Cheraw, South Carolina

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Cheraw: Old home in Cheraw SC thought to be built around 1824/1825. The house use to have a top porch, but was taken down in 1975. It is located at 310 Kershaw St.

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Chesterfield County

Population in July 2008: 5,427. Population change since 2000: -1.8%

Males: 2,389	(44.0%)
Females: 3,038	(56.0%)

Median resident age:	38.6 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29520.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,316 (it was $21,897 in 2000)

Cheraw:	$25,316
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,696

Cheraw:	$16,696
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,039 (it was $65,700 in 2000)

Cheraw:	$104,039
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,373; Detached houses: $135,850; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,031; In 2-unit structures: $64,784; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,995; Mobile homes: $27,672

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Races in Cheraw:

Black (52.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (45.5%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Cheraw: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), Irish (4.6%), German (4.3%), English (4.1%), Italian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1820

Elevation: 157 feet

Land area: 4.61 square miles.

Population density: 1177 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cheraw

High school or higher: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
Unemployed: 14.7%
Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cheraw town

Never married: 29.5%
Now married: 42.6%
Separated: 5.3%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 9.9%

68 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.2%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 29 registered sex offenders living in Cheraw, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cheraw to the number of sex offenders is 187 to 1.

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

Cheraw:	0.4% ($271)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (61.1 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (63.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (450.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Wallace, SC (2.6 miles ), McFarlan, NC (3.0 miles) , Chesterfield, SC (3.4 miles ), Patrick, SC (3.4 miles ), Society Hill, SC (3.6 miles ), Morven, NC (3.6 miles ), Bennettsville, SC (3.6 miles ), Ruby, SC (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $87,000
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $94,500
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $95,500
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $66,700
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $64,800
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $139,500
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $56,800
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $201,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $121,700
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $196,700
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 1 building, cost: $189,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.70 N, Longitude: 79.90 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,942 (+71.4%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,085 (58.2%)

Area code: 843

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

Population change in the 1990s: -545 (-9.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Textile mills and textile products (16%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Health care (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (3%)

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Crime in Cheraw by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	36.4	0.0	18.2	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	2	1	0	2	1
per 100,000	35.8	0.0	36.4	18.2	0.0	36.0	18.5
Robberies	11	2	5	5	13	15	9
per 100,000	196.6	35.4	91.1	91.2	236.3	269.8	166.1
Assaults	32	19	23	14	40	49	32
per 100,000	572.0	336.0	419.0	255.4	727.0	881.5	590.7
Burglaries	25	34	35	48	40	41	39
per 100,000	446.9	601.2	637.6	875.6	727.0	737.5	720.0
Thefts	421	406	276	237	303	267	346
per 100,000	7525.9	7179.5	5028.2	4323.2	5507.1	4803.0	6387.3
Auto thefts	31	25	12	10	8	10	13
per 100,000	554.2	442.1	218.6	182.4	145.4	179.9	240.0
Arson	2	1	0	1	0	3	2
per 100,000	35.8	17.7	0.0	18.2	0.0	54.0	36.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	578.7	442.4	476.4	341.8	535.4	544.2	507.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 30 (24 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.42
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Cheraw, South Carolina

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Cheraw, South Carolina average temperatures

Cheraw, South Carolina average precipitation

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Cheraw-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Cheraw town center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 8.9 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Cheraw-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from Cheraw center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 3.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from Cheraw center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Birthplace of: Andy Hall - 2005 NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles, born: Nov 26, 1980), Dizzy Gillespie - (1917-1993), jazz musician.

Hospital/medical center in Cheraw:

CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (HIGHWAY 9 BOX 151)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cheraw:

MARLBORO PARK HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; HAMLET, NC)
ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WADESBORO, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Cheraw, SC

Airports located in Cheraw:

Cheraw Muni/Lynch Bellinger Field Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 6,500, Local Ops: 11,200, Military Ops: 200)
Wild Irish Rose Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Cheraw, SC

Amtrak station near Cheraw:

18 miles: HAMLET (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.cheraw.com/govern.htm

College/University in Cheraw:

NORTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 592; Location: 1201 CHESTERFIELD HWY.; Public; Website: www.northeasterntech.org)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheraw:

FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 44 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 64 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)

