Municipal
· Texas
City of Athens
Athens is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas. Athens was incorporated in 1856 and was named after Athens, the capital of Greece.
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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 176189
- FIPS state
- 48
- FIPS county
- 213
- FIPS place
- 04504
- Census record name
- CITY OF ATHENS
- Mailing address
- 508 E TYLER ST, ATHENS 75751