Athens County,Ohio Genealogy Research and Resources

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Athens County, Ohio Facts:

Named For: Athens, Greece

Established: Act - March 1, 1805

Formed From: Washington County

Land Area: 506.8 Square Miles

Location: Southeast part of Ohio

County Seat: Athens city (1990 Population of 21,265)

Townships and their 1990 populations: Alexander (2,366), Ames (1,128), Athens (27,428),

Bern (543), Canaan (1,568), Carthage (1,360), Dover (3,595), Lee (2,233),

Lodi (1,238), Rome (1,429), Trimble (4,716), Troy (2,588), Waterloo (2,321) and York (7,036)

populations taken from census.gov 1990

Athens County Census Population by Year:

1800: --

1840: 19,109

1880: 28,411

1920: 50,430

1960: 46,839

1810: 2,791

1850: 18,215

1890: 35,194

1930: 44,175

1970: 54,889

1820: 6,338

1860: 21,364

1900: 38,730

1940: 46,166

1980: 56,399

1830: 9,787

1870: 23,768

1910: 47,798

1950: 45,839

1990: 59,549

Population in 2000: 62,223 persons

Median income: $28,965

Persons below poverty level: 19.1%

Children below poverty level: 23.6%

Great Offsite Links

First Families of Ohio at Ohio Genealogy Society	Athens County Obitituaries in Logan Daily	Timothy Fisher's online 1883 Hocking Valley History	African Americans in SE Ohio	Athens O U Archives and Genealogical Library	Athens County Library- Nelsonville
Athens Photo's	Sanborn Maps	Athens, Ohio Online	Rural Action	Nelsonville Online	American Revolution
Athens County Poorhouse Inventories	Little Cities of Black Diamonds	Using Deed Records for Genelealogy Research	Athens News Online	Ohio Underground Railroad Association	Access Genealogy.com
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