Total population (2010 census): 78532
Total population (1990 census): 58543
County seat: Athens
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Corn | 5 | 16 | 530 | |
Oats | 4 | 120 | 3060 | |
Wheat | 2 | D | D | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 1009 | 53215 | 164511 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 29 | 1481 | 4613 | |
Small Grain Hay | 20 | 967 | 1855 | |
Tame Hay | 886 | 47938 | 151712 | |
Wild Hay | 101 | 2829 | 6331 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 33 | 1117 | 7566 | |
Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 2 | D | D | |
Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Beans | 5 | 1 | ||
Cantaloupes | 5 | 4 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 2 | D | ||
All Lettuce | 2 | D | ||
Okra | 4 | 1 | ||
Dry Onions | 5 | D | ||
Green Peas | 3 | 2 | ||
Green Southern Peas | 13 | 40 | ||
Hot Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
Potatoes | 7 | 2 | ||
Squash | 5 | 1 | ||
Sweet Corn | 17 | 30 | ||
Tomatoes | 20 | 8 | ||
Other Vegetables | 6 | 18 | ||
Watermelons | 21 | 82 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 1 | D | ||
Grapes | 11 | 23 | ||
Peaches | 14 | 27 | ||
Pears | 7 | 5 | ||
Plums and Prunes | 2 | D | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 7 | 11 | ||
Tame Blueberries | 7 | 78 | ||
All Nuts | 40 | 258 | ||
English Walnuts | 1 | D | ||
Pecans | 40 | D | ||
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Dry Southern Peas | 2 | D | D | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Floriculture Crops | 10 | 132820 | 8 | 504229 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 9 | D | D | D |
Nursery Stock | 17 | D | 367 | D |
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 8 | 45 | 2416 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 978 | 53861 | 146848 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 19 | 571 | 1623 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 10 | 593 | 1385 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 880 | 49117 | 136604 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 62 | 2217 | 4944 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 29 | 1363 | 6870 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Beans | 4 | 7 | ||
Cantaloupes | 5 | 13 | ||
Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 17 | 103 | ||
Green Onions | 4 | 4 | ||
Okra | 3 | 1 | ||
Green Peas | 5 | 63 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 7 | 5 | ||
Potatoes | 3 | 3 | 500 cwt | |
Squash | 5 | 1 | ||
Sweet Corn | 7 | 6 | ||
Tomatoes | 22 | 24 | ||
Watermelons | 15 | 88 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 6 | 1 | 55 trees | |
Grapes | 6 | 2 | 479 vines | |
Peaches | 31 | 69 | 2753 trees | |
Pears | 9 | 3 | 123 trees | |
Plums and Prunes | 7 | 1 | 33 trees | |
Peanuts | 5 | D | D | |
Pecans | 47 | 383 | 7385 in shell | |
Other Fruits and Nuts | 3 | D | D | |
Blackberries | 7 | 9 | 12171 lbs | |
Tame Blueberries | 9 | 133 | 270182 lbs | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 20 | D | 515 | 7108 |
Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 6 | X | 21 | X |
Floriculture Crops | 6 | D | D | D |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 6 | D | D | D |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 5 | X | 99 | 20 |
Nursery Crops | 9 | D | D | D |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | 8 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.