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mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%8C_%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="آتن، تنسی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="آتن، تنسی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(kapital_sa_kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Tennessee)" title="Athens (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Tennessee) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Athens (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Tennessee" title="Athens, Tennessee – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Athens, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%82_(%CE%A4%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%AF)" title="Άθενς (Τενεσί) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Άθενς (Τενεσί)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a 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interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B2_(%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A)" title="آتنز (تنسي) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="آتنز (تنسي)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Tennessee" title="Athens, Tennessee – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Athens, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Tennessee" title="Athens, Tennessee – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Athens, Tennessee" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7_(%D9%85%D9%83%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86)" title="اثينا (مكمين) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اثينا (مكمين)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B7_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8)" title="Эйтенз (Теннесси) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Эйтенз (Теннесси)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Tennessee)" title="Athens (Tennessee) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Athens (Tennessee)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a 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href="/wiki/File:Mcminn-county-courthouse1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="McMinn County Courthouse in Athens"><img alt="McMinn County Courthouse in Athens" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Mcminn-county-courthouse1.jpg/250px-Mcminn-county-courthouse1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Mcminn-county-courthouse1.jpg/375px-Mcminn-county-courthouse1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Mcminn-county-courthouse1.jpg/500px-Mcminn-county-courthouse1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2041" data-file-height="1525" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">McMinn County Courthouse in Athens</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"The Friendly City"<sup id="cite_ref-cityhistory_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cityhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"Progress Since 1822"</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:McMinn_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Athens_Highlighted_4702320.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Athens in McMinn County, Tennessee."><img alt="Location of Athens in McMinn County, Tennessee." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/McMinn_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Athens_Highlighted_4702320.svg/250px-McMinn_County_Tennessee_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Athens_Highlighted_4702320.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="116" class="mw-file-element" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/North_America_laea_relief_location_map.jpg/250px-North_America_laea_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/North_America_laea_relief_location_map.jpg/375px-North_America_laea_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/North_America_laea_relief_location_map.jpg/500px-North_America_laea_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="1185" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.052%;left:65.171%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Athens"><img alt="Athens" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" 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nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Athens,_Tennessee&params=35_26_53_N_84_36_7_W_region:US-TN_type:city(14084)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°26′53″N</span> <span class="longitude">84°36′7″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.44806°N 84.60194°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.44806; -84.60194</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Tennessee" title="List of counties in Tennessee">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/McMinn_County,_Tennessee" title="McMinn County, Tennessee">McMinn</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1822</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1870<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens, Greece</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-mtas_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtas-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council-manager_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Council-manager government">Council-manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Larry Eaton</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="City Manager">City Manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Randall Dowling</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-TigerWebMapServer_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TigerWebMapServer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">15.51 sq mi (40.17 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">15.51 sq mi (40.17 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.00 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">860 ft (262 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">14,084</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">908.18/sq mi (350.65/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">37303 & 37371</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_423" title="Area code 423">423</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">47-02320<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1304889<sup id="cite_ref-GR3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cityofathenstn.com">www<wbr />.cityofathenstn<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Athens</b> is the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/McMinn_County,_Tennessee" title="McMinn County, Tennessee">McMinn County, Tennessee</a>, United States<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population was 14,084 at the 2020 census. The population of the zipcode area is at 23,726 <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history_and_Civil_War">Early history and Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history and Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Samuel-cleage-house-tn2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Samuel-cleage-house-tn2.jpg/250px-Samuel-cleage-house-tn2.