City profile · Town
Athens, Alabama
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Athens, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- William R. 'Ronnie' Marks
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 18,967
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceathensalabama.us/258/Mayors-Office ↗
- Official leadership pageathensalabama.us/258/Mayors-Office ↗
- City websiteathensalabama.us ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- William R. 'Ronnie' Marks CurrentMayor · added Aug 13, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Matt Masterson FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 18,967
- Median household income
- $57,444
- Median age
- 41.3
- Land area
- 41.84 sq mi
- Population density
- 453.3 per sq mi
- County
- Limestone County
- Metro area
- Huntsville, AL
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$66M
- City hall phone
- (256) 233-8730
- Official website
- athensalabama.us ↗
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