Private high school in Cheraw:

JESUS IS LORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: P O BOX 827; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Cheraw:

Chesterfield High School (Location: 1010 WEST GREENE ST.)
Long Middle School (Location: 1010 WEST GREEN STREET)
Cheraw Interm School (Location: 421 CHESTERFIELD HWY)
Cheraw High School (Location: 649 CHESTERFIELD HWY)
Cheraw Primary School (Location: 321 HIGH STREET)

Private elementary/middle schools in Cheraw:

FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 111; Location: 220 GREENE ST; Grades: KG - 6)
ST DAVIDS SCHOOL (Students: 5; Location: PO BOX 926 420 MARKET ST; Grades: KG - KG)

See full list of schools located in Cheraw

User submitted facts and corrections:

Cheraw is on the banks of the Great Pee Dee River.

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Notable locations in Cheraw: Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (A), Cheraw Community Center (B), Cheraw Town Hall (C), Matheson Memorial Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cheraw include: Holy Temple Church of the Living God (A), Pentecostal Holiness Church (B), Pee Dee Union Baptist Church (C), Old Saint Davids Church (D), Northside Baptist Church (E), Mount Hebron African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (F), Windsor Park Freewill Baptist Church (G), Westside Baptist Church (H), Wesley United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Davids Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Huckleberry Branch (A), Wilson Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cheraw include: Cheraw Historic District (1), Caston Park (2), Riverside Park (3), Southside Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Leak & Leak Assoc. (Rt. 2 Box 861).

Hotels: Jameson Inn (885 Chesterfield Highway), Days Inn (820 Market Street), Baker Motel (710 Market Street), Econolodge (710 Market Street), Econo Lodge Cheraw (710 Market Street), Jameson Inn Cheraw (Sj) (885 Chesterfield Hwy), Execustay by Marriott (309 Market Street), Inn Cheraw (321 2nd Street).

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

CHERAW TOWN OF (Population served: 6510, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-16-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-20-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2000)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1997. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-07-1997), St Show-cause Hearing (AUG-28-1997), St Public Notif received (SEP-08-1997), St BCA signed (NOV-24-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2006)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2006)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2006)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-1997. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-07-1997), St Show-cause Hearing (AUG-28-1997), St Public Notif received (SEP-08-1997), St BCA signed (NOV-24-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-1998)

COUNTRY VILLAGE MHP (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

JANICE CIRCLE MHP (Population served: 44, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between NOV-01-1999 and APR-22-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-22-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and APR-22-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-22-2000)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-2000)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-07-1999), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-1999)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and JAN-10-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-10-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-1998)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.2%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.8%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	32.1%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This town:	13.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cheraw, SC

People in group quarters in Cheraw

198 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Cheraw compared to South Carolina state average:

Cheraw, South Carolina environmental map by EPA

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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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Cheraw (2009 data):

First Bank: Cheraw Branch at 515 Market Street, branch established on 2004-02-23; Sentry Bank & Trust Branch at 901 Chesterfield Highway, branch established on 1929-01-01. Info updated 2008-06-03: Bank assets: $2,753.7 mil, Deposits: $2,078.8 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 74 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Highway 9 Branch at 701 Chesterfield Hwy, branch established on 1980-05-12; Cheraw Branch at 232 Market Street, branch established on 1969-12-15. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $6,743.5 mil, Deposits: $5,585.9 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Carolina Bank & Trust Co.: Cheraw Branch at 320 Chesterfield Highway (Highway 9), branch established on 1992-01-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $347.1 mil, Deposits: $306.2 mil, headquarters in Lamar, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: First Carolina Bancshares Corporation
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Cheraw Branch at 415 Market Street, branch established on 1935-01-02. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Cheraw, South Carolina

Inn Cheraw, 321 Second St, Cheraw, SC 29520, Phone: (803) 833-6600, Fax: (843) 537-1398
Jameson Inn, 885 Chesterfield Hwy, Cheraw, SC 29520, Phone: (843) 537-4677
Days Inn-cheraw, 820 Market St, Cheraw, SC 29520, Phone: (843) 537-5554, Fax: (843) 537-4110

All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Cheraw, South Carolina

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cheraw mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Chesterfield County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Religion statistics for Cheraw

