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Athena, Oregon

Athena, Oregon
City
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Motto: "A Great Place to Live"
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 45°48′51″N 118°29′28″W / 45.81417°N 118.49111°W / 45.81417; -118.49111Coordinates: 45°48′51″N 118°29′28″W / 45.81417°N 118.49111°W / 45.81417; -118.49111
Country United States
State Oregon
County Umatilla
Incorporated 1904
Government
 • Mayor John Shafer
Area
 • Total 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Land 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,710 ft (520 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,126
 • Estimate (2012) 1,142
 • Density 1,975.4/sq mi (762.7/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97813
Area code(s) 541
FIPS code 41-03200
GNIS feature ID 1167693
Website cityofathena.com

Athena is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,126 at the 2010 census. It is part of the PendletonHermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Athena, about halfway between Pendleton, Oregon, and Walla Walla, Washington, was originally called Centerville. However, confusion about the name sometimes arose because Oregon had another Centerville, in Washington County, and the state of Washington had a Centerville, in Klickitat County. In 1889, local government officials asked the Centerville school principal, D. W. Jarvis, to recommend a different name. He chose Athena after the Greek goddess, and they agreed.

Centerville got its first post office on October 11, 1878. The first postmaster was William T. Cook. The post office name was changed to Athena on May 16, 1889.

Nineteenth-century settlers of Scottish descent brought to Athena an interest in the customs and music of Scotland. Before World War I, Athena had a Caledonian Society that held an annual picnic featuring Scottish dancing and bagpipes. Weston-McEwen High School in Athena revived the tradition in the 1950s when it organized a Scots dance group and a pipe band. The band has since performed at many venues in the United States and has traveled to Scotland and England to play.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all of it land.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Athena has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.


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