Athens

Summary

Athens is a city in the United States^[1]. Athens ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,972 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Athens is located in Limestone County^[3].
• Athens is in the country of United States^[4].
• Athens's head of government is recorded as William R. "Ronnie" Marks^[5].
• Athens's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Athens's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Athens's shares border with is recorded as Huntsville^[8].
• Athens is named after Athens^[9].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35611^[10].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35612^[11].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35613^[12].
• Athens's postal code is recorded as 35614^[13].
• Athens's Commons category is recorded as Athens, Alabama^[14].
• Athens's local dialing code is recorded as 256^[15].
• November 19, 1818 marks the founding of Athens^[16].
• Athens's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.791666666667, 'longitude': -86.966666666667}^[17].
• Athens's official website is recorded as http://www.athensal.us/^[18].
• Athens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Athens, Alabama^[19].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+24000'}^[20].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+18967'}^[21].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+16901'}^[22].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+14558'}^[23].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+14360'}^[24].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+9330'}^[25].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+21897'}^[26].
• Athens has a population of {'amount': '+25406'}^[27].

Body

Founding

November 19, 1818 marks the founding of Athens^[16].

Identity

Athens's official name is recorded as Athens^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Athens include Athens^[29], a city in the United States^[30], in United States^[31].

Why It Matters

Athens ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,972 views/month).^[2] Athens has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Athens is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Athens include Athens^[29], a city in the United States^[30], in United States^[31].