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Samuel-cleage-house-tn2.jpg/375px-Samuel-cleage-house-tn2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Samuel-cleage-house-tn2.jpg/500px-Samuel-cleage-house-tn2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="638" data-file-height="477" /></a><figcaption>The Samuel Cleage House outside of Athens, set on the site of McElhaney and Sons Nursery, built in the 1820s</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Cherokee" title="Cherokee">Cherokee</a> were living in McMinn County at the time of the arrival of the first Euro-American explorers. The Athens area was situated nearly halfway between the <a href="/wiki/Overhill_Cherokee" title="Overhill Cherokee">Overhill Cherokee</a> villages of <a href="/wiki/Great_Tellico" title="Great Tellico">Great Tellico</a> to the north in <a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Tennessee" title="Monroe County, Tennessee">Monroe County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Great_Hiwassee" title="Great Hiwassee">Great Hiwassee</a> along the Hiwassee River to the south. In 1819, the Cherokee signed the Calhoun Treaty, selling the land north of the Hiwassee (including all of modern McMinn County) to the United States. McMinn County was organized on November 13, 1819, at the home of John Walker in what is now <a href="/wiki/Calhoun,_Tennessee" title="Calhoun, Tennessee">Calhoun</a>. The Native American village, Pumpkintown (a corruption of Potemkin town), was located on a farm about two miles east of present-day Athens. It is sometimes incorrectly identified as a forerunner of Athens. Athens was laid out and chosen as the county seat in 1822.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name "Athens" may have been chosen due to perceived topographical similarities to <a href="/wiki/Athens,_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Athens, Greece">Athens, Greece</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Athens_-_History_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Athens_-_History-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1834, the population of Athens had grown to over 500.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prominent early settlers included William Henry Cooke, who operated an iron forge near modern <a href="/wiki/Etowah,_Tennessee" title="Etowah, Tennessee">Etowah</a>, and Samuel Clegg (or Cleage), a construction entrepreneur. Jesse Mayfield, whose descendants founded <a href="/wiki/Mayfield_Dairy" title="Mayfield Dairy">Mayfield Dairy Farms</a>, arrived in the early 1820s.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hiwassee Railroad received a charter in the mid-1830s to build a railroad connecting Knoxville, Tennessee, and <a href="/wiki/Dalton,_Georgia" title="Dalton, Georgia">Dalton, Georgia</a>. The railroad began construction in 1837, although financial and legal problems delayed its completion until 1851.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Athens_-_History_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Athens_-_History-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1836, <a href="/wiki/John_Wool" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wool">General John Wool</a> arrived in Athens to help coordinate the <a href="/wiki/Cherokee_Removal" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherokee Removal">Cherokee Removal</a>. Although initially voluntary, the operation became a forced removal in 1838 when many Cherokee refused to leave. The removal culminated in the forced march west that became known as the <a href="/wiki/Trail_of_Tears" title="Trail of Tears">Trail of Tears</a>. Wool set up his headquarters at the Bridges Hotel, which was located across the street from the McMinn County Courthouse.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McMinn County was divided during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. The well-established railroad brought numerous pro-secessionist and anti-secessionist speakers to the county, including <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horace_Maynard" title="Horace Maynard">Horace Maynard</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Bell (Tennessee politician)">John Bell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/William_Gannaway_Brownlow" class="mw-redirect" title="William Gannaway Brownlow">William "Parson" Brownlow</a>. In 1861, McMinn County voted against secession by a narrow 1,144-904 margin. The county sent 12 units to the <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> army and 8 units to the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a> army. General <a href="/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman" title="William Tecumseh Sherman">William Tecumseh Sherman</a> was briefly headquartered at the Bridges Hotel in McMinn County while preparing his "March to the Sea."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-Civil_War">Post-Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle-of-athens-tennessee-marker1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Battle-of-athens-tennessee-marker1.jpg/200px-Battle-of-athens-tennessee-marker1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Battle-of-athens-tennessee-marker1.jpg/300px-Battle-of-athens-tennessee-marker1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Battle-of-athens-tennessee-marker1.jpg/400px-Battle-of-athens-tennessee-marker1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="851" data-file-height="1017" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Historical_Commission" title="Tennessee Historical Commission">THC</a> marker at the "Battle of Athens" site</figcaption></figure> <p>After the Civil War, the railroad lured business opportunists to McMinn County. In 1887, several investors established the Athens Mining and Manufacturing Company with plans to convert the town into a model industrial community and initiate large-scale mining operations in the area. Textile mills, flour mills, and timber mills dominated the county's industry by the late 19th century, complemented by furniture and appliance factories in the 1920s.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1946, several McMinn County <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> veterans ran for local office in hopes of removing a county government deemed corrupt. On August 1, local authorities locked themselves in the county jail along with the ballot boxes. Suspecting foul play, the veterans armed themselves in revolt and assembled on a hill across the street from the jail. After an exchange of gunfire, the county authorities surrendered. The ballots were counted, and the veterans' ticket was elected, ending the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Athens_(1946)" title="Battle of Athens (1946)">Battle of Athens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Athens is located at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Athens,_Tennessee&params=35_26_53_N_84_36_7_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°26′53″N</span> <span class="longitude">84°36′7″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.44806°N 84.60194°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.44806; -84.60194</span></span></span></a></span></span> (35.448171, -84.602069).