Bishopville, South Carolina

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Population (year 2000): 3,670. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,912 (+6.6% change)

Males: 1,612	(43.9%)
Females: 2,058	(56.1%)

Lee County

Median resident age:	37.7 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29010.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,200 (it was $24,400 in 2000)

Bishopville	$20,200
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $47,400 (it was $57,800 in 2000)

Bishopville	$47,400
South Carolina:	$113,100

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Races in Bishopville:

Black (65.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (32.3%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (7.7%), United States (6.3%), German (5.0%), Irish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 226 feet

Land area: 2.36 square miles.

Population density: 1614 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bishopville

High school or higher: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 9.3%
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bishopville city

Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 42.6%
Separated: 6.2%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 10.9%

115 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This city:	3.1%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 36 registered sex offenders living in Bishopville, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bishopville to the number of sex offenders is 106 to 1.

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

Bishopville:	0.9% ($527)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (54.2 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (79.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (531.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Stokes Bridge-Cypress, SC (6.0 miles ), St. Charles, SC (9.5 miles ), Ashwood, SC (11.1 miles ), Lamar, SC (13.2 miles ), Oswego, SC (14.8 miles) , Bethune, SC (15.1 miles ), Hartsville, SC (15.5 miles ), Lynchburg, SC (16.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $55,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $96,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 60 buildings, average cost: $23,300
2005: 68 buildings, average cost: $23,300
2006: 65 buildings, average cost: $23,300
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 34.22 N, Longitude: 80.25 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,377 (+37.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 655 (51.2%)

People in group quarters in Bishopville

121 people in nursing homes
35 people in homes for the mentally retarded
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in other group homes

Area code: 803

Bishopville household income distribution

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

Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-3.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Construction (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Food (4%)
Beverage and tobacco products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

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Crime in Bishopville by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2006
Murders	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	51.4
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	6	10	11	2
per 100,000	159.7	266.0	294.7	51.4
Assaults	22	49	31	35
per 100,000	585.6	1303.5	830.4	899.5
Burglaries	30	35	83	58
per 100,000	798.5	931.1	2223.4	1490.6
Thefts	28	40	291	200
per 100,000	745.3	1064.1	7795.3	5140.1
Auto thefts	7	6	17	10
per 100,000	186.3	159.6	455.4	257.0
Arson	N/A	0	1	2
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	26.8	51.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.4)	265.6	461.0	758.4	628.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.89
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bishopville, South Carolina

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Bishopville, South Carolina average temperatures

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Bishopville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.7 miles away from the Bishopville city center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 33.9 miles away from the city center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bishopville:

CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)
TUOMEY (about 23 miles; SUMTER, SC)
KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; CAMDEN, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Bishopville, SC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bishopville:

SHAW AFB (about 23 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 43 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bishopville:

LEE COUNTY (about 2 miles; BISHOPVILLE, SC; ID: 52J)
HARTSVILLE RGNL (about 16 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC; ID: HVS)
SUMTER (about 18 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SMS)

Operable nuclear power plant near Bishopville:

16 miles: Robinson 2 in Hartsville, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bishopville:

FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 56 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)

Public high schools in Bishopville:

LEE CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 829; Location: 1800 WISACKY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
LEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Students: 107; Location: 1204 E. CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
LEE COUNTY CAREER/TECH CENTER (Location: 310 ROLAND STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high school in Bishopville:

ROBERT E LEE ACADEMY (Students: 605; Location: 630 N COUSAR ST. P O BOX 488; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bishopville:

BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 573; Location: 603 NORTH DENNIS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
DENNIS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 436; Location: 21 ROLAND ST.; Grades: 04 - 06)

Library in Bishopville:

LEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $189,439; Location: 102 NORTH MAIN STREET; 28,613 books; 143 audio materials; 597 video materials; 210 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

The Lee County Library is now located at 200 N. Main Street, Bishopville, SC 29010

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Notable locations in Bishopville: Lee County Health Center (A), Lee County Courthouse (B), Lee County Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bishopville include: Progressive Church (A), Bishopville Church of God (B), Bishopville Presbyterian Church (C), New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (D), Mount Hermon Church (E), Wesley Memorial Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Church of the Nazarene (H), Shekinah Tabernacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Denny Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Bishopville include: Woodward Park (1), Bishopville Commercial Historic District (2), South Main Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bishopville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: South Carolina Cotton Museum Inc (121 West Cedar Lane).

Hotels: Econo Lodge Bishopville (1135 Sumter Highway), Howard Johnson Express Inn (27 Charlene Ln).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bishopville and their reported violations in the past:

BISHOPVILLE TOWN OF (Population served: 3800, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between NOV-1999 and JUN-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2000)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-2000)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.1%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	28.8%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.9%
Whole state:	6.5%

Bishopville compared to South Carolina state average:

Bishopville, South Carolina environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bishopville (2007 data):

First Palmetto Savings Bank, F.S.B.: East Church Branch at 104 E Church St, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $873.7 mil, Deposits: $650.8 mil, headquarters in Camden, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices
First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Bishopville Branch at 144 South Main Street, branch established on 1903-12-15. 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 National Bank of South Carolina: Bishopville Branch at 200 East Church Street, branch established on 1966-06-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,215.7 mil, Deposits: $3,641.4 mil, headquarters in Sumter, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$5,006	$30,036	0	$0
Sewerage	5	$13,813	$33,151	0	$0
Firefighters	4	$9,341	$28,023	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$828
Solid Waste Management	12	$19,749	$19,749	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$3,478	$20,868	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	16	$36,706	$27,530	1	$1,074
Water Supply	6	$15,148	$30,296	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,251
Other Government Administration	2	$6,071	$36,426	7	$1,550
Totals for Government	49	$109,312	$26,770	10	$4,703

Bishopville government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $209,000
All Other: $11,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $882,000
Police Protection: $694,000

Solid Waste Management: $462,000

General - Other: $261,000

Fire Protection: $209,000

Central Staff Services: $193,000

Financial Administration: $126,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $61,000
General - Interest on Debt: $205,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $208,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,424,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,355,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $69,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $33,000
Police Protection: $4,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,803,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,413,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $191,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $219,000
Tax - Property: $591,000
NEC: $189,000

Public Utilities: $186,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,832,000

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($107 average AGI)
Lee County: 0.16%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Sumter County, SC	1.66% ($26,238 average AGI)
from Darlington County, SC	0.68% ($27,767)
from Kershaw County, SC	0.59% ($27,811)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
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 Sumter County, SC	1.60% ($23,118 average AGI)
to Kershaw County, SC	0.93% ($29,678)
to Darlington County, SC	0.60% ($24,105)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bishopville:

WAGS (1380 AM; 1 kW; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WHSC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJDJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bishopville:

WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bishopville:

WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)

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