Athens, Georgia

Athens (dulu dikenal sebagai Athens-Clarke County) adalah sebuah consolidated city–county di dalam wilayah negara bagian Georgia, Amerika Serikat, di bagian timur laut negara bagian ini, mencakup bekas kota "Athens proper" (pusat pemerintahan) dan Clarke County. University of Georgia terletak di kota universitas ini, dan berkontribusi pada pertumbuhan mula-mula. Pada tahun 1991, setelah pemungutan suara pada tahun sebelumnya, kota asalnya meninggalkan charter awalnya dan membentuk suatu pemerintahan bersatu dengan Clarke County, secara kolektif menjadi "Athens-Clarke County".^[2] Sejak tahun Sensus Amerika Serikat 2010, consolidated city-county (termasuk seluruh Athens-Clarke County kecuali Winterville dan sebagian Bogart) mempunyai jumlah penduduk 115.452; seluruh Clarke County mempunyai penduduk 116.714.^[3] Athens merupakan kota terbesar ke-6 di Georgia, dan kota utama di Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area,^[4] dengan jumlah penduduk 192.541 menurut sensus tahun 2010.^[5] Athens-Clarke County mempunyai area geografi terkecil di antara semua county di Georgia.

Athens, Georgia
Consolidated city–county
Athens-Clarke County
Julukan:  "The Classic City"
Lokasi di Clarke County dan negara bagian Georgia
Country	Amerika Serikat
State	Georgia
County	Clarke
Pemerintahan
• Mayor	Nancy Denson
Luas
• Consolidated city–county	118,2 sq mi (306,2 km2)
• Luas daratan	117,8 sq mi (305,0 km2)
• Luas perairan	0,5 sq mi (1,2 km2)
Ketinggian	636 ft (194 m)
Populasi  (2010)
• Consolidated city–county	115.452
• Kepadatan	851,5/sq mi (328,8/km2)
• Metropolitan	192.541
Zona waktu	UTC-5 (EST)
• Musim panas (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30601, 30602, 30603, 30604, 30605, 30606, 30607, 30608, 30609, 30612
Kode area telepon	706/762
FIPS code	13-03440[1]
Situs web	athensclarkecounty.com

Geografi

Menurut United States Census Bureau, keseimbangan total area meliputi 1.182 mil persegi (3.061,4 km²), di mana 1.178 mil persegi (3.051,0 km²) berupa tanah dan 05 mil persegi (12,9 km²) (0.41%) perairan.

Iklim

Data iklim Athens, Georgia (Ben Epps Airport), 1981–2010 normals
Bulan	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Mei	Jun	Jul	Agt	Sep	Okt	Nov	Des	Tahun
Rekor tertinggi °F (°C)	80 (27)	81 (27)	89 (32)	97 (36)	100 (38)	109 (43)	108 (42)	107 (42)	108 (42)	98 (37)	86 (30)	80 (27)	109 (43)
Rata-rata tertinggi °F (°C)	53.9 (12.2)	58.2 (14.6)	66.2 (19)	74.0 (23.3)	81.8 (27.7)	88.7 (31.5)	91.4 (33)	89.9 (32.2)	84.0 (28.9)	74.4 (23.6)	65.2 (18.4)	55.7 (13.2)	73.6 (23.1)
Rata-rata terendah °F (°C)	33.1 (0.6)	36.3 (2.4)	42.5 (5.8)	49.3 (9.6)	58.2 (14.6)	66.4 (19.1)	69.8 (21)	69.3 (20.7)	62.7 (17.1)	51.5 (10.8)	42.4 (5.8)	35.0 (1.7)	51.4 (10.8)
Rekor terendah °F (°C)	−4 (−20)	3 (−16)	11 (−12)	26 (−3)	37 (3)	45 (7)	55 (13)	53 (12)	36 (2)	24 (−4)	7 (−14)	2 (−17)	−4 (−20)
Presipitasi inci (mm)	4.05 (102.9)	4.48 (113.8)	4.42 (112.3)	3.14 (79.8)	3.00 (76.2)	4.18 (106.2)	4.47 (113.5)	3.52 (89.4)	3.94 (100.1)	3.55 (90.2)	3.82 (97)	3.73 (94.7)	46,29 (1.175,8)
Curah salju inci (cm)	1.6 (4.1)	.8 (2)	.9 (2.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	.3 (0.8)	3.5 (8.9)
Rata-rata hari hujan atau bersalju (≥ 0.01 in)	10.4	9.5	9.3	8.2	8.7	10.8	10.5	9.1	7.7	6.8	8.6	9.9	109.6
Rata-rata hari bersalju (≥ 0.1 in)	.8	.5	.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.3	1.8
Sumber: NOAA (extremes 1884–present)[6]

