Athens

Athens is a city in , , United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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  • Type: Village with 1,990 residents
  • Description: city in Menard County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Athens, IL” and “Athens, Illinois
  • Postal code: 62613

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col. Matthew Rogers Building.

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The , also known as the Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum, is a historic building located at 200 S. Main St. in Athens, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cantrall and Culver.

Village
is a village in , United States. The population was 144 at the 2020 census, up from 139 in 2010. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 3 miles southeast of Athens.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is 4 miles northeast of Athens. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Athens.

Athens

Latitude
39.96088° or 39° 57′ 39″ north
Longitude
-89.72399° or 89° 43′ 26″ west
Population
1,990
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US AZH
Open location code
86FGX76G+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153360710
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4232997
Wiki­data ID
Q578681
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Athens” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أثينا
  • Basque: Athens
  • Catalan: Athens
  • Cebuano: Athens
  • Chechen: Эйтенз
  • Chinese: Athens
  • Chinese: 雅典 (伊利諾伊州)
  • Chinese: 雅典
  • Croatian: Athens
  • Danish: Athens
  • Dutch: Athens
  • Faroese: Athens
  • French: Athens
  • German: Athens
  • Gilaki: آتنز (ايلينؤی)
  • Gilaki: آتنز
  • Haitian: Athens, Ilinwa
  • Haitian: Athens
  • Hungarian: Athens
  • Icelandic: Athens
  • Ido: Athens, Illinois
  • Ido: Athens
  • Irish: Athens
  • Italian: Athens
  • Kalaallisut: Athens
  • Ladin: Athens
  • Mazanderani: آتن (ایلینوی)
  • Mazanderani: آتن
  • Min Nan Chinese: Athens
  • Newari: एथेन्स (इलियोनोई)
  • Newari: एथेन्स, इलिनोइ
  • Newari: एथेन्स, इलियोनोई
  • Newari: एथेन्स
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Athens
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Athens
  • Persian: آتن
  • Persian: اتنز، ایلینوی
  • Polish: Athens
  • Portuguese: Athens
  • Serbian: Ејтенс
  • Serbo-Croatian: Athens, Illinois
  • Serbo-Croatian: Athens
  • South Azerbaijani: آتن، ایلینوی
  • Spanish: Athens
  • Swedish: Athens, Illinois
  • Swedish: Athens
  • Tatar: Эйтенз
  • Ukrainian: Ейтенз
  • Urdu: ایتھنز، الینوائے
  • Urdu: ایتھنز
  • Uzbek: Athens
  • Uzbek: Атҳенс
  • Vietnamese: Athens, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: Athens
  • Volapük: Athens
  • Welsh: Athens, Illinois
  • Welsh: Athens

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