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Population (year 2000): 13,220. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,878 (+5.0% change)
Males: 6,066 (45.9%), Females: 7,154 (54.1%)
McMinn County
Zip codes:
37303.
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $29,277 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,500 (year 2000)
Races in Athens:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.1%)
- Black (9.3%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.3%), Irish (9.2%),
English (8.4%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Scottish
(1.7%).
Elevation: 867 feet
Land area: 13.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Athens
- High school or higher: 71.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Athens city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 12.4%
2.2% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.7%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +868 (+7.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Athens:
- ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1114 WEST
MADISON AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Athens:
- WOODS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ETOWAH, TN)
- SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 14 miles;
SWEETWATER, TN)
- CLEVELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Athens:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 50 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 51 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 85 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Athens:
- MCMINN COUNTY (about 6 miles; ATHENS, TN; ID: MMI)
- CHILHOWEE (about 16 miles; BENTON, TN; ID: 92A)
- MONROE COUNTY (about 18 miles; MADISONVILLE, TN; ID:
MNV)
Colleges/Universities in Athens:
- TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 674; Location: PO BOX 40; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.twcnet.edu)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT ATHENS (FT
enrollment: 212; Location: 1635 VO TECH DR; Public;
Website: www.athens.tec.tn.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Athens:
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CLEVELAND, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
52 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 56
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 58 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
58 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
Public high school in Athens:
- MCMINN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,409;
Location: 2215 CONGRESS PKWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Athens:
- FAIRVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 147;
Location: 261 CO RD 439; Grades: PK - 12)
- LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (Students: 36; Location: P
O BOX 1555; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Athens:
- ATHENS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 443;
Location: 200 KEITH LA; Grades: 07 - 09)
- CITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 362;
Location: 203 KEITH LA; Grades: KG - 03)
- ROGERS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
360; Location: 137 COUNTY 82 RD; Grades: KG - 08)
- INGLESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357;
Location: 200 GUILLE ST; Grades: KG - 03)
- E K BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 282;
Location: 1044 CO 172 RD; Grades: KG - 08)
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 264;
Location: 700 WESTSIDE ST; Grades: 04 - 06)
- NORTH CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 254;
Location: 1601 PALOS ST; Grades: 04 - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Athens:
- SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH S (Students: 22;
Location: 235 DELAY STREET; Grades: 1 - 8)
- ATHENS PENTECOSTAL CHRISTIAN S (Students: 12;
Location: 736 SOUTHERN PARKWAY; Grades: KG - 11)
Library in Athens:
- E.G. FISHER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$267,027; Location: 1289 INGLESIDE AVENUE; 48,551 books;
923 audio materials; 1,061 video materials; 96 serial
subscriptions)
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