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Notable locations in Aiken: Hounds Lake Country Club (A), Palmetto Golf Club (B), Powderhouse Polo Field (C), Harriman Polo Field (D), Highland Park Country Club (E), Aiken Mile Track (F), Aiken Sewage Disposal (G), Post Polo Ranch (H), Whitney Polo Field (I), Aiken City Hall (J), Aiken County Courthouse (K), Aiken County Jail (L), Aiken County Library (M), Aiken Youth Center (N), Weeks Recreation Center (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Heritage Shopping Center (1), Rich Plaza Shopping Center (2), Silver Bluff Shopping Center (3), Hitchcock Plaza Shopping Center (4), Kalmia Plaza Shopping Center (5), Mitchell Shopping Center (6), Northside Plaza Shopping Center (7), Centre South Shopping Center (8), The Market Place Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Aiken include: Highland Pines Baptist Church (A), Old Zion Hill Church (B), Old Fashion Church (C), North Aiken Church (D), Lockett Chapel (E), Millbrook Church (F), Adath Yeshurum Synagogue (G), Memorial Baptist Church (H), Aiken Seventh Day Adventist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Millbrook Cemetery (1), Bethany Cemetery (2), First Baptist Cemetery (3), Saint Thaddeus Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Robinson Pond (A), Holley Lake (B), Hounds Lake (C), Camp Gravatt Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Aiken include: Hopeland Gardens (1), Virginia Acres Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Aiken Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Aiken County Historical Museum Gift Store (433 Newberry Street Southwest) (1), Aiken County Historical Museum (433 Newberry Street Southwest) (2), Carolina Golf Range & Batting Facility (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4234 Whiskey Road) (3), Kennedy Business Services- Inc. (Arcades & Amusements; 157 Balsam Lane) (4), All States Charter & Tours Inc (Tours & Charters; 1619 Hampton Avenue Northwest) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: American Hearth Inn (3935 Richland Avenue West) (1), Carriage House Inn (139 Laurens Street Southwest) (2), GuestHouse Intl Aiken (110 Frontage Road) (3), Deluxe Inn (1919 Edgefield Highway) (4), Best Western Executive Inn (3560 Richland Ave W) (5), Hampton Inn Aiken (100 Tamil Drive @ Whiskey Road) (6), Hotel Aiken (235 Richland Avenue West) (7), Fairfield Inn & Suites Aiken SC (185 Colony Parkway) (8), Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott (185 Colony Parkway) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Aiken County Government - Courts & Legal- Magistrates- Aiken Magist (1680 Richland Avenue West) (1), U S Government - U S District Court- Visiting Judge (Court House) (2), Aiken County Government - Courts & Legal- Probate Court- Estates (109 Park Avenue Southeast) (3), Aiken County Government - Taxes- Personal Property (828 Richland Avenue West) (4), Aiken County Government - Recreation Department (902 Vaucluse Road) (5), Aiken County Government - Courts & Legal- Clerk of Court (109 Park Avenue Southeast) (6), U S Government - U S District Court- U S Attorney (Court House Building) (7), U S Government - U S District Court- U S Marshall Ofc (223 Park Avenue Southeast) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Aiken and their reported violations in the past:
COLLEGE ACRES PUBLIC W/D (Population served: 1350, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
CWS/HUNTERS GLEN S/D (Population served: 257, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-29-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
CITY OF AIKEN-VALE SVC C (Population served: 116, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
CAMERON MHP (Population served: 81, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and JUL-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-10-2000 and OCT-27-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-2000)
HILLSVIEW MHP (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-25-2005)
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2004)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2003 and FEB-21-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2003)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2002 and JAN-10-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2004)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Aiken that have no violations reported:
- AIKEN CITY OF (Population served: 38021, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- MONTMORENCI W/D (Population served: 5897, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- C&H HOME PARK (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  14.4% | | Whole state: |  14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Aiken compared to South Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Aiken (2007 data):
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Aiken Branch, People's Community Of Sc Branch, Messenger Service, Centre South Branch. 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.
