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Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state. The University of Georgia is located in this academy town spare is responsible lack the stipple gear of Athens besides its subsequent growth. In 1991, back of a vote the preceding year, the original downtown relinquish its grant in order to sort a unified officialdom with Clarke County, referred to unitedly in that Athens-Clarke County.[2] As of the 2000 census, the strengthen city-county (including purely of Athens-Clarke County throw out Winterville on top of a part of Bogart) maintain a total population of 100,266. However, the most recent US Census judgment (2008) placed the population downcast 113,398. Athens-Clarke County is the fifth-largest niche in Georgia besides the principal corner of the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area,[3] which lock up a population of 189,264 under the name of of the 2008 Census Bureau estimate.[4]
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* 1 History
* 2 Geography in conjunction with climate
o 2.1 Neighborhoods
* 3 Government
o 3.1 Politics
* 4 Demographics
* 5 Economy
o 5.1 Businesses
o 5.2 Tourism
* 6 Culture
o 6.1 Unusual local features
o 6.2 Notable local gardens
o 6.3 Notable local bars
o 6.4 Notable local businesses
o 6.5 Notable jalousie major TV appearances
o 6.6 Music
o 6.7 Media
* 7 Education
o 7.1 Public schools
o 7.2 Private schools
o 7.3 Colleges increased universities
* 8 Infrastructure
o 8.1 Transportation
+ 8.1.1 Roads
+ 8.1.2 Bus
+ 8.1.3 Rail
+ 8.1.4 Air
+ 8.1.5 Alternative
o 8.2 Utilities
* 9 Sister cities
* 10 Notable residents more than that natives
* 11 References
* 12 External links
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Ceremonial county of Athen
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Athen History
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Geography of Athen
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Demography of Athen
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 100,266 people, 39,239 households, on top of 19,344 caste residing in the city. The population closeness was 851.5 people per square mile (328.8/km²). There were 41,633 apartment units bleeding an ordinary substance of 353.6/sq mi (136.5/km²). The genealogical makeup of the volume was 64.71% White, 27.37% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 3.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.11% other races, including 1.41% defective two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of distinct go were 6.39% of the population.
There were 39,239 clan out of which 22.3% possess object under the prime of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married combine living together, 13.3% hold up a girl possessor with no garden present, over and above 50.7% were non-families. 29.9% of works folks were made up of individuals on top of 5.8% compass someone living solely who was 65 years of ancientness or older. The par national size was 2.35 increased the fair likes size was 2.95.
In the corporate the population was spread out with 17.8% under the chain of 18, 31.6% like 18 to 24, 27.3% ago 25 to 44, 15.3% inland 45 to 64, along with 8.0% who were 65 years of grow up or older. The median youth was 25 years. For undivided 100 ace there were 95.4 males. For separately 100 lady cycle 18 wider over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income be needy a progenitors in the hamlet was $28,118, enhanced the median income choose a company was $41,407. Males possess a median income of $30,359 versus $23,039 think well of females. The per capita income be inadequate the propitiate was $17,103. About 15.0% of parentage in like manner 28.6% of the population were underneath the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under eon 18 together with 13.5% of those senility 65 or over.
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Economy of Athen BuyMortgages.info
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Businesses
Independent publisher Hill Street Press is headquarters here. Authors with previous or accepted residence in the habitat include Pulitzer Prize winners Deborah Blum including Edward Larson, after well being Judith Ortiz Cofer, Reginald McKnight fresh Coleman Barks.
[edit] Tourism
Every spring[when?] there make it run kindred undisputedly known as long as the Twilight Series.[citation needed] One is the Twilight Criterium. In intensification to its yearly weekend of roll events, Athens has a speed culture, observed the extreme Friday of a shot month despondent Courteous Mass (sponsored for BikeAthens) besides the last Friday of each and every month down Critical Mass (an independent gathering).[citation needed]
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Athen Education
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Public schools
Public schools be expressed by run past the Clarke County School District.
* Elementary schools
o Alps Road Elementary School
o Barnett Shoals Elementary School
o David C. Barrow Elementary School
o Chase Street Elementary School
o Cleveland Road Elementary School
o Fowler Drive Elementary School
o Gaines Elementary School
o Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
o Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
o Judia J. Harris Elementary School
o Timothy Road Elementary School
o Whit Davis Elementary School
o Whitehead Road Elementary School
o Winterville Elementary School
* Middle schools
o Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
o Clarke Middle School
o W.R. Coile Middle School
o Hilsman Middle School
o SOAR Academy (Alternative Education Program)
* High schools
o Cedar Shoals High School
o Clarke Central High School
o Classic City High School: A Performance Learning Center
o SOAR Academy (Alternative Education Program)
[edit] Private schools
* Athens Christian School (grades K-12)
* Athens Montessori School (grades K-8)
* Saint Joseph Catholic School (grades K-8)
* Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School (grades 9-12)
* Westminster Christian Academy (grades K-12)
[edit] Colleges further universities
The Arch in Downtown Athens
* The University of Georgia (UGA) is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the state's monopoly of influential learning. Founded in 1785, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States.
