Athens is a city in southern Menard County,

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Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,726 people in 695 households, including 462 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 740 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the city was 98.26% White, 0.41% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27%. Of the 695 households 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.5% of households were one person and 11.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.10. The age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median household income was $41,208 and the median family income was $50,272. Males had a median income of $32,375 versus $24,519 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,981. About 5.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

Athens is adjacent to the north end of the

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right-of-way. The trail includes a bridge over the Sangamon River and Cantrall Creek.State Journal-Register. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2017-01-24.

Notable people

Jack Brittin John Albert Brittin (March 4, 1924 – January 5, 1994) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He appeared briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1950 and 1951. Brittin was listed as tall an ...

, pitcher for the

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Alice Sudduth Byerly Alice Sudduth Byerly (June 18, 1855 – February 19, 1904) was an American temperance philanthropist. For several years, she was National Superintendent of the Flower Mission Department of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Early years ...

(1855–1904), temperance activist, *

H. V. Porter Henry Van Arsdale "H. V." Porter (October 2, 1891 – October 27, 1975) was an American educator, coach, and athletic administrator. He served as the executive secretary of the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations fro ...

, educator and member of the

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. Porter was the principal of Athens High School from 1919 to 1927.

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* {{authority control Cities in Illinois Cities in Menard County, Illinois Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois

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