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South Carolina - Demographics

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Charleston, South Carolina - Demographics

There are 110,483 people in the city, organized into 47,791 households and 24,149 families. The population density is 384.7/km² (996.5/mi²). Projections have the city growing immensely with annexation to almost 130,000+ by 2008 and 150,000 by 2012. There are 44,563 housing units at an average density of 177.4/km² (459.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 63.08% White, 34.00% Black or African American, 1.24% Asian, 0.15% Native American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Charleston, South Carolina - Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 326.5 km² (126.1 mi²). 251.2 km² (97.0 mi²) of it is land and 44.3 km² (17.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 15.00% water. The old city is on a peninsula at the point where, as Charlestonians say "The Ashley and the Cooper Rivers come together to form the Atlantic Ocean." The entire peninsula is very low, some of it fillmaterial, and it frequently floods during heavy rains or unusually high tides. The city limits have expanded across the Ashley River from ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Charleston, South Carolina - Public schools

Charleston County School District Berkeley County School District Charleston, South Carolina - Elementary schools. Ashley River Elementary School - Charleston County Drayton Hall Elementary School - Charleston County Fraser Elementary School - Charleston County James Simons Elementary School - Charleston County Memminger Elementary School - Charleston County Mitchell Elementary School - Charleston County Oakland Elementary School - Charlest ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Conway, South Carolina - History

Conway is one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. Originally named Kingston, the town was created in 1734 as part of Royal Governor Robert Johnson's Township Scheme. It was laid out on a riverbluff in the center of what became Horry County. Many area residents fought in the American Revolution and small engagements were fought near Kingston at Bear Bluff and at Black Lake. Francis Marion, who was known as the Swamp Fox, had an encampment near Kingston just across the Waccamaw River. Conway is credited with being the home town of James Battle, a distinguished c ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Buffalo, South Carolina - Geography

Buffalo is located at 34°43'23" North, 81°40'39" West (34.723115, -81.677454)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Charleston, South Carolina - Modern-day Charleston

Charlestonians today fondly refer to their city as The Holy City, and describe it as the site where the "Ashley and Cooper Rivers merge into Charleston Harbor and then forms the Atlantic Ocean." America's most-published etiquette expert, Marjabelle Young Stewart, has recognized the city ever since 1995 as the "best-mannered" city in the U.S, a claim lent credence by the fact that it has the only Livability Court in the country. Charleston is a tourist mecca, with streets lined with grand live oaks draped with Span ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Conway, South Carolina - Geography

Conway, SC, the county seat of Horry County, is located at 33°50'17" North, 79°3'22" West (33.838093, -79.056101)GR1. It is situated in the South Carolina Coastal Plain, on the western banks of the Waccamaw River, and is approximately 25 km from the Atlantic Ocean. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.7 km² (13.4 mi²). 32.9 km² (12.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Charleston, South Carolina - The Old Exchange

The Old Exchange and Customs House in downtown Charleston was finished in 1771. It was to be The Royal Exchange & Customs House. It is the third most important Colonial building in the nation. The other two are Faneuil Hall in Boston and Independence Hall in Philadelphia. This building has had many historic events happen in its walls. It has a dungeon which has held signers of the Declaration of Independence and many other South Carolina Patriots. It has also housed events for George Washington in 1791, The U.S. Constitution ratification ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Camden, South Carolina - Geography

Camden is located at 34°15'33" North, 80°36'33" West (34.259146, -80.609161)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.3 km² (9.8 mi²). 25.0 km² (9.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.23% water. ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Cayce, South Carolina - Geography

Cayce is located at 33°57'48" North, 81°3'60" West (33.963203, -81.066596)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²). 28.2 km² (10.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi² or 3.2%) of it is water. ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Charleston, South Carolina - Charlestonian dialect

