Athens, Texas, United States

Geography | Education | Arts and culture

🇺🇸 Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. The city calls itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World". Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas. It was named after Athens, Alabama, by one of the early residents who came from there.

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Geography Athens is located in central Henderson County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.7 km²), of which 16.8 square miles (43.6 km²) are land and 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), or 12.32%, are covered by water. Lake Athens is a 1,799 acre reservoir located in the eastern half of the city.

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Education The city of Athens is served by the Athens Independent School District and is home to the Athens High School Hornets. A very small portion in the eastern outskirts of Athens is within the Brownsboro Independent School District.

The main campus of Trinity Valley Community College is located in Athens.

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Arts and culture The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is located east of the city on Lake Athens.

The East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society is located in the north-west part of the city.

In addition to Lake Athens, Cedar Creek Reservoir is located north-west of the city, and is a popular vacation destination, especially for Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex residents, some of whom own a lake home on or nearby. Lake Palestine is located to its east.

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Athens, Texas, United States 
<b>Athens, Texas, United States</b>
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Athens has a population of over 12,710 people. Athens also forms the centre of the wider Henderson County which has a population of over 82,150 people.

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Antipodal to Athens is: 84.167,-32.2

Locations Near: Athens -95.8333,32.2

🇺🇸 Tyler -95.301,32.351 d: 52.8  

🇺🇸 Greenville -96.1,33.117 d: 104.9  

🇺🇸 Rockwall -96.459,32.931 d: 100.2  

🇺🇸 Mesquite -96.604,32.778 d: 96.7  

🇺🇸 Rowlett -96.533,32.9 d: 101.8  

🇺🇸 Wylie -96.517,33.017 d: 111.1  

🇺🇸 Garland -96.637,32.914 d: 109.4  

🇺🇸 DeSoto -96.859,32.599 d: 106  

🇺🇸 Dallas -96.8,32.767 d: 110.4  

🇺🇸 Longview -94.731,32.5 d: 108.8  

Antipodal to: Athens 84.167,-32.2

🇲🇺 Mahébourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 17080.4  

🇲🇺 Centre de Flacq 57.718,-20.2 d: 17069.7  

🇲🇺 Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 17058.9  

🇲🇺 Rivière du Rempart 57.633,-20.05 d: 17053.3  

🇲🇺 Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 17055.8  

🇲🇺 St Pierre 57.517,-20.217 d: 17053  

🇲🇺 Quatre Bornes 57.479,-20.266 d: 17052.5  

🇲🇺 Moka 57.496,-20.219 d: 17051.3  

🇲🇺 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 57.471,-20.235 d: 17050  

🇲🇺 Mauritius 57.499,-20.162 d: 17048.2  

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