McCormick County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.0. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 23.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00523. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Clarks Hill and their reported violations in the past:
USCE-LAKE SPRINGS REC AREA (Serves GA, Population served: 735, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-12-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-20-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-16-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-16-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-WEST DAM (Serves GA, Population served: 605, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-AMITY RECREATION AREA (Serves GA, Population served: 163, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-WINFIELD CAMP #1 (Serves GA, Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-GILL POINT (Serves GA, Population served: 84, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-RIDGE RD CAMP & PICNIC #1 (Serves GA, Population served: 63, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-LAKE SPRINGS RAMP (Serves GA, Population served: 34, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-09-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-14-2003), St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-26-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-BIG HART CAMPGROUND #2 (Serves GA, Population served: 34, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-07-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-19-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.2%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.5% for Black residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.9 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 72.9% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clarks Hill, SC
Clarks Hill compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McCormick County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Clarks Hill (based on McCormick County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.13%
| Here |  | 27.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other |
| Adherents | 56.6% | 30.2% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Congregations | 44.4% | 27.8% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 16.7% |
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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: 4 | McCormick County: | 3.97 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | McCormick County: | 3.97 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | McCormick County: | 6.95 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 2.98 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.2% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | McCormick County: | 31.3% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.0% | | State: | 13.4% |
7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,828 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.18% | | 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:
5.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,201 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | 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 Clarks Hill:
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WTHB (1550 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA)
- WPCH (1380 AM; 4 kW; NORTH AUGUSTA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Clarks Hill:
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAEG (92.3 FM; EVANS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
- WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WCHZ (95.1 FM; HARLEM, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE,LLC)
- WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WFXA-FM (103.1 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WACG-FM (90.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WTHO-FM (101.7 FM; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Clarks Hill:
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WAAU-LP (Channel 18; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THOMAS J. PIPER)
- WBEK-CA (Channel 16; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AVN, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Ryan Hartwig, 510 Clarks Hill Hwy (Lat: 33.663528 Lon: -82.189389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100 m, Overall height: 109.7 m, Licensee ID: L01475593
Registrant: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, 510 Clarks Hill Hwy, Clarks Hill, SC 29821, Phone: (864) 333-1100, Email:
- Thomas Jenkins, 510 Clarks Hill Hwy (Lat: 33.663528 Lon: -82.189389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100 m, Overall height: 109.7 m
Registrant: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, 510 Clarks Hill Hwy, Clarks Hill, SC 29821, Phone: (864) 333-1100, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: K4AWY
Grant Date: 04/12/1994, Expiration Date: 04/12/2004, Cancellation Date: 11/25/1999
Registrant: Ralph C Scott, Rt 1 Box 190, Clarks Hill, SC 29821 - Call Sign: K4AWZ, Licensee ID: L01211404
Grant Date: 11/09/2006, Expiration Date: 02/06/2017, Certifier: Marjorie R Scott
Registrant: Marjorie R Scott, 1 Morgan Place, Clarks Hill, SC 29821 - Call Sign: N1XVR, Licensee ID: L00145331
Grant Date: 06/22/2006, Expiration Date: 09/16/2016, Certifier: Edwin G Gimble Jr
Registrant: Edwin G Gimble Jr, Clarks Hill, SC 29821 - Call Sign: WA4VTY, Licensee ID: L00418812
Grant Date: 01/01/2008, Expiration Date: 01/01/2018
Registrant: Robert A Smith, 155 Blue Ridge Dr, Clarks Hill, SC 29821-3131 - Call Sign: KG4PTP, Licensee ID: L00412748
Grant Date: 10/22/2001, Expiration Date: 10/22/2011, Certifier: William J Morgan Ii
Registrant: William J Morgan Ii, 775 Garrett Rd, Clarks Hill, SC 29821
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6685W , Serial Number: 28-20791, Year manufactured: 1965
Registrant (Individual): Roger A Mccoig, 81 Chota Dr, Clarks Hill, SC 29821
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Clarks Hill
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Clarks Hill, SC
| Most common first names in Clarks Hill, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 7 | 63.7 years |
| Willie | 7 | 74.9 years |
| John | 6 | 69.2 years |
| Annie | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Robert | 5 | 77.8 years |
| William | 5 | 68.2 years |
| Mary | 4 | 82.3 years |
| George | 3 | 71.0 years |
| Henry | 3 | 72.3 years |
| Elizabeth | 3 | 72.6 years |
| Most common last names in Clarks Hill, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Gilyard | 7 | 72.9 years |
| Freeman | 6 | 73.2 years |
| Scott | 6 | 80.3 years |
| Broadwater | 5 | 57.6 years |
| Houston | 5 | 58.4 years |
| Marshall | 5 | 68.0 years |
| Williams | 5 | 74.8 years |
| Gardenhire | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Boyd | 4 | 63.8 years |
| Green | 4 | 60.0 years |
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