Athens
Greene · USGS GNIS name record 942663
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These Census tracts have reference points near Athens. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 13 ↗
Columbia County · NY
- Population
- 2,676
- Median home value
- $417,100
Census tract 12 ↗
Columbia County · NY
- Population
- 3,189
- Median home value
- $380,100
Census tract 11 ↗
Columbia County · NY
- Population
- 4,425
- Median home value
- $238,900
Census tract 809 ↗
Greene County · NY
- Population
- 3,936
- Median home value
- $274,700
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Athens ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Athens was originally settled by the Van Loon brothers, Jan and Albertus about 1686. The brothers' last name may be an indication of the origin of the name Loonenburg, and the Loonenburg Post Office. In addition, the village of Esperanza was established about 1790 by settlers from New England who laid out the community on the outskirts of the village of Athens. Esperanza never fully blossomed as a viable community and was soon absorbed by the expanding village of Athens. (US-T125/NY:A Guide to the Empire State/p591)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
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