Athens Republique

History

Newspaper

• African American newspaper published by the Jeruel Baptist Association. The association founded a school for Blacks in Athens in 1881. (See the historical marker.)

City

• County Seat of Clarke County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

Superior Court Districts

• Western Circuit, Dec. 5. 1801-

Population - Census

• 1810 7628

• 1820 8767

• 1830 10176

• 1840 10522

• 1850 11119

• 1860 11218

• 1870 12941

• 1880 11702

• 1890 15186

• 1900 17708

• 1910 23273

• 1920 26111

• 1930 25613