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Census Data for Athens

As far as we can tell, Athens has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Athens, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Dierks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Daisy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Daisy is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Black Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
  • Norman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Grannis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
  • Wickes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Gillham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
  • Vandervoort
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Mena
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Murfreesboro
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Oden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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Howard County ...

Athens is located in Howard County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Howard County.

Miscellaneous Information for Athens ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Howard County or the community of Athens:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Athens:
    • GNIS ID for Athens: 76208
    • GNIS ID for Howard County: 66872
    • GNIS ID for State of Arkansas: 68085
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 05 (Arkansas)
    • County Code: 061 (Howard County)
    • Place Code: 02560 (Athens)
    • State & County Code: 05/061 (Arkansas / Howard County)
    • State & Place Code: 05/02560 (Arkansas / Athens)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Athens is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Athens.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.