Athens, Texas

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Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857.[1] It is the county seat of Henderson County.[2] It was named after Athens, Alabama, by one of the early residents who came from there.[3]

People[change | change source]

Athens has 12,857 people living there.

References[change | change source]

  1. "QuickFacts: Athens city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  3. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1893. p. 207. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

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