Editing Athens, Vermont

{{About|the town in Vermont|other uses|Athens (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Athens, Vermont
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
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| image_skyline      = Athens vermont meeting house 20041031.jpg
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| image_caption      = Athens meeting house
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States

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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Vermont}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham]]

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| area_total_km2     = 33.9
| area_land_km2      = 33.8
| area_water_km2     = 0.1
| area_total_sq_mi   = 13.1
| area_land_sq_mi    = 13.0
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 380
| population_density_km2 = 11.2
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 399
| elevation_ft       = 1309
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|6|53|N|72|35|24|W|region:US-VT|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 05143 (Athens)<br/>05146 ([[Grafton, Vermont|Grafton]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 802|802]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 50-01900<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 4, 2016 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1462028<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.athensvt.com/}}
| footnotes          = 
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'''Athens''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|θ|ɪ|n|z}} {{respell|ATH|inz}} <small>or</small> {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|θ|ɪ|n|z}} {{respell|AY|thinz}}) is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 380 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 13.1&nbsp;square miles (33.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 13.0&nbsp;square miles (33.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.04&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.31%) is water.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1790= 450
|1800= 459
|1810= 478
|1820= 507
|1830= 415
|1840= 378
|1850= 359
|1860= 382
|1870= 295
|1880= 284
|1890= 205
|1900= 180
|1910= 201
|1920= 123
|1930= 132
|1940= 136
|1950= 139
|1960= 142
|1970= 159
|1980= 250
|1990= 313
|2000= 340
|2010= 442
|2020= 380
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523034651/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|archive-date=May 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 16, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 442 people, 181 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 34.0 people per square mile (13.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 19.0 per square mile (7.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 95.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.90% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 181 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

According to 2010–2014 [[American Community Survey]] 5-year estimates, the median income for a household in the town was $28,875, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $32,273 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,746. About 28.0% of families and 32.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 51.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
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* [[James McMillan Shafter]], jurist and legislator

==Television==
Athens was the stage for an episode of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'' to build a new house for the Vitale family. The construction was filmed in September 2007, the episode aired December 9, 2007, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].

<blockquote>
''The Vitale family have two sons. Their youngest son, Louie Angelo Jr., was diagnosed with multiple birth defects. The team transforms their home to make it handicap-accessible.''<ref>[http://www.tv.com/extreme-makeover-home-edition/vitale-family/episode/1152331/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;9 TV.com]</ref>
</blockquote>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.athensvt.com/ Town of Athens official website]

{{Windham County, Vermont}}
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[[Category:Athens, Vermont| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Windham County, Vermont]]