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Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States [8] and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga . [ 9 ]
McMinn County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in East Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,794. The county has a total area of 432 square miles (1,120 km 2). Most of the county is within the Ridge and Valley area of the Appalachian Mountains. Its county seat is Athens.
Athens: The original building of Athens Female College, now Tennessee Wesleyan College: 17: Trew General Merchandise Store: Trew General Merchandise Store: December 22, 1976 : West of Delano at State Route 163 and Bowater Rd.
State Farm is the largest property and casualty insurance provider, and the largest auto insurance provider, in the United States. [5] State Farm is ranked 39th in the 2024 Fortune 500, which lists American companies by revenue. [6] State Farm relies on exclusive agents (also known as captive agents) to sell insurance.
Mayfield Dairy Farms is an American dairy products company, with its headquarters in Athens, Tennessee and additional production plants in Birmingham, Alabama. From 1990 to 2020 it was under the ownership of Dean Foods. Dairy Farmers of America acquired Mayfield in March 2020.
Each of Tennessee's 95 counties has at least one listing. The Tennessee Historical Commission, which manages the state's participation in the National Register program, reports that 80 percent of the state's area has been surveyed for historic buildings. Surveys for archaeological sites have been less extensive; coverage is estimated less than ...
A 1999 Tennessee state study of Tennessee schools found that McMinn County Schools teacher salaries were 110% of the state median (and Athens City teacher salaries were 122% of the state median), on a Tennessee Teacher Cost Index basis, ranking it in the top 17% in the state. [15] Parkinson became the head of the school system in 2018. [6]
TDEC enforces state environmental laws and regulations. The TBI is the primary state-level criminal investigative department. State park rangers are responsible for all activities and law enforcement inside the Tennessee State Parks system. Tennessee, like many other southern states, has a strong reputation for harsh criminal punishment.