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Notable locations in Athens: Henderson County Historical Society Museum (A), Faulk and Gauntt Building (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Athens include: Central Baptist Church (A), Primera Iglesia Pentecostal Unida Church (B), Athens Community Church (C), Church of God (D), Saint John Lutheran Church (E), Fellowship Baptist Church (F), Saint Matthias Episcopal Church (G), First Assembly of God Church - Athens (H), First Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Chalmers Lake (A), Athens, Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Coppers Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Athens include: Athens City Park (1), Central Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Budget Inn (305 USHighway 175 West) (1), Best Western Inn On the Hill (2050 State Highway 31 East) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Athens and their reported violations in the past:
BETHEL ASH WSC MURPHEY PLANT (Population served: 1257, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
CHRISTIAN YOUTH FOUNDATION MAIN (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
CEDARVIEW ESTATES (Population served: 183, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-04-2005)
- Notification, Public - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (NOV-25-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and NOV-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-2001), Fed FAO issued (2 times from JUN-28-2001 to AUG-23-2001), Fed No addtl Formal Action needed (OCT-04-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-09-2004)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Athens that have no violations reported:
- BETHEL ASH WSC DOUGLAS PLANT (Population served: 885, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BETHEL ASH WSC LOWE PLANT (Population served: 717, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BETHEL ASH WSC HALL PLANT (Population served: 615, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BETHEL ASH WSC WALTON PLANT (Population served: 576, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- C R C WSC (Population served: 342, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- COON CREEK CLUB (Population served: 330, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BETHEL ASH WSC (Population served: 228, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- BETHEL ASH WSC MCATEE PLANT (Population served: 132, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  18.3% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.4% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Athens, TX
People in group quarters in Athens
- 318 people in nursing homes
- 243 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 181 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 39 people in other group homes
- 33 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Athens compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Athens (2007 data):
- First State Bank: Tyler Street Branch, Drive-In Facility, at 130 East Corsicana Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $306.9 mil, Deposits: $275.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Jane Austin Chapman Limited Partnership, L.P.
- Franklin Bank, S.S.B.: Athens 2 Branch at 125 North Prairieville, branch established on 1890-04-17; Athens Branch at 617 S. Palestine St., branch established on 1992-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,533.3 mil, Deposits: $2,642.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices
- Citizens State Bank: Athens Branch at 713 E. Tyler, branch established on 2001-04-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $165.6 mil, Deposits: $145.4 mil, headquarters in Tyler, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Kidd Partners, Ltd.
- Southside Bank: Athens Brookshire's Branch at 807 East Tyler Street, branch established on 2006-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,890.2 mil, Deposits: $1,286.9 mil, headquarters in Tyler, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Southside Bancshares, Incorporated
- Woodforest National Bank: Athens Wal-Mart Branch at 1405 East Tyler, branch established on 2001-05-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,239.6 mil, Deposits: $2,043.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 232 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- Citizens National Bank: Athens Branch at 739 E Tyler St, branch established on 2000-12-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $703.2 mil, Deposits: $628.6 mil, headquarters in Henderson, TX, positive income, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Henderson Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- First State Bank of Brownsboro: Athens Bank Branch at 609 South Palestine, branch established on 2006-02-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $72.7 mil, Deposits: $64.3 mil, headquarters in Brownsboro, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Brownsboro Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Henderson County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (52%)
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $8,205 | $49,230 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $15,773 | $47,319 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $12,266 | $29,438 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
20 | $41,853 | $25,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
25 | $76,726 | $36,828 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $5,336 | $32,016 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
8 | $25,233 | $37,850 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $13,795 | $27,590 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
6 | $11,575 | $23,150 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $16,138 | $24,207 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
27 | $74,437 | $33,083 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $18,370 | $27,555 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
121 | $319,706 | $31,706 | 0 | $0 |
Athens government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $7,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,403,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,443,000
All Other: $149,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $932,000
General: $160,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,018,000
Regular Highways: $953,000
Fire Protection: $865,000
Water Utilities: $809,000
Sewerage: $809,000
Central Staff Services: $471,000
General - Other: $336,000
Financial Administration: $314,000
Housing & Community Development: $103,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $714,000
All Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $592,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,700,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,200,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,052,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,844,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,000,000
Water Utilities: $1,170,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $200,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $530,000
Other, NEC: $208,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $436,000
Interest Earnings: $285,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $544,000
Air Transportation: $18,000
Police Protection: $18,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,903,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,653,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,008,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $73,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,901,000
Property: $1,211,000
Other Selective Sales: $745,000
Public Utilities: $597,000
NEC: $70,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,215,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $102,000
9.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,823 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.74% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($148 average AGI)| Henderson County: | 0.08% | | Texas average: | 0.20% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,478 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.81% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($108 average AGI)| Henderson County: | 0.06% | | Texas average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Athens:
- KLVQ (1410 AM; 1 kW; ATHENS, TX; Owner: LOVE RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KVCI (1510 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANTON, TX; Owner: CANTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Athens:
- K201DJ (88.1 FM; ATHENS, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KCKL (95.9 FM; MALAKOFF, TX; Owner: CEDAR CREEK RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
- KYYK (98.3 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: HIGHTOWER RADIO, INC.)
- KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KYFP (89.1 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KBJS (90.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KTYL-FM (93.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDOK (92.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Athens:
- KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Athens fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Athens)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Athens, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 69 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 81 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Athens)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 33 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Athens)
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