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] | deadurl= no}}</ref> Athens is the sixth-largest city in Georgia, and the principal city of the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area,[3] which had a population of 192,541 as of the 2010 census.[4] Athens-Clarke County has the smallest geographical area of a county in Georgia.-->
Athens, Georgia | |
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| Athens-Clarke County | |
| Athens, Georgia downtown cityscape. Athens, Georgia downtown cityscape. | |
| Julukan: "The Classic City" | |
 Location in Clarke County and the state of Georgia | |
| Country | United States |
| 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)[5] | |||||||||||||
Lingkungan
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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 | [6] | 19.3% |
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).[8] The district has 791 full-time teachers and 11,457 students as of 2010.[9]
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)
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.[10]
- 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.[11]
- Piedmont College[12] established a campus in Athens in 1995.[13][14]
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
Transportation
Highways
The city is the focus of U.S. Highways 29, 78, 129, 441, and Georgia State Route 72, and near the eastern terminus of Georgia 316 and the southern terminus of State Route 106. Other state routes in Athens are SR 8 and SR 15, which follow US 29 and 441 respectively, SR 10 which follows US 78 east and west of Athens but deviates to US 78 Business to go through Athens, and SR 15 Alternate which starts at the SR 10 Loop interchange at Milledge Avenue and follows Milledge and Prince Avenues to US 129 which it follows to the north. The Georgia State Route 10 Loop serves as a limited access perimeter. The city is bisected east to west by Broad St/Atlanta Highway (US 78 Bus and SR 10) and north to south by Milledge Avenue (SR 15 Alt). Lumpkin St, Prince Ave (SR 15 Alt), North Ave, and Oconee St (US 78 Bus) along with Broad St are major thoroughfares radiating from Downtown (Athens). College Station Rd and Gaines School Rd are major thoroughfares on the east side of Athens, along with US 78 east (Lexington Rd). On the west side most major thoroughfares intersect US 78 Bus (Broad St/Atlanta Hwy), including Alps Rd/Hawthorne Ave, Epps Bridge Pkwy, and Timothy Rd/Mitchell Bridge Rd.
Airports
Athens-Ben Epps Airport (FAA code AHN) has been operational since 1917. It is located east of downtown outside Georgia State Route 10 Loop and north of US Route 78. AHN qualifies for air service to be provided under the Essential Air Service provisions. Currently, SeaPort Airlines provides commercial air service to Nashville International Airport, TN. Until 2012, Georgia Skies and Wings Air provided commercial air service to Atlanta, and until 2008 (prior to either airline's current AHN service), US Airways provided service to Charlotte. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) is the primary point of departure and arrival for Athenians due to the relative lack of air service to AHN.[15]
Alternative
Athens encourages use of alternative transportation. Bike lanes are provided on major thoroughfares. A rail-to-trail redevelopment is being considered to connect Downtown with the East Side. Organizations such as BikeAthens support and encourage biking. Skateboarding and small scooters are also common sights around UGA campus and Downtown.
Public transit
Bus
Athens Transit provides intracity transit 6 days per week.[16] UGA Campus Transit provides fare-free 24 hours/5 days a week transit around the University of Georgia campus, Milledge Avenue and Prince Avenue on the way to UGA's newest campus, the Health Sciences Campus.[17] Southeastern Stages, a subsidiary of Greyhound Lines,[18] provides intercity bus services.[19] Low cost curbside bus service to Atlanta is also provided by Megabus.
Rail
Athens has no direct passenger rail service; the closest Amtrak stations are located in Atlanta, Gainesville, and Toccoa. Freight service is provided by CSX[20] and Athens Line,[21] the latter having leased tracks from Norfolk Southern. The Georgia Department of Transportation has proposed the city as the terminus of a commuter line that links Atlanta and Gwinnett County along the Georgia 316 corridor.[22]
Utilities
Electric service in Athens-Clarke is provided by two customer-owned electric cooperatives, Walton EMC and Jackson EMC, as well as by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company. Water utility is provided by the city. Garbage is provided by private companies according to customer purchase, though the city does offer municipal garbage pick up as a service. Natural gas is supplied by Atlanta Gas Light through various marketers within the deregulated market. -->
Kota kembar
Athens mempunyai tiga kota kembar.
Tokoh terkenal
- 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[23]
- 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".[24]
- 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[25]
- 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[26]
- 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
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Diakses tanggal 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Unification of Athens & Clarke County". athensclarkecounty.com. Diakses tanggal 16 March 2015.
- ^ U.S. Whitehouse OMB Bulletin No. 05-02 Appendix (Code 12020*)[pranala nonaktif]
- ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/CPH-T-2.pdf
- ^ "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Diakses tanggal 2013-06-06.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Diakses tanggal June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Diakses tanggal June 4, 2015.
- ^ Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ School Stats. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ University of Georgia. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ Athens Technical College. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ a private liberal arts institution in Demorest
- ^ Piedmont College- Athens Campus. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ "Piedmont At A Glance". Piedmont.edu. 2011-02-08. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 20 July 2011. Diakses tanggal 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Athens-Ben Epps Airport". Athensairport.net. Diakses tanggal 2010-08-14.
- ^ "Home". Athens Transit. 2010-08-09. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 27 August 2010. Diakses tanggal 2010-08-14.
- ^ "University of Georgia Campus Transit System". Transit.uga.edu. Diakses tanggal 2010-08-14.
- ^ Athens, GA Greyhound Bus Station Intercity Bus Service
- ^ "Welcome Traveler, to SOUTHEASTERN STAGES, Inc. Providing Motorcoach Services Since 1933". Southeasternstages.com. Diakses tanggal 2010-08-14.
- ^ http://www.dot.state.ga.us/maps/Documents/railroad/Georgia_Rail_Map_plain.pdf
- ^ "The Athens Line". Railga.com. Diakses tanggal 2010-08-14.
- ^ http://www.dot.state.ga.us/maps/Documents/railroad/proposed_passenger.pdf
- ^ "Jeff Daniels". IMDb. Diakses tanggal 16 March 2015.
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
- ^ "Major League Baseball – Brian McCann". Mlb.mlb.com. Diakses tanggal 2011-10-29.
- ^ 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
- 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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