Barnwell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
SO2
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2008 was 24.3. This is significantly better than average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 2.48. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 19.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 0.972. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blackville and their reported violations in the past:
BLACKVILLE TOWN OF (Population served: 2973, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-24-2003)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-10-2000 and OCT-13-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-13-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.7%
(3.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.2% for Black residents, 39.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 95.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.7% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blackville, SC
Blackville compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Blackville (2011 data):
- Enterprise Bank of South Carolina: Blackville Branch at 227 Main Street, branch established on 1968/12/30. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $403.9 mil, Deposits: $343.1 mil, headquarters in Ehrhardt, SC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Barnwell County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Blackville (based on Barnwell County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.74%
| Here |  | 50.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 71.3% | 10.3% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.0% |
| Congregations | 44.9% | 10.2% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 14.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Barnwell County: | 2.18 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Barnwell County: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Barnwell County: | 6.53 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Here: | 5.66 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.9% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Barnwell County: | 35.6% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.6% | | State: | 13.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,584 | $33,504 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,200 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $18,706 | $28,059 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $579 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,960 | $23,840 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,473 | $29,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $183 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $7,235 | $21,705 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,600 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $39,958 | $26,639 | 9 | $3,562 |
Blackville government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $140,000 ($58.19)
All Other: $66,000 ($27.43)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $249,000 ($103.49)
Police Protection: $201,000 ($83.54)
Central Staff Services: $189,000 ($78.55)
Solid Waste Management: $109,000 ($45.30)
Parks & Recreation: $74,000 ($30.76)
Fire Protection: $39,000 ($16.21)
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000 ($4.16)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($5.40)
- General - Interest on Debt: $49,000 ($20.37)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Judicial and Legal: $23,000 ($9.56)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($1.66)
Corrections: $3,000 ($1.25)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $156,000 ($64.84)
All Other: $36,000 ($14.96)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $817,000 ($339.57)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $24,000 ($9.98)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $48,000 ($19.95)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $730,000 ($303.41)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $63,000 ($26.18)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $60,000 ($24.94)
Rents: $2,000 ($0.83)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $7,000 ($2.91)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $288,000 ($119.70)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $514,000 ($213.63)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $71,000 ($29.51)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $35,000 ($14.55)
- Tax - Property: $327,000 ($135.91)
Public Utilities: $98,000 ($40.73)
NEC: $75,000 ($31.17)
Other Selective Sales: $13,000 ($5.40)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $474,000 ($197.01)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,896 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.73% | | 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:
5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,190 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.54% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blackville:
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blackville:
- WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIIZ (97.9 FM; BLACKVILLE, SC; Owner: NICWILD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WAJY (102.7 FM; NEW ELLENTON, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WDOG-FM (93.5 FM; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: GOOD RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Blackville:
- WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Blackville, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 85
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 129
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
- Fatalities: 93
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 218
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Blackville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Blackville)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 - State School Bus Maintenance Shop Country Club Rd (Lat: 33.364028 Lon: -81.263722), Call Sign: KEP551, Licensee ID: L00012124
Assigned Frequencies: 154.980 MHz Grant Date: 04/19/2003, Expiration Date: 05/06/2013
