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Welcome to Athens County ...

Time Zone: Athens County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Athens is the Seat for Athens County.

Athens County was founded March 1, 1805 and was created by taking area from Washington County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Athens had a population of 65,327 people. This is an increase of 0.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 65,173 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Athens represented 0.56% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Athens County:

  • Albany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany is located in Athens County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Amesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Athens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens is located in Athens County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
  • Buchtel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buchtel is located in Athens County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Chauncey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Coolville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glouster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville is located in Athens County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Nelsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Trimble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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