City of Athens

Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas.

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City of Athens

Type: Locality
Location: Henderson, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.2053° or 32° 12′ 19″ north

Longitude

-95.8348° or 95° 50′ 5″ west

Elevation

505 feet (154 metres)

Open location code

86466548+43

GeoNames ID

11789035

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