Welcome to Athens, GA, the closest place to Heaven on Earth. Athens, the cultural and business center of Northeast Georgia, at the foot of the North Georgia mountains, 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. Athens, home to the University of Georgia, a strong manufacturing base, and growing high tech and biotech industries. Click on a link below for more information. The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau Athens Welcome Center UGA Visitors Center Public Schools Drivers License Motor Vehicle Registration Voter Registration College and Technical Schools Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Transportation Utilities Emergency Phone Numbers Water and Sewer Electricity Telephone Service Public Library Senior Services Recycling Hospitals Newspapers Post Office Cable Home Assistance Arts Division Ticket Box Offices Georgia Museum of Art Better Business Bureau Community Connection Demographics ATHENS-CLARKE AND CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES COUNTY 2000 POPULATION LABOR FORCE* COMMUTING PATTERNS** UNEMPLOYMENT RATE* UNEMPLOYED PERSONS*             Athens-Clarke 101,439 46,808 60.3/(13.0) 3.10% 1,465 Barrow 46,144 22,169 1.3/(52.3) 4.60% 1015 Jackson 41,589 23,490 5.2/(53.6) 3.50% 829 Madison 25,730 13,716 9.9/(74.7) 2.80% 378 Oconee 26,225 13,628 9.2/(74.5) 1.60% 216 Oglethorpe 12,635 6,241 5.0/(74.6) 2.70% 167             TOTALS 253,762 126,052   3.23% 4,070             ADDITIONAL COUNTIES WITHIN 30 MILES OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY             Banks 14,422 6,446 .4/(72.3) 4.35% 182 Elbert 20,511 8,937 1.0/(21.4) 6.20% 555 Franklin 20,285 10,771 1.0/(42.4) 5.30% 566 Greene 14,406 5,747 .5/(21.4) 5.10% 291 Morgan 15,457 7,380 .5/(33.7) 3.60% 268 Walton 60,687 30,809 1.1/(56.5) 3.70% 1,134 Wilkes 10,687 5,454 .5/(23.8) 5.30% 287             TOTALS 156,455 75,544   4.35% 3,283             Grand Totals 410,217 201,596 3.65% 7,353             Georgia 8,184,453 4,179,470   3.40% 1,433,823             United States 281,421,906 141,751,000   4.20% 5,936,000 *As of February, 2001 ** = % of Athens Clarke County's Total Labor Force; /( ) = % working outside county of residence Prepared by : Economic Development Division, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce