Athens, Texas
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Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County,[6] Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857.[7] The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World."[8] Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas.[9] Athens was incorporated in 1856[10] and was named after Athens, the capital of Greece.[11]
This article is about the city in Texas. For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation).
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Athens, Texas | |
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Motto: "Hamburgers – Heritage – Texas"[1] | |
Coordinates: 32°12′10″N 95°50′57″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Henderson |
Incorporated | 1856 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City Council | Mayor, Aaron Smith Mark Carroll Cody Craig SyTanna Freeman Mayor Pro Tem, Robert Gross |
• City Manager | Elizabeth Borstad |
Area | |
• Total | 20.20 sq mi (52.31 km2) |
• Land | 17.83 sq mi (46.19 km2) |
• Water | 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2) |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,857 |
• Density | 715.13/sq mi (276.11/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 75751-75752 |
Area codes | 430, 903 |
FIPS code | 48-04504[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1329816[3] |
Website | athenstx |
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