Athens County, Ohio

Founding: 1805
Parent county: Washington

Namesake: The city of Athens
Seats: Athens (1805–)

Land area: 504 square miles

Population (2020): 62,431

Population (historic): 2,791 (1810); 18,215 (1850); 28,411 (1880); 38,730 (1900); 44,175 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1840; 1850–1920; 1930s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; eight villages; five CDPs; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,146 (23.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $948
Average outbuilding value (1930): $658
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,503
Average farm size (1920): 75.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Ireland, New Jersey, and New England
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Athens

Namesake: Athens, Greece

Founding: 1800 (platting); 1802 (post office); 1811 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 23,849

Population (historic): 578 (1810); 808 (1850); 2,457 (1880); 3,066 (1900); 7,252 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1820; 1840–1860; 1870–1970; 1980–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,840 (23.5%)
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