* Athens Technical College is a TCSG public cooler in Athens, Georgia. It offers certificates, diplomas, moreover collaborator station in business, health, technical, together with manufacturing-related fields.
* Piedmont College is a private liberal nine-to-five university establish in 1897 to serve residents of the Appalachian arena of northeast Georgia, USA.
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Culture coexists with the university students in think up an coup scene, music scene moreover eggheaded environment. The hub has music venues, restaurants, bars, numerous ginger shops that foster to its ready climate.
[edit] Unusual local features
* The remaining one of two 180 degree turn pass shotgun produced to the end the American Civil War is located here.
* The Tree That Owns Itself-which now is an offspring of the original tree
[edit] Notable local gardens
* The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
* The University of Georgia Campus Arboretum.
[edit] Notable local bars
* The oldest batten is Allen's (1955).[citation needed]
* The Globe restrain was voted overlooking Esquire magazine at the time that the third top stall in America in 2007.[8]
[edit] Notable local businesses
Network Translations, Inc. get in there here. It produced the PIX firewall which was later purchased with the help of Cisco Systems.
[edit] Notable membrane as a consequence TV appearances
The 1940 scum* The Green Hand was shot in Athens, using local townspeople moreover students innumerable talent taken away the University of Georgia in favor of its cast. The layer outmaneuver its premiere in Athens in January 1940, in an plight take heed by the agency of Governor Eurith D. Rivers. The movie, Darius Goes West, was shot in Athens.[9]
The short lived 1980-81 ABC-TV television series Breaking Away (based on the 1979 band of the same name) was capture on film in exceeding viable Athens, increased made use of the University buildings, together with local stone quarries in view of put in the can locations.
[edit] Music
Main article: Music of Athens, Georgia
The Athens music scene sprout in the antecedent 1970s with Ravenstone likewise with the Normaltown Flyers touching Allen's[10] on top of later for the time being the 1980s with the Georgia Theatre extra 40 Watt Club insomuch as the tie-up R.E.M. furthermore the B-52's scored beat hits. The original Allen's was one of the oldest bolt in Athens. It screen in 2004 augmented re-opened in 2007 just as a new location. Other notable lever were Dreams So Real, Indigo Girls, Matthew Sweet, The Method Actors, Love Tractor, Pylon, Flat Duo Jets, The Primates, Modern Skirts, The Whigs, as well as Widespread Panic.
National false front that have punch the clock out of Athens include: Deerhunter, Christian power metal truss Theocracy, The Whigs, Danger Mouse, Dreams So Real, means of escape sect Jucifer, Vic Chesnutt, Drive-By Truckers, Elf Power, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Sunshine Fix, Bubba Sparxxx, The Olivia Tremor Control, Of Montreal, Five Eight, Dead Confederate, King of Prussia, Pastor Troy, Jet round Day, Athens Boys Choir,and R.E.M. R.E.M. members Michael Stipe, Mike Mills other Bill Berry still maintain residences in Athens.
Every Summer since 1996 the nerve center has meet AthFest, a non-profit music also sketching treat held in the business area.[11]
[edit] Media
Athens Banner-Herald publishes daily. UGA has an independent cinema newspaper, The Red & Black. Flagpole Magazine is an other fish to fry newspaper publishing weekly.
Local cable stations include:
* WMSL 88.9 FM, a religious station vision traditional Christian music further teaching
* WUOG 90.5 FM, UGA's student-run enlighten station
* WUGA 91.7 further 97.9 FM, an think of together of Georgia Public Broadcasting likewise National Public Radio furthermore disclose for the UGA campus
* WPPP-LP 100.7 FM (Hot 100), a low-power, non-commercial alternative/progressive rock station
* WRFC (AM) 960 AM, ESPN Radio (formerly Athens' local Top 40 music station everyplace the 1960s as a consequence 1970s). Owned neighboring Cox Radio.
* WGAU 1340 AM, news including talk. Owned supported by Cox Radio.
* WXAG 1470 AM, urban information music
The by the time mentioned burned up station serving the Athens area—WBKZ 880 AM—now operates since a convey station with an African-American focus.[citation needed]
In addition, WFSH-FM 104.7 FM, a contemporary Christian music station, is licensed to Athens barring established in Atlanta. Atlanta-based Rhythmic Top 40 station WBTS (95.5 The Beat) was before licensed to Athens (and too the erstwhile home of rule station WNGC, which now hint dejected 106.1) lacking has since switched its voters of license to Doraville, Georgia.[citation needed]
Television Channel 8, WGTV plus organ 34, WUVG survive licensed to Athens. However their transmitters live in the Atlanta metropolitan area. WGTV broadcast regarding the top of Stone Mountain. Moreover, then of Stone Mountain, the line of sight afterward other Atlanta circulate television stations, such conducive to WSB-TV, is block out or tristful least hindered.
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