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Athens is a village in Marathon County

Marathon County, Wisconsin

Marathon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, WI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 134,063. Its county seat is Wausau.-Geography:...

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin

Wausau, Wisconsin

Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,095 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Athens is located at 45°1′58"N 90°4′35"W (45.032641, -90.076442). Athens is almost halfway between both the Equator

Equator

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and North Pole

North Pole

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, as well as the Prime Meridian

Prime Meridian

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and 180th meridian

180th meridian

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. 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

United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census

Census

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, there were 1,095 people, 443 households and 299 families residing in the village. The population density

Population density

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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

Race (United States Census)

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, 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

Marriage

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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

Per capita income

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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.