New Athens, Illinois
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| New Athens | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| County | St. Clair |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 1.8 sq mi (5 km²) |
| - land | 1.8 sq mi (5 km²) |
| Population | 1,981 (2000) |
| Density | 1,148.3 /sq mi (443 /km²) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | XXXXX |
| Area code | XXX |
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Location of New Athens within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: New Athens, Illinois | |
- See also Athens, Illinois and Athens (disambiguation) for more places called "Athens".
New Athens is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Based upon common usage, the 'A' is always sounded with a long vowel, rather than a short vowel by its residents, unlike the most commonly used English pronunciation of the city in Greece.
The population was 1,981 at the 2000 census. New Athens sits on the Kaskaskia River and was originally called Athens. The village was laid out in 1836 and later incorporated in 1866. The name change to New Athens came in 1868 after it was discovered there was already an Athens in another part of the state.
The area is known for the water sports recreation, including annual boat races and fishing derby. It is also the home of the Peabody River King Conservation Area. The Police Department is headed by Chief Larry A. Kirk and the village has one of the lowest crime rates in St. Clair County. The Village is the home of Community School District #60 - New Athens Township High School Yellowjackets.
Since New Athens is in the Metro East area of St. Louis, it also has a place in the local brewery history. At one point New Athens was home to Mound City Brewery until the 1950s. Baseball is a big sport in the area and the village has produced a number of athletes that have played professionally. One of the favorite sons is Whitey Herzog, a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. Other former major leaguers with New Athens ties include Larry Stahl, Mickey Haefner, Warren Hacker, and Rich Hacker.
Former major league pitcher Danny Cox has been named the new head baseball coach at New Athens High School for the 2007-2008 school year. Cox played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays. He also managed the Gateway Grizzlies (Sauget, Illinois) of the independent Frontier League. The Grizzlies won the league pennant in 2003 under his leadership.
[edit] Geography
New Athens is located at (38.322660, -89.874811).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.8 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (5.98%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,981 people, 774 households, and 541 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,148.3 people per square mile (442.1/km²). There were 819 housing units at an average density of 474.7/sq mi (182.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.98% White, 0.76% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 774 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,625, and the median income for a family was $49,236. Males had a median income of $36,307 versus $22,462 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,627. About 6.8% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
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- New Athens, Illinois is at coordinates Coordinates:
Municipalities and communities of St. Clair County, Illinois | ||
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| County seat: Belleville | ||
| Cities | Belleville | Centreville | Collinsville | East St. Louis | Fairview Heights | Lebanon | Madison | Mascoutah | O'Fallon | |
| Villages | Alorton | Cahokia | Caseyville | Dupo | East Carondelet | Fairmont City | Fayetteville | Freeburg | Lenzburg | Marissa | Millstadt | New Athens | Sauget | Scott AFB | Shiloh | Smithton | St. Libory | Summerfield | Swansea | Washington Park | |
| Townships | Canteen | Caseyville | Centreville | Engelmann | Fayetteville | Freeburg | Lebanon | Lenzburg | Marissa | Mascoutah | Millstadt | New Athens | O’Fallon | Prairie du Long | Shiloh Valley | Smithton | St. Clair | Stites | Stookey | Sugarloaf | |
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