Athens, Wisconsin

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Athens is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,095 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Athens Branch Library
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Athens is located at 45°1′58″N, 90°4′35″W (45.032641, -90.076442)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,095 people, 443 households, and 299 families residing in the village. The population density was 173.3/km² (448.2/mi²). There were 469 housing units at an average density of 74.2/km² (192.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.72% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 443 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples 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.

In the village the population was spread out with 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 income for a household in the village was $39,286, and the median income for a family was $52,727. Males had a median income of $30,956 versus $22,167 for females. The per capita income 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.

[edit] Athens Branch Library

The Athens Library began as a small collection of books in the Bloczyski Hotel. In 1926, The Athens Women’s Club took over management of the library and moved the collection to the Athens Bank.

The library again moved in 1941, this time to the Community Hall. In 1947 the Athens Library joined the Marathon County Library. The Marathon County Library and Wausau Public Library merged to form the Marathon County Public Library in 1973. At this time the Athens Library became a branch of the newly formed Marathon County Public Library.

A county-wide building program brought new quarters for the library. Completed in August 1996, the remodeled space made it possible for the library to quadruple the number of books held at the Athens Branch Library, and to offer a wider range of programs to children.