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Population (year 2000): 5,840. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,683 (-2.7% change)
 
Males: 2,603   (44.6%)
Females: 3,237   (55.4%)

Abbeville County

Median resident age:   36.1 years
South Carolina median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 29620 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,400 (it was $25,756 in 2000)
Abbeville   $21,400
South Carolina:   $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,600 (it was $59,200 in 2000)
Abbeville   $48,600
South Carolina:   $113,100

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Races in Abbeville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.2%)
  • Black (48.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)


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Ancestries: English (9.6%), United States (8.8%), Irish (6.8%), German (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 597 feet

Land area: 5.87 square miles.

Population density: 975 people per square mile 
 
 (low).


Abbeville

For population 25 years and over in Abbeville

  • High school or higher: 70.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Abbeville city

  • Never married: 31.7%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

88 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.5%
South Carolina:   2.9%


According to our research there were 30 registered sex offenders living in Abbeville, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Abbeville to the number of sex offenders is 191 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Abbeville:   0.5% ($290)
South Carolina:   0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (46.0 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (128.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (639.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Promised Land, SC (10.2 miles ), Due West, SC (10.6 miles ), Hodges, SC (11.8 miles) , Bradley, SC (13.0 miles) , Donalds, SC (13.8 miles ), Cokesbury, SC (14.0 miles ), Antreville, SC (14.2 miles) , Troy, SC (14.4 miles) .

Latitude: 34.18 N, Longitude: 82.38 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,014 (+17.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,036 (43.7%)


89 people in nursing homes
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 864


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Abbeville, South Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -500 (-7.9%).

Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:

  • Textile mills and textile products (17%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Textile mills and textile products (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Apparel (4%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


 

Crime in Abbeville by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 3
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.5
Rapes 1 2 1 1 3 4
    per 100,000 16.9 33.5 17.0 17.1 51.2 68.7
Robberies 7 5 7 4 3 6
    per 100,000 118.4 83.6 118.8 68.3 51.2 103.1
Assaults 128 162 135 107 98 126
    per 100,000 2164.4 2709.5 2292.0 1826.9 1673.8 2164.6
Burglaries 50 37 38 43 36 63
    per 100,000 845.5 618.8 645.2 734.2 614.9 1082.3
Thefts 262 263 263 198 162 200
    per 100,000 4430.2 4398.7 4465.2 3380.6 2766.9 3435.8
Auto thefts 18 10 4 15 6 19
    per 100,000 304.4 167.3 67.9 256.1 102.5 326.4
Arson 3 4 4 0 0 0
    per 100,000 50.7 66.9 67.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
usaelectionpolls.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 742.6 826.4 736.8 606.6 553.0 861.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 23 (21 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.67
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Abbeville, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Abbeville-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the Abbeville city center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 tornado 24.7 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Birthplace of: Josh Chiles - College basketball player (Gardner Webb Runnin' Bulldogs).


Hospital/medical center in Abbeville:
  • ABBEVILLE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 887)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Abbeville:
  • SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE (about 18 miles; GREENWOOD, SC)
  • ANDERSON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
  • ELBERT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ELBERTON, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Abbeville:
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 31 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 50 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Abbeville:
  • HESTER MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; CALHOUN FALLS, SC; ID: 0A2)
  • GREENWOOD COUNTY (about 17 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; ID: GRD)
  • MC CORMICK COUNTY (about 21 miles; MC CORMICK, SC; ID: S19)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Abbeville:
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
Public high schools in Abbeville:
  • ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 536; Location: 701 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • ABBEVILLE COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 100 OLD CALHOUN FALLS RD.; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Abbeville:
  • COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 226 COLD SPRING CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Abbeville:
  • LONG CANE ELEMENTARY (Students: 500; Location: 815 EAST GREENWOOD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
  • WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 124 HWY. 28 BY-PASS; Grades: PK - 05)
  • WRIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 469; Location: 700 BRANCH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • DIAMOND HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 340; Location: 104 LAKE SECESSION RD.; Grades: PK - 07)
  • ABBEVILLE PREMIER ACADEMY (Students: 29; Location: 701 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 09 - 09)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Abbeville is the home of Leamont Evans professional football player for the Redskins.Please add his name to your list for Abbeville, South Carolina

Notable locations in Abbeville: Abbeville County Courthouse (A) , Abbeville County Health Center (B) , Abbeville Museum (C) , Abbeville Opera House (D) , Abbeville Public Library (E) , Abbeville Water Plant (F)

Churches in Abbeville include: Pentecostal Holiness Church (A) , Abbeville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (B) , Abbeville Presbyterian Church (C) , Grace Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (D) , Grace United Methodist Church (E) , Zion Holiness Church (F) , Westside Baptist Church (G) , Washington Street Presbyterian Church (H) , Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church (I)

Cemeteries: Hobson Cemetery (1) , Melrose Cemetery (2) , Trinity Cemetery (3)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Branch (A)

Parks in Abbeville include: Abbeville Historic District (1) , Court Square (2)

Hotels: Belmont Inn (104 East Pickens Street), Abbevilla Motel (801 East Greenwood Street).

