New Athens, Ohio

New Athens is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 320 at the 2010 census.HistoryNew Athens was platted in 1817. A post office has been in operation at New Athens since 1818.GeographyNew Athens is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.28sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 320 people, 140 households, and 95 families residing in the village. The population density was 1142.9PD/sqmi. There were 148 housing units at an average density of 528.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 99.4% White, 0.3% African American, and 0.3% from two or more races.There were 140 households of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.69.The median age in the village was 44.9 years. 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.