Registrant: State Of South Carolina, 1429 Senate St Rutledge Bldg 209d, Columbia, SC 29201 - Hwy 78 4 Mi W (Lat: 33.360694 Lon: -81.330667), Call Sign: KNIK417
Assigned Frequencies: 155.055 MHz Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 01/30/2014
Registrant: Clenson University, 64 Research Rd., Blackville, SC 29817, Phone: (803) 284-3343, Fax: (803) 284-3684, Email:
- State School Bus Maintenance Shop Country Club Rd (Lat: 33.364028 Lon: -81.263722), Call Sign: WSQ99, Licensee ID: L00012124
Assigned Frequencies: 155.760 MHz Grant Date: 04/19/2003, Expiration Date: 05/06/2013
Registrant: State Of South Carolina, 1429 Senate St Rutledge Bldg 209d, Columbia, SC 29201 - Country Club Rd (Lat: 33.365972 Lon: -81.265667), Structure height: 122 m, Call Sign: WNRG913, Licensee ID: L00116621
Assigned Frequencies: 163.250 MHz Grant Date: 03/03/2005, Expiration Date: 02/14/2015
Registrant: Barnwell County Hospital, 811 Reynolds Rd, Barnwell, SC 29812, Phone: (803) 541-4371, Email:
- Between Jones Bridge Rd And Countryclub Rd (Lat: 33.366667 Lon: -81.266667), Type: Tank, Structure height: 33 m, Overall height: 41 m, Call Sign: WPRT898
Assigned Frequencies: 458.412 MHz Grant Date: 01/26/2001, Expiration Date: 01/26/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: Electronic Products Design Inc, Wendell, NC 27591, Phone: (919) 365-9199, Fax: (919) 365-7005 - Lat: 33.364722 Lon: -81.330667, Call Sign: WQBA581
Assigned Frequencies: 152.390 MHz, 157.650 MHz Grant Date: 09/08/2004, Expiration Date: 09/08/2014, Certifier: Landis Heirs
Registrant: Mobile Communications - Aiken, 111 Bolton Court, Aiken, SC 29803, Phone: (803) 643-3322, Fax: (843) 744-3780 - Lat: 33.356472 Lon: -81.277556, Call Sign: WQHT322
Assigned Frequencies: 451.500 MHz, 452.100 MHz, 452.225 MHz, 452.350 MHz, 461.125 MHz, 462.500 MHz, 463.975 MHz, 464.575 MHz Grant Date: 10/30/2007, Expiration Date: 10/30/2017, Certifier: Dan Revord
Registrant: Kelley Communications Inc, 487 Broughton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115, Phone: (803) 516-0005, Fax: (803) 516-0803, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 - .25 Mi Ne On Country Club Rd (Lat: 33.365972 Lon: -81.265639), Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WPJD648
Assigned Frequencies: 6545.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/11/2001, Expiration Date: 03/26/2011
Registrant: Phone: (803) 734-1015 - BKR, Site Is Located 0.5 Mi Ne Of Int. Izlar St & Clark St (Lat: 33.365833 Lon: -81.265000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 119.7 m, Overall height: 123.1 m, Call Sign: WPXV970
Assigned Frequencies: 7037.50 MHz Grant Date: 06/19/2003, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012, Certifier: Leslie W Leslie Jr.
Registrant: South Carolina Educational Television Commission, 1101 George Rogers Blvd, Columbia, SC 29201, Phone: (803) 737-3486, Fax: (803) 737-3531, Email:
- BKR, Site Is Located 0.5 Mi Ne Of Int. Izlar St & Clark St (Lat: 33.365833 Lon: -81.265000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 119.7 m, Overall height: 123.1 m, Call Sign: WPXW205
Assigned Frequencies: 6987.50 MHz Grant Date: 06/19/2003, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012, Certifier: Leslie W Leslie Jr.
Registrant: South Carolina Educational Television Commission, 1101 George Rogers Blvd, Columbia, SC 29201, Phone: (803) 737-3486, Fax: (803) 737-3531, Email:
- BLACKVL DLEC, Site Is Located 0.5 Mi Ne Of Int. Izlar St & Clark St (Lat: 33.365722 Lon: -81.265111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 119.7 m, Overall height: 123.1 m, Call Sign: WQER913
Assigned Frequencies: 23125.0 MHz Grant Date: 03/31/2006, Expiration Date: 03/31/2016, Certifier: Christopher L Harris
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
- DIST OFFICE, 297 Pascallas Street (Lat: 33.357417 Lon: -81.269750), Type: Pipe, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 11.5 m, Call Sign: WQET795
Assigned Frequencies: 21925.0 MHz Grant Date: 04/12/2006, Expiration Date: 04/12/2016, Certifier: Christopher L Harris
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
- BLACKVILLE, 4 Miles Nnw Of (Lat: 33.415417 Lon: -81.283694), Overall height: 122.2 m, Call Sign: KJC88
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6093.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6063.80 MHz Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 02/26/2002
Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ll 007-1, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:
- Country Club Rd .25 Mi From Dewitt St (Lat: 33.365972 Lon: -81.265639), Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WHY789
Assigned Frequencies: 7075.00 MHz Grant Date: 09/20/1984, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012
Registrant: South Carolina Educational Tv Commission, 1101 George Rogers Blvd, Columbia, SC 29201-4761
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Blackville)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 550 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: 12,500 - 19,999 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4 (2500 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 38NA , Serial Number: 5500729, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 09/08/2007
Registrant (Corporation): Southair LLC, 86 Lake Cynthia Rd, Blackville, SC 29817
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Blackville, SC
| Most common first names in Blackville, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 58 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 42 | 75.5 years |
| John | 36 | 73.3 years |
| Willie | 34 | 71.1 years |
| William | 31 | 75.1 years |
| George | 29 | 75.2 years |
| Annie | 29 | 82.6 years |
| Henry | 25 | 72.3 years |
| Robert | 23 | 74.6 years |
| Louise | 18 | 74.6 years |
| Most common last names in Blackville, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Williams | 55 | 72.3 years |
| Johnson | 51 | 70.7 years |
| Hutto | 35 | 72.9 years |
| Brown | 32 | 71.4 years |
| Still | 30 | 67.9 years |
| Jones | 28 | 75.3 years |
| Sanders | 24 | 76.9 years |
| Martin | 21 | 79.4 years |
| Odom | 20 | 83.0 years |
| Smith | 19 | 78.8 years |
Businesses in Blackville, SC
- FedEx: 1
- Subway: 1
- UPS: 1
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