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is situated amidst a series of narrow, elongate ridges and low hills that are characteristic of the <a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley Province</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Unicoi_Range" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicoi Range">Unicoi Mountains</a> rise roughly 20 miles (32 km) east of Athens, and the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_River" title="Tennessee River">Tennessee River</a> flows nearly 20 miles (32 km) to the west. Starr Mountain, one of the more noticeable ridges in McMinn County, is located roughly 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Athens. </p><p>Oostanaula Creek (sometimes spelled "Eastanalle" or a similar variation) rises in the hills north of Athens and traverses the city approximately 30 miles (48 km) upstream from its mouth along <a href="/wiki/Hiwassee_River" title="Hiwassee River">Hiwassee River</a>. Other major streams in the area include Mouse Creek, which parallels Oostanaula to the west, and Chestuee Creek, which parallels Oostanaula to the east. </p><p>Athens is centered around the junction of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_11_in_Tennessee" title="U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee">U.S. Route 11</a>, which connects the city to <a href="/wiki/Sweetwater,_Tennessee" title="Sweetwater, Tennessee">Sweetwater</a> to the north and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Tennessee" title="Cleveland, Tennessee">Cleveland</a> to the south, and <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Route_30" title="Tennessee State Route 30">State Route 30</a>, which connects Athens to <a href="/wiki/Etowah,_Tennessee" title="Etowah, Tennessee">Etowah</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_411_(Tennessee)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 411 (Tennessee)">U.S. Route 411</a> to the southeast and <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Tennessee" title="Decatur, Tennessee">Decatur</a> to the west. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_75_in_Tennessee" title="Interstate 75 in Tennessee">Interstate 75</a> passes west of Athens. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35 km<sup>2</sup>), all land. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As is typical for the <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">Southern United States</a>, Athens has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Cfa</i>) featuring hot, humid summers and cool to cold, though not severe, winters. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:70%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Athens, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74<br />(23) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95<br />(35) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86<br />(30) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.6<br />(9.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCD9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.0<br />(11.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC59; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.7<br />(16.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.3<br />(21.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.8<br />(26.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.4<br />(29.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.4<br />(31.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.1<br />(31.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.1<br />(28.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8205; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.6<br />(22.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.9<br />(16.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.6<br />(10.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B17; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">70.3<br />(21.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.4<br />(3.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.9<br />(5.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.5<br />(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFB973; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.3<br />(14.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.8<br />(19.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.4<br />(23.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.9<br />(25.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.2<br />(25.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.5<br />(21.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.9<br />(15.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.6<br />(9.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.5<br />(5.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">58.8<br />(14.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(−2.1) </td> <td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.9<br />(−0.6) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.3<br />(2.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.8<br />(12.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.4<br />(17.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.5<br />(19.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.3<br />(19.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.9<br />(15.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.2<br />(8.4) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.2<br />(2.3) </td> <td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.3<br />(−0.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47.4<br />(8.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−16<br />(−27) </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−14<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(−17) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48<br />(9) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48<br />(9) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(−5) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−16<br />(−27) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #2CFF2C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.56<br />(141) </td> <td style="background: #2CFF2C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.07<br />(129) </td> <td style="background: #2EFF2E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.51<br />(140) </td> <td style="background: #27FF27; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.50<br />(140) </td> <td style="background: #50FF50; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.59<br />(117) </td> <td style="background: #39FF39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.03<br />(128) </td> <td style="background: #2EFF2E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.52<br />(140) </td> <td style="background: #67FF67; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.03<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #33FF33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.20<br />(132) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.58<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #40FF40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.88<br />(124) </td> <td style="background: #1FFF1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.91<br />(150) </td> <td style="background: #3CFF3C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">60.38<br />(1,534) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0<br />(2.5) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.3<br />(3.3) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(0.25) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4<br />(1.0) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3.6<br />(9.