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Notable locations in Athens: Limestone County Fairground (A), Athens Country Club and Golf Course (B), Athens Industrial Park (C), Woodland Golf Club (D), Breeding Industrial Park (E), Chriswood Golf Course (F), Elm Industrial Park (G), Athens Public Library (H), Houston Memorial Library (I), Limestone County Courthouse (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Athens Outlet Shopping Center (1), Athens Shopping Center (2), Roses Shopping Center (3), Crutcher Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Athens include: West Hobbs Street Church of Christ (A), West Highland Baptist Church (B), Village View United Methodist Church (C), Cambridge Church (D), Madison Street Baptist Church (E), Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church (F), Central Church of Christ (G), Southside Baptist Church (H), Lucas Street Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Johnson Cemetery (1), Cambridge Church Cemetery (2), Roselawn Cemetery (3), Wiggins Cemetery (4), Morris Cemetery (5), West Cemetery (6), Burrell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Montgomery Lake (A), Thomas Pond (B), Braly Lake (C), Anderson Pond (D), Hatfield Lake (E), Lake Ida (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: French Mill Creek (A), Johnson Branch (B), Town Creek (C), Collier Branch (D), Muddy Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Athens include: George S Houston Historic District (1), Fairview Park (2), Christopher Park (3), Fifth Avenue Park (4), Trinity Park (5), Robert Beaty Historic District (6), Athens Recreational Center (7), Athens Stadium (8), Athens State College Historic District (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Athens Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Alabama Veteran's Museum & Archives (100 West Pryor Street) (1), Donnell House (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 601 North Clinton Street) (2), Wayne's Amusement CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 707 Hatfield Lake Road) (3), Cook Travel Of Athens- LLC (Tours & Charters; 1100 South Jefferson Street) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Comfort Inn Athens (1218 Kelli Drive) (1), Best Western Inn (Highway 72) (2), Travelodge Athens (1325 Us Highway 72 East) (3), Super 8 Motel (1325 USHighway 72 East) (4), Budget Inn (606 USHighway 31 South) (5), Country Hearth Inn (1500 Us Highway 72 E) (6), Athens Travelodge (1325 Hwy 72 East) (7), Mark Motel (202 USHighway 31 South) (8), Days Inn (1322 USHighway 72 East) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Athens City - Court Clerk-Municipal (Municipal Building) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Athens and their reported violations in the past:
LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 43788, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 39 regular monitoring violations
ATHENS UTILITIES (Population served: 27534, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2002)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-09-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (SEP-28-2001)
- One minor monitoring violation
- 63 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  16.3% | | Whole state: |  16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Athens compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Athens (2007 data):
- Regions Bank: Hobbs Street Rdt Branch, East Athens Branch, East Athens Branch, West Green Street Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- RELIANCE BANK: Reliance Bank, Drive-Up Branch, Hwy 72 E Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $104.8 mil, Deposits: $76.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Rb Bancorporation
- First American Bank: East Limestone Office Branch, Athens Branch, Athens Downtown Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,999.1 mil, Deposits: $2,023.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Alabama National Bancorporation
- Compass Bank: Athens Branch at 105 West Green Street, branch established on 1892-01-01; Athens East Branch at 1003 Highway 72 East, branch established on 1997-03-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,180.6 mil, Deposits: $23,293.5 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 415 total offices, Holding Company: Compass Bancshares, Inc.
- New South Federal Savings Bank: Athens Loan Production Branch at 115 North Jefferson, branch established on 1997-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,762.2 mil, Deposits: $1,199.0 mil, headquarters in Irondale, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices
- Superior Bank: Athens Branch at 1260 Us Highway 72 East, Suite H, branch established on 2006-10-31. Info updated 2006-11-21: Bank assets: $2,414.0 mil, Deposits: $1,870.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices
- Bank Independent: Athens Branch at 101 South Clinton Street, branch established on 1983-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $702.3 mil, Deposits: $596.5 mil, headquarters in Sheffield, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Bancindependent Incorporated
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Gas Supply |
17 | $61,853 | $43,661 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
51 | $127,976 | $30,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
16 | $51,194 | $38,396 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
38 | $129,674 | $40,950 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
15 | $41,776 | $33,421 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
20 | $43,355 | $26,013 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,737 | $32,844 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
22 | $64,589 | $35,230 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
13 | $31,605 | $29,174 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
43 | $137,675 | $38,421 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
16 | $38,096 | $28,572 | 15 | $813 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $5,513 | $33,078 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $22,771 | $45,542 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $12,292 | $36,876 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
264 | $771,105 | $35,050 | 15 | $813 |
Athens government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $18,751,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,197,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,640,000
All Other: $219,000
Parks & Recreation: $48,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $3,181,000
Water Utilities: $1,970,000
Sewerage: $1,679,000
Gas Utilities: $1,023,000
General: $636,000
Regular Highways: $431,000
Parks & Recreation: $324,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $47,878,000
Gas Utilities: $7,136,000
Police Protection: $2,673,000
Fire Protection: $2,062,000
Water Utilities: $1,920,000
Sewerage: $1,635,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,566,000
Regular Highways: $1,270,000
Central Staff Services: $947,000
Parks & Recreation: $918,000
General - Other: $692,000
Health Services - Other: $218,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $145,000
Libraries: $121,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $115,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,769,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $360,000
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $331,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,374,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,355,000
Air Transportation: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
General: $9,000
Health: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $24,150,000
Water Utilities: $18,920,000
Gas Utilities: $7,280,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $12,980,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,080,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $6,470,000
Other NEC: $3,635,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,845,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,625,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $29,860,000
Water Utilities: $18,600,000
Other, NEC: $16,480,000
Gas Utilities: $6,985,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,040,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,160,000
Other, NEC: $3,235,000
Electric Utilities: $760,000
Water Utilities: $320,000
Gas Utilities: $295,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $582,000
Interest Earnings: $528,000
Property Sale Other: $106,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,145,000
Regular Highways: $352,000
Fire Protection: $53,000
Parks & Recreation: $50,000
Judicial: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,095,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $53,902,000
Gas Utilities: $8,995,000
Water Utilities: $2,796,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,470,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,003,000
All Other: $1,000,000
Highways: $255,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $6,025,000
Property: $1,570,000
NEC: $1,185,000
Other Selective Sales: $536,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $249,000
Public Utilities: $147,000
Tobacco Sales: $83,000
Motor Vehicle License: $15,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $10,678,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $578,000
7.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,381 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.72% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($572 average AGI)| Limestone County: | 0.07% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,660 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Athens:
- WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
- WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
- WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WSLV (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ARDMORE, TN; Owner: B & E BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Athens:
- W261CL (100.1 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWXQ (92.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W238AD (95.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
- WAYH (88.1 FM; HARVEST, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
- W251AC (98.1 FM; CHAPSHAW, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WYFD (91.7 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W295AE (106.9 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
TV broadcast stations around Athens:
- WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
- WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
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