Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S. Highways 29, 78, 129, and 441, and near the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial creation of Athens and its subsequent growth. In 1991, after a vote the preceding year, the original city abandoned its charter in order to form a unified government with Clarke County, referred to collectively as Athens-Clarke County. As of the 2000 census, the consolidated city-county (including all of Athens-Clarke County except Winterville and a part of Bogart) had a total population of 100,266. Athens-Clarke County is the principal city of, and is included in, the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 187,405 as of the July 1, 2007 Census Bureau estimate.

Area Code: 706/762
Land Area (sq mi): 117.8
Water Area (sq mi): 0.5
Time Zone: EST
Metro population: 187,405
Total Area (sq. mi): 118.2
Type: Balance
Water Area (km): 1.2
Land Area (km): 305.0
As of: 2007
Total Area (km): 306.2
Longitude (Seconds): 59
Latitude: N
Longitude: W
Name: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Latitude (Minutes): 57
Longitude (Minutes): 22
Latitude (Seconds): 19
Total Population: 112,760
Also Known As: "Classic City"
Also Known As: "The Classic"
Also Known As: "The Baby A"
Website: http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/
Longitude (Degrees): 83

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