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6F6FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.6 </td> <td style="background: #5D5DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.9 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9 </td> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.7 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2 </td> <td style="background: #8484FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">131.0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7 </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/NOAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-nws_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nws-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCEI_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCEI-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>678</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>974</td><td></td><td>43.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>1,100</td><td></td><td>12.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>2,224</td><td></td><td>102.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,849</td><td></td><td>−16.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>2,264</td><td></td><td>22.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>2,580</td><td></td><td>14.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>5,385</td><td></td><td>108.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>6,930</td><td></td><td>28.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>8,618</td><td></td><td>24.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>12,103</td><td></td><td>40.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>11,790</td><td></td><td>−2.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>12,080</td><td></td><td>2.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>12,054</td><td></td><td>−0.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>13,220</td><td></td><td>9.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>13,458</td><td></td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>14,084</td><td></td><td>4.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <caption>Athens racial composition<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Race </th> <th scope="col">Number </th> <th scope="col">Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>10,660 </td> <td>75.80% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">Black or African American</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>1,395 </td> <td>10.28% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a> </th> <td>35 </td> <td>0.25% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a> </th> <td>197 </td> <td>1.4% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Other/Mixed</a> </th> <td>752 </td> <td>5.34% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> </th> <td>1,041 </td> <td>7.39% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 United States census</a>, there were 14,084 people, 5,530 households, and 2,991 families residing in the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">census of 2010</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 13,458 people, 5,704 households, and 3,498 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 84.87% <a href="/wiki/White_Americans" title="White Americans">White</a>, 9.12% <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black</a>, 0.35% <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a>, 1.64% <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a>, 0.04% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islands Americans">Pacific Islander</a>, and 2.61% from <a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">two or more races</a>. Those of <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> origins constituted 5.27% of the population. </p><p>Out of all of the households, 61.33% were family households, 42.39% were married couples living together, 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4.33% had a male householder with no wife present, and 14.60% had a female householder with no husband present. 34.52% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.39% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.91. </p><p>The population was spread out, with 22.69% under the age of 18, 59.97% ages 18 to 64, and 17.34% age 65 and over. The median age was 39.1 years. 53.52% of the population were females and 46.48% were males. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Median_household_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Median household income">median household income</a> was $31,062 and the <a href="/wiki/Median_family_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Median family income">median family income</a> was $44,419. Males had a median income of $37,120 versus $28,889 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $18,259. About 22.2% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.8% of those under the age of 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 and over </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 13,220 people, 5,550 households, and 3,590 families residing in the city. The population density was 976.3 inhabitants per square mile (377.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,086 housing units at an average density of 449.4 per square mile (173.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 86.33% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 9.32% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.23% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.38% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.07% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 1.34% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.33% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 3.01% of the population. </p><p>There were 5,550 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89. </p><p>The population consisted of 23.9% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $29,277, and the median income for a family was $39,563. Males had a median income of $32,170 versus $20,917 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $16,877. About 14.6% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The City of Athens employs a Council-Manager form of government. Citizens elect a five-member council. Councilmembers are elected to four year terms, which are staggered. The Council is responsible for approving budgets, passing local ordinances, and setting policy, but members are forbidden by the City Charter from giving direct orders to city staff. The Council hires a City Manager, who is responsible for hiring, firing, and managing city staff. A Council Study Session takes place once per month, and a City Council Meeting takes place once per month. </p><p>Law enforcement services in Athens are provided by the City of Athens Police Department. The Department's authorized strength is thirty-two sworn officers. