Athens – Clarke County metropolitan area
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| State : | Georgia |
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Clarke , Madison , Oconee , Oglethorpe |
| Area : | 2,681 km² |
| Residents : | 192,541 (2010) |
| Population density : | 72 inhabitants / km² |
The metropolitan area of Athens-Clarke County (ger .: Athens - Clarke County metropolitan area ) is a metropolitan region in the northeast of the US state of Georgia . It represents a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) defined by the Office of Management and Budget and includes the counties Clarke , Madison , Oconee and Oglethorpe . The center of the agglomeration area is the city of Athens .
At the time of the 2010 census , the area had 192,541 residents.