Lingkungan

Downtown Pulaski Heights[butuh rujukan] Five Points Chicopee-Dudley

East Side[butuh rujukan] Boulevard[butuh rujukan] West Side[butuh rujukan] Newtown[butuh rujukan]

Normaltown Cobbham[butuh rujukan] Beechwood[butuh rujukan] Briarcliff[butuh rujukan] Carr's Hill[butuh rujukan]

Demografi

Sejarah jumlah penduduk
Sensus	Pop.		%±
1810	273		—
1850	1.661		—
1860	3.848		131.7%
1870	4.251		10.5%
1880	6.099		43.5%
1890	8.639		41.6%
1900	10.245		18.6%
1910	14.913		45.6%
1920	16.748		12.3%
1930	18.192		8.6%
1940	20.650		13.5%
1950	28.180		36.5%
1960	31.355		11.3%
1970	44.342		41.4%
1980	42.549		-4.0%
1990	45.734		7.5%
2000	100.266		119.2%
2010	115.452		15.1%
Perkiraan 2014	119.648	[7]	19.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Pendidikan

Clarke County School District

Clarke County School District mendukung pendidikan dari kelas pra sekolah dasar sampai kelas 12. Distrik ini mencakup 14 sekolah dasar, 4 sekolah menengah pertama dan 3 sekolah menengah atas (satu non-tradisional).^[9] Distrik ini mencatat 791 guru full-time dan 11.457 murid pada tahun 2010.^[10]

Sekolah swasta

• Athens Christian School (grades K-12)
• Athens Montessori School (grades K-8)
• Downtown Academy (grades K-3)
• Saint Joseph Catholic School (grades K-8)
• Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School (grades 9–12)

The Arch di Downtown Athens

College dan universitas

• The University of Georgia (UGA), the state's flagship public research university, is the oldest and largest institution of higher learning in Georgia. Founded in 1785, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States.^[11]
• Athens Technical College is a Technical College System of Georgia public college. It offers certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees in business, health, technical, and manufacturing-related fields.^[12]
• Piedmont College^[13] established a campus in Athens in 1995.^[14][15]

Media

Surat kabar

Athens Banner-Herald publishes daily. UGA has an independent weekly newspaper, The Red & Black. Flagpole Magazine is an alternative newspaper publishing weekly.

Radio dan televisi

Stasiun radio lokal meliputi:

• WPLP-LP 93.3 FM, Athens Community Rock Station, Bulldog
• WPUP 100.1 FM, Athens top 40 station featuring all of today's hits. Owned by Cox Radio
• WMSL 88.9 FM, a religious station featuring traditional Christian music and teaching
• WUOG 90.5 FM, UGA's student-run radio station
• WUGA 91.7 and 97.9 FM, an affiliate of Georgia Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio also broadcasting from the UGA campus
• WPPP-LP 100.7 FM (Hot 100), a low-power, non-commercial alternative/progressive rock station
• WRFC (AM) 960 AM, ESPN Radio (formerly Athens' local Top 40 music station during the 1960s and 1970s). Owned by Cox Radio.
• WGAU 1340 AM, news and talk. Owned by Cox Radio.
• WXAG 1470 AM, urban gospel music

Kota kembar

Lihat pula: List of sister cities in the United States

Athens mempunyai tiga kota kembar.

