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Population (year 2000): 1,111. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,075 (-3.2% change)
Males: 538 (48.4%), Females: 573 (51.6%)
Calhoun County
Zip code:
49011
Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $42,083 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,300 (year 2000)
Races in Athens:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (20.0%), United States
(19.6%), English (15.0%), Irish (7.6%), Dutch (5.0%), Scottish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 896 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Athens
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Athens village
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 9.2%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +117 (+11.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Athens:
- BATTLE CREEK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 19 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BATTLE CREEK (about 19
miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI)
- SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN REHAB HOSP (about 19 miles;
BATTLE CREEK, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Athens:
- W K KELLOGG (about 15 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 25
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Athens:
- DAVID'S (about 3 miles; ATHENS, MI; ID: 9C2)
- BRANCH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 17 miles; COLDWATER,
MI; ID: OEB)
- BROOKS FIELD (about 23 miles; MARSHALL, MI; ID: RMY)
Amtrak station near Athens:
- 17 miles: BATTLE CREEK (104 CAPITAL AVE. SW).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity
bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Athens:
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
- SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; SPRING
ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
- JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; JACKSON,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
Public high school in Athens:
- ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location:
300 E. HOLCOMB STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Athens:
- FACTORYVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 1292 FACTORYVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Athens:
- ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 515 E. WILLIAMS STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Athens:
- ATHENS COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$12,390; Location: 116 EAST BURR OAK STREET; 1,408
books; 27 serial subscriptions)
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