- Security Federal Bank: Wal-Mart Store Branch, 100 Laurens Street Branch, 1665 West Richland Avenue Branch, at 1705 Wiskey Road South. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $714.4 mil, Deposits: $514.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices
- Regions Bank: South Aiken Branch at 1799 Whiskey Road, branch established on 1951-12-17; Aiken Main Branch at 107 Chesterfield Street South, branch established on 1951-12-17. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Carolina First Bank: Whiskey Road Branch at 2286 Whiskey Road, branch established on 1989-08-28; Aiken Main Branch at 142 Chesterfield Street, S.E., branch established on 1988-08-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,711.7 mil, Deposits: $5,846.7 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 103 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, The
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Heritage Square Branch at 1797 Whiskey Road, branch established on 1974-05-13; Aiken Main at 111 Laurens Street, N.W., branch established on 1963-12-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: Aiken Mall Branch at 150 Aiken Mall Drive, branch established on 1992-07-23; Aiken Main Branch at 167 Laurens Street, S.W., branch established on 1906-01-01. 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
- Southern Bank & Trust: at 1001 Pine Log Road, branch established on 2006-09-12. Info updated 2006-09-12: Bank assets: $41.4 mil, Deposits: $31.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Sewerage |
41 | $114,422 | $33,489 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
48 | $127,814 | $31,954 | 14 | $11,783 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $16,211 | $38,906 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
25 | $58,288 | $27,978 | 3 | $3,469 |
| Financial Administration |
23 | $80,926 | $42,222 | 2 | $2,951 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,829 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $14,670 | $58,680 | 1 | $2,021 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
103 | $444,788 | $51,820 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 14 | $6,445 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 24 | $17,362 |
| Streets and Highways |
20 | $54,015 | $32,409 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
49 | $127,704 | $31,274 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
317 | $1,038,838 | $39,325 | 62 | $45,861 |
Aiken government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,988,000
All Other: $1,970,000
Parks & Recreation: $591,000
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $121,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $6,280,000
Police Protection: $6,144,000
Water Utilities: $4,716,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,966,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,411,000
Regular Highways: $1,193,000
Central Staff Services: $938,000
Financial Administration: $570,000
Housing & Community Development: $314,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $182,000
Parking Facilities: $175,000
General Public Buildings: $141,000
Air Transportation: $42,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,051,000
Housing & Community Development: $282,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $563,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Water Utilities: $1,296,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,998,000
All Other: $483,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,390,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,761,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $629,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,102,000
Rents: $872,000
Interest Earnings: $277,000
Property Sale Other: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,458,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Air Transportation: $548,000
Housing & Community Development: $469,000
Solid Waste Management: $463,000
Police Protection: $309,000
Parks & Recreation: $179,000
General Public Building: $47,000
Financial Administration: $35,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $21,407,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,390,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $4,981,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $239,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,406,000
All Other: $175,000
Highways: $114,000
Health & Hospitals: $24,000
- Tax - Property: $6,947,000
NEC: $5,342,000
Public Utilities: $1,128,000
Other Selective Sales: $289,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $11,328,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
6.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,224 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.71% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($404 average AGI)| Aiken County: | 0.10% | | South Carolina average: | 0.15% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,671 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.94% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($316 average AGI)| Aiken County: | 0.05% | | South Carolina average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Aiken:
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WTHB (1550 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WPCH (1380 AM; 4 kW; NORTH AUGUSTA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WBLR (1430 AM; 5 kW; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Aiken:
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAJY (102.7 FM; NEW ELLENTON, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WACG-FM (90.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
- WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WFXA-FM (103.1 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
- WZMJ (93.1 FM; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Aiken:
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WAAU-LP (Channel 18; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THOMAS J. PIPER)
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