Orangeburg 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
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.2. This is significantly better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 11.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 1.19. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.0 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 4.30. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Branchville and their reported violations in the past:
BRANCHVILLE TOWN OF (Population served: 1382, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2006)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and SEP-09-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2006)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2004 and SEP-09-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-02-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2005)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.4%
(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.9% for Black residents, 41.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 27.3% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.1% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Branchville, SC
18 people in nursing homes
Branchville 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.
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Banks with branches in Branchville (2011 data):
- Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina: Branchville Branch at 7633 Freedom Road, branch established on 1987/10/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $303.7 mil, Deposits: $262.3 mil, headquarters in Holly Hill, SC, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Fmb Of S.C. Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Orangeburg County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Branchville (based on Orangeburg County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.80%
| Here |  | 44.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Nazarene | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| Congregations | 2.7% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 15.3% |
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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: 23 | Orangeburg County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Orangeburg County: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 78 | Orangeburg County: | 8.63 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 58 | Here: | 6.42 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.9% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Orangeburg County: | 38.2% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.6% | | 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 |
3 | $5,820 | $23,280 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $13,822 | $55,288 | 16 | $3,559 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
22 | $56,900 | $31,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
28 | $76,542 | $32,804 | 16 | $3,559 |
Branchville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $26,000 ($25.47)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $51,000 ($49.95)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $323,000 ($316.36)
Water Utilities: $203,000 ($198.82)
Police Protection: $106,000 ($103.82)
Solid Waste Management: $29,000 ($28.40)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000 ($7.84)
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($6.86)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $191,000 ($187.07)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,294,000 ($1267.38)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $116,000 ($113.61)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,251,000 ($1225.27)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $116,000 ($113.61)
Water Utilities: $43,000 ($42.12)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000 ($14.69)
Interest Earnings: $9,000 ($8.81)
Rents: $8,000 ($7.84)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,000 ($2.94)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($1.96)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $196,000 ($191.97)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $199,000 ($194.91)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $71,000 ($69.54)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $40,000 ($39.18)
All Other: $18,000 ($17.63)
- Tax - Property: $100,000 ($97.94)
NEC: $45,000 ($44.07)
Public Utilities: $27,000 ($26.44)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $163,000 ($159.65)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $78,000 ($76.40)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Branchville:
- 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.)
- WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WALD (1080 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WALTERBORO, SC; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Branchville:
- WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPX (94.5 FM; BOWMAN, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHXT (103.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WSSB-FM (90.3 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WORG (100.3 FM; ELLOREE, SC; Owner: GARRIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Branchville:
- WCBD-TV (Channel 2; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Branchville fatal accident list:
Sep 27, 2005 11:30 PM, Us-78, Us-21, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 15, 2003 07:25 PM, Us-78, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 16, 2000 10:15 PM, Sr-117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 27, 1989 07:00 PM, 78, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 17, 1979 04:45 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 23, 1977 11:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 1,700
Total average daily truck traffic: 102
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,703
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Branchville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 39 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Sc Hwy 210 2.1 Mi Ne (Lat: 33.281000 Lon: -80.781472), Call Sign: KBZ287
Assigned Frequencies: 154.980 MHz, 154.980 MHz Grant Date: 04/01/1997, Expiration Date: 06/15/2002, Cancellation Date: 04/17/2002
Registrant: State Of South Carolina, 1429 Senate St 512 Rutledge Bldg, Columbia, SC 29201, Phone: (803) 734-8255 - BRANCHVILLE SITE, 3341 Calhoun St. (Branchville / 092051) (Lat: 33.275028 Lon: -80.835750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 110.3 m, Overall height: 111.6 m, Call Sign: WPWI505
Assigned Frequencies: 159.210 MHz Grant Date: 11/21/2002, Expiration Date: 11/21/2012, Certifier: John H Smith
Registrant: County Of Orangeburg, 200 Gibson Street, Orangeburg, SC 29116, Phone: (803) 533-6265, Fax: (803) 533-5899, Email:
- 3341 Calhoun St. (Branchville / 092051) (Lat: 33.275028 Lon: -80.835750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 110.3 m, Overall height: 111.6 m, Call Sign: WQKD269
Assigned Frequencies: 159.210 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/2009, Expiration Date: 10/03/2009, Cancellation Date: 12/05/2009, Certifier: Billy Staley
Registrant: County Of Orangeburg, 1558 Ellis Ave, Ornageburg, SC 29116, Phone: (803) 533-6264, Fax: (803) 535-2339, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KB4YQK, Licensee ID: L01315154
Grant Date: 08/18/2007, Expiration Date: 08/18/2017
Registrant: Leland H Jennings Jr, 6960 Farrells Rd, Branchville, SC 29432
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: RANS S-14 AIRAILE (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 133CM , Serial Number: 1191005, Year manufactured: 1992, Airworthiness Date: 01/26/2008
Registrant (Individual): Charles M Ott, 4973 Cattle Creek Rd, Branchville, SC 29432 - Aircraft: X-AIR LLC XA85 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: JABIRU 2200 (85 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 16XA , Serial Number: XA850003, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/2008
Registrant (Individual): Kristy L Trafton, 6064 Freedom Rd, Branchville, SC 29432 - Aircraft: RANS CO S-12XL AIRAILE (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: HIRTH 2706 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 166CM , Serial Number: 6950612, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 01/26/2008
Registrant (Individual): Charles M Ott, 4973 Cattle Creek Rd, Branchville, SC 29432
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Branchville
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Branchville, SC
| Most common first names in Branchville, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 31 | 73.8 years |
| John | 31 | 72.6 years |
| James | 28 | 72.7 years |
| Robert | 19 | 69.6 years |
| William | 17 | 74.4 years |
| Willie | 16 | 75.4 years |
| Annie | 14 | 78.6 years |
| George | 14 | 73.3 years |
| Thomas | 13 | 74.1 years |
| David | 9 | 77.6 years |
| Most common last names in Branchville, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Williams | 30 | 75.0 years |
| Byrd | 29 | 77.9 years |
| Berry | 25 | 72.1 years |
| Smoak | 23 | 79.0 years |
| Mcalhany | 21 | 77.0 years |
| Thompson | 20 | 72.1 years |
| Myers | 18 | 79.5 years |
| Rhoad | 14 | 78.9 years |
| Bowman | 13 | 64.7 years |
| Ott | 13 | 73.7 years |
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