Asian, 3.8 percent African American and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent said they came from several ethnic groups. 1.4 percent of the population were Latinos , i.e. of Spanish or Latin American descent.

Of the 6,271 households, 12.9 percent had children or young people living with them. 22.9 percent were married couples living together, 5.6 percent were single mothers, and 69.6 percent were non-families. 34.5 percent consisted of single households and 12.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.72.

Due to the high proportion of students, the average age ( median ) of the population is only 21.5 years. The population was divided into 5.4 percent under 14 years of age, 22.9 percent from 15 to 18 years of age, 45.1 percent from 20 to 24 years of age, 13.7 percent from 25 to 44 years of age, 8.1 percent from 45 to 64 years and only 4.9 percent of 65 years or older. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household ( median ) was 17 122  US $ , and the median income for a family $ 53,391. Males had a median income of $ 35,849 and females $ 28,866. The per capita income was $ 11,061. 14.8 percent of families and 51.9 percent of residents living in households lived below the poverty line.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau
  2. ↑ Athens city, Ohio , data sheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

swell

  • Elizabeth G. Beatty, Marjorie S. Stone: Getting to Know Athens County . The Stone House, Athens, Ohio, 1984.

Web links

Commons : Athens, Ohio  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files