Athens
A city in Henderson County, Texas — population 12,770 as of 2020.
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Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 21 at 12:51PM CDT until August 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Overnight
77°F
Partly Cloudy13% precip
Saturday
103°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms11% precip
Saturday Night
78°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy11% precip
Sunday
102°F
Sunny11% precip
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Athens by the numbers
Population
12,770Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 17.83 sq mi (46.19 km²), 2.37 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.2
- Households
- 4,698
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $67,984
- Median house value
- $210,800
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY SECRETARY
- Address
- 508 E TYLER ST, ATHENS, TX 75751