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| Athens, Georgia, USA | |
| Nickname: "Classic City" "The Classic" | |
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| County | Clarke County |
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| Area | |
| - City | 118.2 km² (45.6 sq mi) |
| - Land | 117.8 km² (45.5 sq mi) |
| - Water | 0.4 km² (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 100,266 |
| - Density | 851.5/km² (2,205.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/ | |
Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial creation of Athens and its subsequent growth. In 1991, after a vote the preceding year, the city abandoned its charter in order to form a unified government with Clarke County, referred to collectively as Athens-Clarke County. As of the 2000 census, the consolidated city-county (including all of Athens-Clarke County except Winterville and a part of Bogart) had a total population of 100,266. The metro area had a population of 175,085 as of 2005 Census estimates. Athens-Clarke County is the principal city of and is included in the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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