City profile · Town
Athens, Texas
Verified Oct 19, 2026Who leads Athens, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Aaron Smith
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 11,297
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceathenstx.gov/215/City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pageathenstx.gov/215/City-Council ↗
- City websiteathenstx.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Aaron Smith CurrentMayor · added Sep 17, 2026 · verified Oct 19, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 11,297
- Median household income
- $54,828
- Median age
- 38.2
- Land area
- 17.85 sq mi
- Population density
- 632.9 per sq mi
- County
- Henderson County
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