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,...