• Atena, Yunani
• Cortona, Italia
• Iaşi, Rumania

Tokoh terkenal

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• Coleman Barks – American poet, interpreter of Rumi the 13th century Sufi poet
• Kevin Barnes – Founding member of the band of Montreal
• Kim Basinger – American film actress
• Bill Berry – Founding member of R.E.M.
• John Berry – singer
• Brian Bowles – martial artist
• Bradford Cox – indie rock musician
• Jeff Daniels – American actor, born in Athens^[16]
• Leila Denmark – pediatrician and supercentenarian
• Ben T. Epps – aviation pioneer
• Colt Ford – country musician
• Marianne Gordon – American actress
• Henry W. Grady – Noted journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the former Confederate States. Coined the phrase "the New South".^[17]
• Willie Green – Former NFL player
• Forrest Griffin – MMA fighter
• Young Harris – Judge, philanthropist, and namesake of Young Harris College
• Henry R. Jackson – Major General in the Georgia militia during the Civil War
• Wadsworth Jarrell – Artist
• Andy Johnson – Former NFL player
• John Kasay – Carolina Panthers kicker
• Ryan Key – lead singer and rhythm guitar of the band Yellowcard
• Leo Kottke – Acoustic guitarist
• NeNe Leakes - Reality TV star and actress, raised in Athens
• Jeff Mangum – Indie folk musician (lived in Athens until the early 2000s, currently living in New York City)
• Eaddy Mays – American television and film actress
• Brian McCann – MLB player, born in Athens^[18]
• Lou McGarity – American jazz trombonist
• Zach Mettenberger - NFL quarterback
• Fred Mills – Classical music professor and Grammy nominee
• Mike Mills – Founding member of R.E.M.
• Quentin Moses – American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, born in Athens
• Madeleine Peyroux – American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born in Athens
• Dunta Robinson – NFL player
• Claire Merritt Hodgson Ruth – Second wife of baseball great Babe Ruth
• Mildred Seydell – One of the first women newspaper journalists in the State of Georgia
• Chuck Smith – Former NFL defensive end
• Scott Spillane – Musician, The Gerbils and Neutral Milk Hotel
• Lucy May Stanton – Artist known for her portrait miniatures^[19]
• Michael Stipe – Founding member of R.E.M.
• Keith Strickland – Musician, composer and founding member of The B-52s
• Fran Tarkenton – Hall of Fame quarterback
• Laura Slade Wiggins – actress and musician
• Cindy Wilson – Founding member of The B-52s
• Ricky Wilson – Founding member of The B-52s.

Referensi

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Diakses tanggal 2008-01-31.
2. "Unification of Athens & Clarke County". athensclarkecounty.com. Diakses tanggal 16 March 2015.
3. "American FactFinder". Factfinder.census.gov. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-07-29. Diakses tanggal 2011-08-20.
4. "U.S. Whitehouse OMB Bulletin No. 05-02 Appendix (Code 12020*)" (PDF). Diarsipkan dari versi asli (PDF) tanggal 2006-03-20. Diakses tanggal 2015-09-13.
5. http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/CPH-T-2.pdf
6. "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Diakses tanggal 2013-06-06.
7. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Diakses tanggal June 4, 2015.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Diakses tanggal June 4, 2015.
9. Georgia Board of Education^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]}. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
10. School Stats Diarsipkan 2015-09-24 di Wayback Machine.. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
11. University of Georgia. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
12. Athens Technical College. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
13. a private liberal arts institution in Demorest
14. Piedmont College- Athens Campus Diarsipkan 2010-07-17 di Wayback Machine.. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
15. "Piedmont At A Glance". Piedmont.edu. 2011-02-08. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-07-20. Diakses tanggal 2011-08-20.
16. "Jeff Daniels". IMDb. Diakses tanggal 16 March 2015.
17. Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
18. "Major League Baseball – Brian McCann". Mlb.mlb.com. Diakses tanggal 2011-10-29.
19. Fowler, Betty Alice (2009). "Lucy May Stanton (1875-1931)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

Pustaka tambahan

• Michael J. Gagnon, Transition to an Industrial South: Athens, Georgia, 1830-1870. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2012.

Pranala luar

• Athens-Clarke County Guide Diarsipkan 2011-11-24 di Wayback Machine.
• Athens-Clarke city/county government official site
• OnlineAthens – Athens Banner-Herald
• Athens profile, Georgia Encyclopedia
• Athens Historic Newspapers Archive in the Digital Library of Georgia
• Georgia Music Hall of Fame
• Athens-Clarke County Library
• Antebellum Athens and Clarke County, Georgia by Ernest C. Hynds in the Digital Library of Georgia

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