Calhoun 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)
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 17.5. This is significantly better than average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00000. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.762. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 2.17. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 20.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 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 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.1%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.4% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.7% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cameron, SC
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Cameron compared to South Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Cameron (2011 data):
- Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina: Cameron Branch at 216 N Boyce Lawton Drive, branch established on 1955/12/31. 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:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Calhoun County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Cameron (based on Calhoun County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.80%
| Here |  | 28.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Baha'i | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 44.4% | 31.6% | 12.0% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Congregations | 23.1% | 34.6% | 19.2% | - | 3.8% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church in America | Assemblies of God | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other |
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| Congregations | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
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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: 1 | Calhoun County: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Calhoun County: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | Calhoun County: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2 | Here: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.0% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Calhoun County: | 33.0% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.6% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $908 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $159 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,711 | $32,532 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $2,578 | $15,468 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,289 | $21,156 | 6 | $1,067 |
Cameron government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $34,000 ($80.38)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $58,000 ($137.12)
Central Staff Services: $51,000 ($120.57)
Regular Highways: $39,000 ($92.20)
Fire Protection: $14,000 ($33.10)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($2.36)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($7.09)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $61,000 ($144.21)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $46,000 ($108.75)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000 ($35.46)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000 ($52.01)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($9.46)
Rents: $1,000 ($2.36)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $9,000 ($21.28)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $205,000 ($484.63)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $125,000 ($295.51)
General Support: $12,000 ($28.37)
- Tax - Property: $85,000 ($200.95)
Public Utilities: $44,000 ($104.02)
Other Selective Sales: $4,000 ($9.46)
NEC: $4,000 ($9.46)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000 ($165.48)
7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,355 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.22% | | 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:
7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,616 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.09% | | 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 Cameron:
- WQKI (710 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPJK (1580 AM; 1 kW; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: BOSE GOWDY)
- WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cameron:
- 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)
- WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WORG (100.3 FM; ELLOREE, SC; Owner: GARRIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WSSB-FM (90.3 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPX (94.5 FM; BOWMAN, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
- W243AG (96.5 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cameron:
- W55CQ (Channel 55; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)
- WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Cameron fatal accident list:
Sep 11, 1999 10:15 PM, 15, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 36 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Cameron)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 1/2 Mi W Int Hwy 33 & 176 (Lat: 33.556278 Lon: -80.708417), Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: KNCY340, Licensee ID: L00003804
Assigned Frequencies: 48.6000 MHz, 49.1600 MHz Grant Date: 02/04/1998, Expiration Date: 01/19/2003, Cancellation Date: 04/20/2003
Registrant: Westvaco Development Corp, Summerville, SC 29484, Phone: (803) 871-6710 - 1/2 Mi W Int Hwy 33 & 176 (Lat: 33.556278 Lon: -80.708417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 32 m, Call Sign: WPXT221
Assigned Frequencies: 48.6000 MHz, 49.1600 MHz Grant Date: 06/05/2003, Expiration Date: 06/05/2013, Certifier: Carolyn C Brock
Registrant: Fit, 871 Country Club Road Suite A, Eugene, OR 97401-2200, Phone: (541) 485-8441, Fax: (541) 485-7556, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KA4UTZ
Grant Date: 12/22/1987, Expiration Date: 12/22/1997, Cancellation Date: 12/23/1999
Registrant: James E Lynch, Cameron, SC 29030 - Call Sign: KF4MYC, Licensee ID: L01179921
Grant Date: 08/08/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016, Certifier: Thomas A Mc Clain
Registrant: Thomas A Mc Clain, 79 Campederate Ln, Cameron, SC 29030 - Call Sign: WA4FMK, Licensee ID: L01206953
Grant Date: 10/27/2006, Expiration Date: 01/24/2017, Certifier: Jack D Browne
Registrant: Jack D Browne, 4635 Cameron Rd, Cameron, SC 29030 - Call Sign: KG4EKB, Licensee ID: L00145384
Grant Date: 05/29/2009, Expiration Date: 08/27/2019, Certifier: Jennifer A Dressel
Registrant: Jennifer A Dressel, 164 Kiefer Ct, Cameron, SC 29030 - Call Sign: KG4EKC, Licensee ID: L00145385
Grant Date: 05/29/2009, Expiration Date: 08/27/2019, Certifier: Gregory T Dressel
Registrant: Gregory T Dressel, 164 Kiefer Ct, Cameron, SC 29030
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cameron, SC
| Most common first names in Cameron, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 22 | 69.6 years |
| William | 21 | 76.1 years |
| George | 18 | 73.5 years |
| Willie | 17 | 73.8 years |
| James | 17 | 74.3 years |
| Mary | 14 | 74.5 years |
| Annie | 13 | 83.7 years |
| Charles | 11 | 61.0 years |
| Marion | 9 | 67.8 years |
| Thomas | 9 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in Cameron, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Haigler | 21 | 76.5 years |
| Ulmer | 16 | 76.8 years |
| Shuler | 16 | 79.1 years |
| Glover | 16 | 67.6 years |
| Rast | 14 | 71.6 years |
| Robinson | 11 | 72.7 years |
| Johnson | 11 | 82.3 years |
| Rickenbaker | 10 | 78.1 years |
| Bull | 10 | 79.9 years |
| Haynes | 9 | 65.6 years |
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