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Spartanburg, SC Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school10,913100.0Nursery school, preschool6365.8Kindergarten5545.1Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,79043.9High school (…

Summerville (town), SC Census Data

People QuickFactsSummervilleSouth CarolinaPopulation, 2003 estimate 31,7344,147,152Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 14.1%3.4%Population, 2000 27,7524,012,012Population…

Summerville, SC Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population27,752100.0SEX AND AGEMale13,15647.4Female14,59652.6Under 5 years1,9327.05 to 9 years2,2608.110 to 14 years2,4278.715 to 19 years2,0037.220 to 24 years1,5155.525 to…

Ferguson, Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Ferguson, Patrick, 1744–80, British army officer in the American Revolution. He invented an early breech-loading rifle in 1776. Ferguson fought at Brandywine and Charleston before he…

Theus, Jeremiah

(Encyclopedia) Theus, JeremiahTheus, Jeremiahth&oomacr;s, tois [key], c.1719–1744, American portrait painter, b. Switzerland. He emigrated to South Carolina as a child. By 1740, according to…

Middleton, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Middleton, Henry, 1717–84, American Revolutionary leader, b. near Charleston, S.C. A wealthy, influential planter, he held many official positions before resigning (1770) in protest…

Aiken

(Encyclopedia) Aiken, city (2020 pop. 32,025), seat of Aiken co., W S.C.; inc. 1835. A resort and polo center and a training area for Thoroughbreds, Aiken has apparel, printing and…

Clyburn, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Clyburn, Jim (James Enos Clyburn), 1940- , African-American politician, b. Sumter, S.C., S.C. State College (B.A.). Clyburn’s father…

Pickens, Francis Wilkinson

(Encyclopedia) Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805–69, American politician, b. Colleton District, S.C.; grandson of Andrew Pickens. A lawyer, he served in the state house of representatives and was an…

Cotton Belt

(Encyclopedia) Cotton Belt, former agricultural region of the SE United States where cotton was the main cash crop throughout the 19th and much of the 20th cent. Located on the Atlantic and Gulf…