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Population (year 2000): 1,726. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,800 (+4.3% change)
Males: 792 (45.9%), Females: 934 (54.1%)
Menard County
Zip code:
62613
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $41,208 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,000 (year 2000)
Races in Athens:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (29.2%), Irish (13.3%),
United States (10.0%), English (9.9%), Italian (3.7%), Polish
(2.8%).
Elevation: 606 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Athens
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Athens city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 12.8%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +252 (+17.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Athens:
- ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- ANDREW MCFARLAND MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 15 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Athens:
- CAPITAL (about 10 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- DECATUR (about 62 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Athens:
- HAVANA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; HAVANA, IL; ID:
9I0)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 31 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)
- MANITO MITCHELL (about 36 miles; MANITO, IL; ID:
C45)
Amtrak station near Athens:
- 13 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Athens:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 17
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
Public high school in Athens:
- ATHENS SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 1 WARRIOR WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Athens:
- ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 335;
Location: 1 WARRIOR WAY; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SALT CREEK ACADEMY (Students: 20; Location:
RR 1 BOX 106; Grades: 06 - 11)
Library in Athens:
- ATHENS MUNICIPAL LIB. (Operating income:
$43,249; Location: 211 N. MAIN STREET; 12,731 books; 230
audio materials; 7 video materials)
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