Athens (Wisconsin)
| Athens | |||
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 Center of Athens |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1879 (settled) 1901 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Marathon County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 2 ′ N , 90 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
1,105 (as of 2010) 134,063 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 173.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.37 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 428 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54411 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-03550 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1560994 | ||
| Website : | www.athenswis.com | ||
| Mayor : | Chuck Kornack (President) | ||
 Athens City Hall with administration, assembly hall, police station and library |
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Athens is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Marathon County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Athens had 1105 inhabitants.
Athens is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area Wausau , which coincides with Marathon County.
geography
Athens is located in the north-central part of Wisconsin on Black Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Big Rib River and the Wisconsin River .
The geographical coordinates of Athens are 45 ° 01'59 "north latitude and 90 ° 04'26" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 6.37 km².
Neighboring towns to Athens are Goodrich (15.7 km north), Edgar (13.2 km southeast), Fenwood (14.8 km south-southeast), Stratford (16.2 km south), Dorchester (15.7 km west-southwest) and Stetsonville ( 23.8 km south-southeast) , 4 km west-northwest).
The nearest major cities are Wausau (46.6 km east-southeast), Green Bay on Lake Michigan (195 km in the same direction), Appleton (194 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (325 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (260 km south-southeast), La Crosse on the Mississippi (213 km southwest), Eau Claire (134 km west-southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (257 km west) and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (324 km northwest).
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 97 leads in a north-south direction as the main road through Athens. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee (54 km southeast).
The Athens to Abbotsford railway , operated by the Abbotsford and Northeastern Railroad , was closed.
population
According to the 2010 census , Athens had 1,105 people in 471 households. The population density was 173.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.35 people lived in each of the 471 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.2 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 2.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.9 percent of the population.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,292 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,318. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Village Officials. Retrieved March 22, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 22, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 22, 2014