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Population (year 2000): 18,967. Estimated
population in July 2005: 20,972 (+10.6% change)
Males: 8,972 (47.3%), Females: 9,995 (52.7%)
Limestone County
Zip codes:
35611,
35613,
35614.
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $33,980 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,200 (year 2000)
Races in Athens:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.1%)
- Black (18.3%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.7%), English
(9.1%), Irish (8.8%), German (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%),
Subsaharan African (1.6%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 39.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Athens
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Athens city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 11.1%
3.0% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.3%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,658 (+9.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Athens:
- ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (700 WEST MARKET
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Athens:
- PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
DECATUR, AL)
- DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; DECATUR,
AL)
- NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
DECATUR, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Athens:
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 18 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 44 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 87 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Athens:
- PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 10 miles; DECATUR, AL; ID:
DCU)
- ARDMORE (about 14 miles; ARDMORE, AL; ID: 1M3)
- REDSTONE AAF (about 22 miles; REDSTONE ARSNL
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HUA)
College/University in Athens:
- ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 1,716; Location: 300 N BEATY ST; Public;
Website: www.athens.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Athens:
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14
miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 23 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 46 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 52 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 53 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
Public high schools in Athens:
- ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 790; Location:
100 HIGHWAY 31 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LIMESTONE COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
(Location: 505 E SANDERFER RD; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Athens:
- ATHENS BIBLE SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location:
507 HOFFMAN ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Athens:
- CLEMENTS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,088;
Location: 7730 HIGHWAY 72 W; Grades: KG - 12)
- EAST LIMESTONE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 891;
Location: 15641 E LIMESTONE RD; Grades: 06 - 12)
- OWENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 479;
Location: 21465 HIGHWAY 99; Grades: KG - 06)
- ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 461;
Location: 601 S CLINTON ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ATHENS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 450;
Location: 1916 US HWY 72; Grades: 05 - 06)
- ATHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 280;
Location: 515 N MADISON ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- JAMES L COWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
278; Location: 1701 W HOBBS ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- JULIAN NEWMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
273; Location: 517 JULIAN NEWMAN DR; Grades: KG - 04)
- JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 253;
Location: 21360 HWY 251; Grades: KG - 05)
- PINEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
217; Location: 20835 ELKTON RD; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Athens:
- FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 100;
Location: PO BOX 287; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Athens:
- ATHENS-LIMESTONE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $250,150; Location: 405 EAST SOUTH STREET;
52,942 books; 1,039 audio materials; 1,228 video
materials; 51 serial subscriptions)
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