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	60.9%	22.7%	5.1%	2.9%	1.6%
Congregations	48.8%	25.6%	9.9%	4.1%	0.8%

Name	Episcopal Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Baha'i	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	2.5%
Congregations	0.8%	0.8%	N/A	1.7%	7.4%

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
Financial Administration	4	$14,661	$43,983	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$10,087	$60,522	7	$2,850
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,130	$25,560	1	$125
Police Protection - Officers	22	$59,776	$32,605	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$8,043	$24,129	7	$4,181
Firefighters	9	$27,721	$36,961	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	15	$33,779	$27,023	0	$0
Sewerage	17	$43,978	$31,043	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	12	$33,093	$33,093	2	$1,559
Housing and Community Development(Local)	1	$4,612	$55,344	0	$0
Water Supply	5	$11,250	$27,000	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$6,186	$37,116	0	$0
Totals for Government	94	$255,316	$32,594	17	$8,715

Cheraw government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $275,000
Parks & Recreation: $135,000

All Other: $51,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $1,549,000
Water Utilities: $1,200,000

Police Protection: $1,178,000

Solid Waste Management: $837,000

Parks & Recreation: $488,000

Fire Protection: $341,000

Central Staff Services: $242,000

Regular Highways: $129,000

Financial Administration: $121,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $50,000

Housing & Community Development: $48,000

General Public Buildings: $37,000

Air Transportation: $33,000

Health Services - Other: $26,000

Libraries: $12,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $293,000
Housing & Community Development: $48,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $593,000
All Other: $159,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,887,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $88,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,809,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $166,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $97,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000

Rents: $11,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $231,000
Police Protection: $42,000

General - Other: $15,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,298,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,362,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $420,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $330,000
Highways: $119,000

All Other: $28,000
Tax - Property: $1,941,000
Public Utilities: $655,000

NEC: $518,000

Other Selective Sales: $55,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,983,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $113,000

4.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($198 average AGI)
Chesterfield County: 0.07%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Marlboro County, SC	0.57% ($25,119 average AGI)
from Union County, NC	0.56% ($33,301)
from Darlington County, SC	0.48% ($22,757)

4.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.82%
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 Union County, NC	0.54% ($25,975 average AGI)
to Darlington County, SC	0.48% ($25,629)
to Marlboro County, SC	0.38% ($23,946)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cheraw:

WCRE (1420 AM; 1 kW; CHERAW, SC; Owner: ORR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cheraw:

WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WVSZ (107.3 FM; CHESTERFIELD, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cheraw:

WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Cheraw, South Carolina:

Fatal accident count: 26
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 40
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 31
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 66
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

South Carolina average:

Fatal accident count: 82
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 125
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
Fatalities: 90
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

See more detailed statistics of Cheraw fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 50
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 4,350

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Cheraw)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Cheraw, SC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

CHERAW, 0.81 Mi West Of State Rte 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 82.2 m, Call Sign: WQEM909
Assigned Frequencies : 6785.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/08/2006, Expiration Date: 03/08/2016, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3

Cheraw Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: KQH6
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 10/21/2008, Expiration Date: 10/14/2018
Registrant: Town Of Cheraw, 200 Market Street, Cheraw, SC 29520-0219, Phone: (843) 537-8400, Fax: (843) 537-8407
Cheraw Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB2268, Licensee ID: L00133111
Assigned Frequencies : 0.40951 MHz
Grant Date: 06/27/2005, Expiration Date: 06/08/2015
Registrant: County Of Chesterfield, 200 Market St., Cheraw, SC 29520, Phone: (843) 537-7283, Fax: (843) 537-8407, Email:
Cheraw Municipal Airport-Old Chesterfield Hwy, Type: Bant, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 10.1 m, Call Sign: WQBU871
Assigned Frequencies : 118.175 MHz
Grant Date: 12/20/2004, Expiration Date: 12/20/2014, Certifier: Mohammad Saleh
Registrant: All Weather Inc., 1165 National Dr., Sacramento, CA 95834, Phone: (916) 928-6748, Fax: (916) 928-1165

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 58 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cheraw)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 18 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Cheraw)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 94
Hazardous Condition: 8
Good Intent Call: 5

Incident types - Cheraw

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Cheraw, SC

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