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Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County, [6] Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census , the city population was 12,857. [ 7 ] The city has called itself the " Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World."
The section of Loop 7 from SH 31 (West Corsicana Street) to FM 317 was originally the westernmost section of FM 317. This portion of FM 317 was redesignated as Loop 7 on January 28, 2005. [ 4 ] On May 30, 2013, SH 31 was rerouted around Athens, bypassing the town and overlapping with Loop 7.
Athens, the Henderson county seat, is 24 miles (39 km) by road to the southeast of Tool. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km 2 ), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km 2 ), or 0.36%, are water.
First United Methodist Church on Texas State Highway 31 in Murchison. Murchison is located northeast of the center of Henderson County. Texas State Highway 31 passes through the center of town, leading southwest 8 miles (13 km) to Athens, the county seat, and east 27 miles (43 km) to Tyler.
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Malakoff is located in western Henderson County. Texas State Highway 31 runs through the center of the city, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Athens and west 27 miles (43 km) to Corsicana.
U.S. Route 175, a four-lane limited-access highway, passes through the southwest side of the city, leading northwest 33 miles (53 km) to Dallas and southeast 39 miles (63 km) to Athens. Texas State Highway 34 passes through the south and east sides of the city, leading north 12 miles (19 km) to Terrell and southwest 26 miles (42 km) to Ennis .
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