Athens
A city in Limestone County, Alabama — population 28,643 as of 2020.
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Overnight
72°F
Patchy Fog4% precip
Monday
91°F
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms23% precip
Monday Night
74°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog20% precip
Tuesday
91°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms32% precip
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Athens by the numbers
Population
28,643Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 40.6 sq mi (105.16 km²), 0.26 sq mi water
- Median age
- 40.9
- Households
- 11,251
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $69,922
- Median house value
- $270,000
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- PO BOX 1089, ATHENS, AL 35612