Charleston's unique (though vanishing) dialect has long been noted in the South and elsewhere, for the singular attributes it possesses. Alone among the various regional Southern dialects, Charlestonian speakers inglide long mid vowels and one hears elements often associated with speech in Canada, such as the raising for /ay/ and /aw/. Some attribute these unique features of Charleston's speech to its early settlement by French Huguenots and Sephardic Jews, both of whi ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Charleston, South Carolina - History

Charleston, South Carolina - Early history of Charleston. After Charles II of England was restored to the English throne, he granted the chartered Carolina territory to eight of his loyal friends, known as the Lords Proprietor, in 1663. It took seven years before the Lords could arrange for settlement, the first being that of Charles Town. The community was established by English settlers in 1670 across the Ashley River from the city's current location. It was soon chosen by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, one of the Lord ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - South Carolina - Demographics

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2003, South Carolina's population was estimated at 4,147,152 people. The racial makeup of the state is: 66.1% White 29.5% Black 2.4% Hispanic 0.9% Asian 0.3% Native American 1.0% Mixed race The five largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are African American (29.5%), American (13.9%), German (8.4%), English (8.4%), Irish (7.9%). It is probable that most of those claiming American ancestry are descended from the ea ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - South Carolina - Demographics

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2005, South Carolina has an estimated population of 4,255,083, which is an increase of 57,191, or 1.4%, from the prior year and an increase of 243,267, or 6.1%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 97,715 people (that is 295,425 births minus 197,710 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 151,485 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 36,401 people, and migration within the cou ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - South Carolina - History and government

Main article: History of South Carolina The colony of Carolina was settled by English settlers sent by the Lords Proprietors in 1670, followed by French Huguenots. The Carolina upcountry was settled largely by Scotch-Irish migrants from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Carolina became a royal colony in 1712. North Carolina was split off in 1729. The state declared its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government on March 15, 1776. On February 5, 1778 South Carolina became the first state to ratify the first constitu ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - South Carolina - Geography

South Carolina is bounded to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia, located across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Columbia. Other important cities are Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Sumter, and Florence. South Carolina is composed of four geographic areas, whose boundaries roughly parallel the northeast/southwest Atlantic coastline. The lower part of the state is the Coastal Plain, which is nearly flat, composed entirely of recen ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Columbia, South Carolina - People and culture

Columbia, South Carolina - Demographics. As of the census of 2000, there are 116,278 people in the city proper, organized into 42,245 households, and 22,136 families. The population density is 358.5/km² (928.6/mi²). There are 46,142 housing units at an average density of 142.3/km² (368.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 49.22% White, 45.98% Black or African American, 1.73% Asian, 0.25% Native American, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 3.03% of the populat ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Columbia, South Carolina - Venues

The Colonial Center, which opened in 2002, is South Carolina's premiere arena and entertainment facility. Seating 18,000 for college basketball, it is the largest arena in the state of South Carolina and the tenth largest on-campus basketball facility in the nation, serving as the home of the men's and women's USC Gamecocks basketball teams. Located on the University of South Carolina campus, this one-of-a-kind facility features 41 suites, four entertainment suites, and the Frank McGuire Club, a full-service hospitality room that will ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Columbia, South Carolina - Economy

Columbia has quite a diversified economy, with the major employers in the area being South Carolina state government, the Palmetto Health hospital system, Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC, and the University of South Carolina. Columbia is also home to the headquarters of SCANA, a Fortune 500 company which supplies energy to the Carolinas. Other major employers in the Columbia area include Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army's largest training installation, Richland School District One, Humana/TriCare, and the United Parcel Service, which operates its So ...

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South Carolina - Demographics: Encyclopedia II - Columbia, South Carolina - Downtown revitalization

In recent years, Columbia has been experiencing a downtown renaissance that shows no signs of slowing down in the near future. The most impressive redevelopment has occurred in the historic Congaree Vista, a 1200-acre district in the heart of the city. This historic area features a high concentration of historic buildings, which have been rehabilitated with contemporary flair. Of note is the adaptive reuse of the Confederate Printing Plant, which was used to print Confederate money, bonds, and handbills during the American Civil War, into a ...

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