'''ATHENS'''

is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,095 at the 2000 census.

GEOGRAPHY

Athens is located at Interwiki: coord » 45|1|58|N|90|4|35|W|type:city (45.032641, -90.076442).Interwiki: GR » 1 Athens is almost halfway between both the Equator and North Pole, as well as the Prime Meridian and 180th meridian. The Athens area is primarily agricultural with a small industrial park on the south side of the village limits.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), all of it land.

DEMOGRAPHICS

At the 2000 censusInterwiki: GR » 2, there were 1,095 people, 443 households and 299 families residing in the village. The population density was 448.2 people per square mile (173.3/km²). There were 469 housing units at an average density of 192.0 per square mile (74.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.72% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.
There were 443 households of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08.
Age distribution was 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median household income was $39,286, and the median family income was $52,727. Males had a median income of $30,956 versus $22,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,076. About 1.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

EDUCATION

The Athens School District is made up of five schools. There are two parochial schools, Athens Elementary School, Athens Middle School and Athens High School. The middle and high schools share the same building. The Athens School District belongs to the Marawood Conference. Its mascot is the Fighting Bluejay.


The American Wowcity is a web-based platform for local business search, ideas and expression, a resource of opportunities, and a network of inspirational young people and their projects.

2,814 members from United States
459 members visited United States
48 members online from United States