Map of Athens village, Louisiana

Athens is a village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 249 at the 2010 census.

Athens village overview:
Name:	Athens village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Claiborne Parish
Incorporated:	1902
Elevation:	302 ft (92 m)
Total Area:	3.50 sq mi (9.07 km²)
Land Area:	3.50 sq mi (9.07 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	237
Population Density:	67.69/sq mi (26.13/km²)
Area code:	318
FIPS code:	2203320
Website:	www.athensla.com

Online Interactive Map

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Athens online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The village was named after the ancient city of Athens, capital of Greece. Athens became the parish seat of Claiborne Parish in 1846, but in 1848, fire destroyed the courthouse and all the records in it. Soon thereafter, the Claiborne Parish Police Jury decided to move the parish seat to its present location in Homer.