Court: Court Square Cafe (102 Trinity).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Abbeville and their reported violations in the past:
ABBEVILLE CITY OF (Address: COURT SQUARE, Population served: 6044, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-19-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-1998)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-1997
COLONY EAST II (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-25-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2002 and DEC-06-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and DEC-06-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JUL-18-2002 to JUL-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-06-2002 to DEC-06-2002)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-01-2001 and DEC-06-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2002)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
YODERS RESTAURANT (Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-16-2003)

Average household size:
This city:   2.4 people
South Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   65.7%
Whole state:   69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.9%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   19.8%
Whole state:   14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   10.8%
Whole state:   6.5%

Abbeville compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Abbeville (2007 data):
  • CapitalBank: West Abbeville Branch at 536 W Greenwood Street, branch established on 2005-04-07; The Bank Of Abbeville Branch at 205 South Main Street, branch established on 1987-05-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $712.0 mil, Deposits: $490.3 mil, headquarters in Greenwood, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Community Capital Corporation
  • First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Abbeville Main Branch at 201 North Main Street, branch established on 1963-11-08. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $5,676.9 mil, Deposits: $4,748.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 169 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
  • The Palmetto Bank: Abbeville Branch at 100 West Greenwood St, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,153.9 mil, Deposits: $1,016.4 mil, headquarters in Laurens, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Palmetto Bancshares, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: South Abbeville Branch at 104 West Greenwood Street, branch established on 1961-09-15. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Abbeville Savings and Loan, SSB: Abbeville Savings And Loan, Ssb at 209 South Main St, branch established on 1907-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $80.9 mil, Deposits: $68.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Abbeville government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $282,000
    All Other: $101,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
  • Construction - Electric Utilities: $122,000
    Parks & Recreation: $38,000
    Water Utilities: $27,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,396,000
    Water Utilities: $1,507,000
    Police Protection: $870,000
    Central Staff Services: $555,000
    Parks & Recreation: $354,000
    Regular Highways: $318,000
    Fire Protection: $305,000
    Solid Waste Management: $238,000
    General - Other: $138,000
    Financial Administration: $92,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $32,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,000
    Health Services - Other: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $66,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $461,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $339,000
    All Other: $95,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,676,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $7,211,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $432,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $227,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $133,000
    Water Utilities: $80,000
    Police Protection: $60,000
    Electric Utilities: $50,000
    General - Other: $45,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,275,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $5,432,000
    Water Utilities: $1,814,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $315,000
    All Other: $22,000
  • Tax - Property: $693,000
    NEC: $529,000
    Public Utilities: $117,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,570,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,350 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.45%
South Carolina average:   8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Greenwood County, SC  1.22% ($28,144 average AGI)
from Anderson County, SC  0.93% ($26,165)
from Greenville County, SC  0.34% ($27,379)

5.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.97%
South Carolina average:   6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Greenwood County, SC  1.66% ($29,127 average AGI)
to Anderson County, SC  1.26% ($29,528)
to Greenville County, SC  0.44% ($34,289)

Strongest AM radio stations in Abbeville:
  • WABV (1590 AM; 1 kW; ABBEVILLE, SC; Owner: MARK HELLINGER)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCZZ (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: KEENE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WANS (1280 AM; 5 kW; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: FM 103 INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Abbeville:
  • WZLA-FM (92.9 FM; ABBEVILLE, SC; Owner: RONALD SHELLEY REID)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZSN (103.5 FM; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: KEENE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRIX-FM (103.1 FM; HONEA PATH, SC; Owner: FM 103, INC.)
  • WEPC (88.5 FM; BELTON, SC; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • W274AE (102.7 FM; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Abbeville:
  • WNEH (Channel 38; GREENWOOD, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W65DS (Channel 65; HONEA PATH, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W50CL (Channel 50; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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