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Athens, TX vs Denison, TX

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- People living in Denison are 9.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Athens
 Athens, TXDenison, TXUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock60.1%49.4%
 Baptist25.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic10.9%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.5%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.6%1.9%
 Methodist4.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian6.6%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.1%0.9%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Denison    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I grew up here and left over 30 years ago. Back then there was a promise (a hope, spark) that Dallas would be here soon... that stopped in Sherman. The town does not  More

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Denison is not far removed from the old west cowboy culture. Jeans, boots and baseball hats are the dress for everything. The downtown area closes at 5 p.m. Road signs  More

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Over 19 years ago

Denison definitely has four seasons, although the spring and fall can sometimes be brief. Temperatures in the summer can soar above 100 while winter usually always  More

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