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Athens
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county seat of Limestone County, Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Limestone
- Incorporated
- November 19, 1818
- Named after
- Athens , Greece
- Type
- Mayor Council
- Total
- 40.87 sq mi (105.85 km )
- Land
- 40.60 sq mi (105.16 km )
- Water
- 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km )
- Elevation
- 656 ft (200 m)
- Density
- 625.7/sq mi (241.58/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Zip code
- 35611–35614–35613
- Fips code
- 01-02956
- Website
- www .athensalabama .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is included in the Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville combined statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 25,407.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Athens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.