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Athens, TN City Council<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>City Council Role </th> <th>Name </th></tr> <tr> <td>Mayor </td> <td>Larry D. Eaton </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vice Mayor </td> <td>Jordan Curtis </td></tr> <tr> <td>Council Member </td> <td>John M. Duggan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Council Member </td> <td>Dr. Dick Pelley </td></tr> <tr> <td>Council Member </td> <td>Steven S. Sherlin </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tennessee-wesleyan-college-tn1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Tennessee-wesleyan-college-tn1.jpg/250px-Tennessee-wesleyan-college-tn1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Tennessee-wesleyan-college-tn1.jpg/375px-Tennessee-wesleyan-college-tn1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Tennessee-wesleyan-college-tn1.jpg/500px-Tennessee-wesleyan-college-tn1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1163" data-file-height="599" /></a><figcaption>Tennessee Wesleyan University, organized in 1857</figcaption></figure> <p><b>University and vocational school</b>: </p> <ul><li>McMinn County Higher Education Center</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Wesleyan_University" title="Tennessee Wesleyan University">Tennessee Wesleyan University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_College_of_Applied_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee College of Applied Technology">Tennessee College of Applied Technology</a> of Athens</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/McMinn_County_Schools" title="McMinn County Schools">McMinn County Schools</a> operates public high schools serving the city.<sup id="cite_ref-SDmap_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDmap-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>High schools</b>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McMinn_County_High_School" title="McMinn County High School">McMinn County High School</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Athens_City_Schools_(Tennessee)" title="Athens City Schools (Tennessee)">Athens City Schools</a> operates public elementary and middle schools.<sup id="cite_ref-SDmap_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDmap-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Middle schools</b>: </p> <ul><li>Athens City Middle School</li></ul> <p><b>Elementary schools</b>: </p> <ul><li>City Park</li> <li>West Side</li> <li>North City</li> <li>Ingleside</li></ul> <p>Rogers Creek and E.K. Baker schools, operated by McMinn Schools, are not in the Athens city limits, despite having Athens postal addresses.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Private schools:</b> </p><p>Fairview Christian Academy ( K-12) </p><p>Christ Legacy Academy (K-12) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Axley" title="Eric Axley">Eric Axley</a> - professional golfer who plays on the <a href="/wiki/PGA_Tour" title="PGA Tour">PGA Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Bridges" title="George Washington Bridges">George Washington Bridges</a> - Congressman and Southern Unionist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Lawrence_Cook" title="J. Lawrence Cook">J. Lawrence Cook</a> - <a href="/wiki/Piano_roll" title="Piano roll">piano roll</a> artist.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Tyler_Morgan" class="mw-redirect" title="John Tyler Morgan">John Tyler Morgan</a> - represented <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> as a staunch <a href="/wiki/Racial_segregation" title="Racial segregation">segregationist</a>. Served in the Confederate Army as a brigadier general.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JaJuan_Smith" title="JaJuan Smith">JaJuan Smith</a> - former basketball player for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a>, played at McMinn County High School<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athens_media">Athens media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Athens media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McMinn County is covered by both the Chattanooga and Knoxville<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> media markets. Athens is served by one daily newspaper publication, <a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Post_Athenian" title="The Daily Post Athenian">The Daily Post Athenian</a> as well as seven radio stations, (four FM, and three AM), and one Comcast TV channel, 95. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FM_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="FM Broadcasting">FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WQMT" title="WQMT">Jack FM</a> Country, (which is actually licensed to <a href="/wiki/Hopewell,_Bradley_County,_Tennessee" title="Hopewell, Bradley County, Tennessee">Hopewell, Tennessee</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJSQ" title="WJSQ">WJSQ</a> Country</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJLJ" class="mw-redirect" title="WJLJ">J-103</a> religious (licensed to <a href="/wiki/Etowah,_Tennessee" title="Etowah, Tennessee">Etowah, TN</a>) simulcast with <a href="/wiki/WBDX" title="WBDX">WBDX</a> in Chattanooga</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKPJ-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WKPJ-LP">WKPJ-LP</a> 104.5 religious, an affiliate of <a href="/w/index.php?title=3ABN_Radio_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3ABN Radio Network (page does not exist)">3ABN Radio Network</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AM_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="AM Broadcasting">AM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCPH" title="WCPH">WCPH</a> 1220 Adult Standards, (licensed to <a href="/wiki/Etowah,_Tennessee" title="Etowah, Tennessee">Etowah, TN</a>) an affiliate of The <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Your_Life" title="Music of Your Life">Music of Your Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYXI" title="WYXI">WYXI</a> 1390 Oldies</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLAR" title="WLAR">WLAR</a> 1450 Oldies (Formerly Simulcast of <a href="/wiki/WJSQ" title="WJSQ">WJSQ</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_city">Sister city</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athens,_Tennessee&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sister city"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Isahaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Isahaya">Isahaya</a>, Nagasaki Perfecture, Japan<sup id="cite_ref-q931_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-q931-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Baker Elementary 1044 County Road 172 Athens, Tennessee 37303</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Home&rft.pub=E.K.+Baker+Elementary+School&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ekbakerelementary.com%2Fo%2Fekbe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAthens%2C+Tennessee" class="Z3988"></span> - It is not in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cms9files.revize.com/athenstn/Document_Center/Team%20Anthens/City%20Manager/Community%20Development/Zoning%20Appeals/CD_2021-01_Official%20Zoning%20Map%20Print.pdf">Athens city limits</a>, despite the "Athens, Tennessee" postal address.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rogerscreekwarriors.com/o/rce">"Home"</a>. 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