Bowman, South Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 1,150. Population change since 2000: -3.7%

Males: 539	(46.9%)
Females: 611	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29018.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,527 (it was $22,750 in 2000)

Bowman:	$24,527
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,313 (it was $54,600 in 2000)

Bowman:	$72,313
South Carolina:	$133,900

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Races in Bowman:

Black (68.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (29.4%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bowman: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.9%), German (3.3%), English (2.4%), Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 39 feet

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 993 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bowman

High school or higher: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowman town

Never married: 31.0%
Now married: 43.2%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 11.0%
Divorced: 9.6%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.2%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Bowman, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bowman to the number of sex offenders is 115 to 1.

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

Bowman:	0.8% ($459)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (50.0 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (128.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (552.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rowesville, SC (3.0 miles ), Reevesville, SC (3.2 miles ), Branchville, SC (3.2 miles ), St. George, SC (3.6 miles ), Wilkinson Heights, SC (3.6 miles ), Elloree, SC (3.8 miles ), Brookdale, SC (3.8 miles ), Orangeburg, SC (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.35 N, Longitude: 80.68 W

Area code: 803

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Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-3.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Health care (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Gasoline stations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Crime in Bowman by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	86.0
Rapes	1	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	82.4	0.0	83.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	82.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	7	12	17	12	13	9
per 100,000	577.1	978.8	1419.0	1006.7	1094.3	773.9
Burglaries	15	15	12	16	13	11
per 100,000	1236.6	1223.5	1001.7	1342.3	1094.3	945.8
Thefts	50	24	29	48	18	11
per 100,000	4122.0	1957.6	2420.7	4026.8	1515.2	945.8
Auto thefts	3	0	3	6	6	3
per 100,000	247.3	0.0	250.4	503.4	505.1	258.0
Arson	0	N/A	1	2	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	N/A	83.5	167.8	84.2	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	477.3	359.7	537.6	496.6	396.5	451.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.74
US city average:	3.00

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Bowman-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Bowman town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/10/2004, a category 3 tornado 17.5 miles away from the town center injured one person.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bowman:

TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (about 14 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC)
BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BAMBERG, SC)
COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; WALTERBORO, SC)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowman:

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 49 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 58 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)

Private high schools in Bowman:

BOWMAN ACADEMY (Students: 139; Location: P O BOX 98 351 SMITH ST; Grades: 1 - 12)
LEE ACADEMY (Students: 80; Location: 242 WEATHERS FARM RD; Grades: 2 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bowman:

Bethune-Bowman Elementary School (Location: 131 POPLAR STREET)
Bethune-Bowman Middle School (Location: 1318 BOWMAN BRANCH HIGHWAY)

Private elementary/middle school in Bowman:

SOUTHERN METHODIST KINDERGARTE (Students: 22; Location: PO BOX 217; Grades: PK - KG)

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

BOWMAN TOWN OF (Population served: 1232, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2005)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.5%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	30.3%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	18.6%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bowman, SC

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Bowman compared to South Carolina state average:

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Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly 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 Bowman (2009 data):

Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina: Bowman Branch at 7002 Charleston Hwy, branch established on 1956-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $254.5 mil, Deposits: $215.3 mil, headquarters in Holly Hill, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Fmb Of S.C. Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Orangeburg County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (45%) Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Religon statistics for Bowman

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	39.4%	34.7%	4.3%	2.5%	2.3%
Congregations	28.7%	35.3%	2.7%	1.3%	2.0%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of the Nazarene	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	1.8%	1.6%	8.9%
Congregations	2.7%	6.0%	2.0%	4.0%	15.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,454	$29,448	1	$961
Police Protection - Officers	3	$6,626	$26,504	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$4,960	$14,880	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$4,177	$50,124	0	$0
Totals for Government	9	$18,217	$24,289	1	$961

Bowman government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $41,000
All Other: $13,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $159,000
Central Staff Services: $113,000

Police Protection: $106,000

Solid Waste Management: $43,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
Rents: $2,000

Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $99,000
Police Protection: $25,000

Water Utilities: $22,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $200,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $175,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $99,000
General Support: $43,000
Tax - NEC: $75,000
Property: $74,000

Public Utilities: $28,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $180,000

5.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.01%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($148 average AGI)
Orangeburg County: 0.09%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Calhoun County, SC	0.39% ($28,694 average AGI)
from Richland County, SC	0.35% ($30,566)
from Dorchester County, SC	0.31% ($35,726)

5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,679 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Orangeburg County: 0.05%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

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

to Richland County, SC	0.78% ($32,955 average AGI)
to Lexington County, SC	0.44% ($32,140)
to Calhoun County, SC	0.37% ($25,522)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bowman:

WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQKI (710 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJBS (1440 AM; 1 kW; HOLLY HILL, SC; Owner: EUGENE SCHOEBINGER)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPJK (1580 AM; 1 kW; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: BOSE GOWDY)
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)
WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bowman:

WSPX (94.5 FM; BOWMAN, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WORG (100.3 FM; ELLOREE, SC; Owner: GARRIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSSB-FM (90.3 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Bowman:

W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCBD-TV (Channel 2; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)

Bowman fatal accident list:
Dec 4, 1994 12:20 AM, 1443, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 10, 1984 03:20 AM, 178, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bowman)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Endecona Dr 0.3 Mi Sw Of Hwy 178, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WPOP322
Assigned Frequencies : 6315.84 MHz, 10875.0 MHz
Grant Date: 04/29/2008, Expiration Date: 07/13/2018
Registrant: South Carolina Public Service Authority, One Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461-2901, Phone: (843) 761-8000, Fax: (843) 781-4115, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

Wnw Of State Route 38, Overall height: 118 m, Call Sign: KNLR338
Assigned Frequencies : 931.187 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/1997, Expiration Date: 03/10/2007, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005
Registrant: O\'connor And Hannan, L.L.P., 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw, Washington, DC 20006-3483, Phone: (202) 887-1431

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD4MHR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00079260
Grant Date: 02/19/2004, Expiration Date: 05/17/2014
Registrant: Glenn D Westberry, 1945 Reevesville Rd, Bowman, SC 29018

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 58
Hazardous Condition: 8

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