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Population (year 2000): 11,297. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,559 (+11.2% change)
Males: 5,356 (47.4%), Females: 5,941 (52.6%)
Henderson County
Zip code:
75751
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $29,372 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,400 (year 2000)
Races in Athens:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.8%)
- Black (19.2%)
- Hispanic (17.4%)
- Other race (6.2%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.4%), English
(8.1%), Irish (8.0%), German (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 492 feet
Land area: 14.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Athens
- High school or higher: 68.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Athens city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 9.6%
12.3% Foreign born (11.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +305 (+2.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Athens:
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS (2000 SOUTH
PALESTINE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Athens:
- PALESTINE REG MED CTR (about 33 miles; PALESTINE,
TX)
- PALESTINE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles;
PALESTINE, TX)
- COZBY GERMANY HOSPIAL (about 33 miles; GRAND SALINE,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Athens:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 33 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 81 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 82 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Athens:
- ATHENS MUNI (about 5 miles; ATHENS, TX; ID: F44)
- CANTON-HACKNEY (about 27 miles; CANTON, TX; ID: 7F5)
- PALESTINE MUNI (about 32 miles; PALESTINE, TX; ID:
PSN)
College/University in Athens:
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,858; Location: 100 Cardinal Drive; Public;
Website: www.tvcc.cc.tx.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Athens:
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 38 miles; TYLER, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 40 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 43 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,842)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 69 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,457)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 72 miles;
COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
- SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 8,231)
Public high school in Athens:
- ATHENS H S (Students: 985; Location: 708 E
COLLEGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Athens:
- SOUTH ATHENS EL (Students: 563; Location: 718
ROBBINS RD; Grades: 02 - 03)
- BEL AIR EL (Students: 554; Location: 215
WILLOWBROOK DR; Grades: PK - 01)
- ATHENS MIDDLE (Students: 508; Location: 6800
STATE HWY 19 S; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ATHENS INT (Students: 473; Location: 307
MADOLE ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- R C FISHER CAMPUS (Students: 231; Location:
404 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD; Grades: 06 - 06)
- ATHENS ANNEX (Students: 186; Location: 610 E
COLLEGE; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Athens:
- FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students: 97;
Location: 105 S CARROLL; Grades: KG - 5)
Library in Athens:
- HENDERSON CO./CLINT W. MURCHISON MEMORIAL LIB
(Operating income: $149,167; Location: 121 S
PRAIRIEVILLE ST; 52,407 books; 1,542 audio materials;
842 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)
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