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The official website for the city of Athens is http://athenstexas.us/.
Athens is represented by City Manager Joe Whatleyand City Council Philip Rodriguez.
Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,710. It is the county seat of Henderson County. The city also calls itself the “Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World.” Athens was selected as one of the first ‘Certified Retirement Communities’ in Texas. It was named after Athens, Alabama by one of the early residents who came from there.
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