Ehrhardt, South Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 558. Population change since 2000: -7.8%

Males: 242	(43.5%)
Females: 316	(56.5%)

Median resident age:	44.0 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29081.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,049 (it was $22,813 in 2000)

Ehrhardt:	$27,049
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,910 (it was $55,600 in 2000)

Ehrhardt:	$90,910
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $110,092; Detached houses: $129,356; In 2-unit structures: $100,878; Mobile homes: $33,682

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Races in Ehrhardt:

Black (56.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (39.4%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Other race (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Ehrhardt: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.1%), English (7.2%), United States (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), Irish (2.3%), Italian (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 146 feet

Land area: 3.18 square miles.

Population density: 175 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ehrhardt

High school or higher: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 6.9%
Mean travel time to work: 34.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ehrhardt town

Never married: 26.4%
Now married: 47.7%
Separated: 8.1%
Widowed: 14.3%
Divorced: 3.4%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ehrhardt, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ehrhardt to the number of sex offenders is 558 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Ehrhardt:	0.6% ($361)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (63.7 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (146.6 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (624.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lodge, SC (4.3 miles) , Williams, SC (12.5 miles) , Olar, SC (13.1 miles ), Ulmer, SC (13.4 miles) , Smoaks, SC (13.9 miles) , Govan, SC (14.0 miles) , Bamberg, SC (14.1 miles ), Sycamore, SC (14.9 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $47,600
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $47,600
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.10 N, Longitude: 81.01 W

Area code: 803

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Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+4.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Public administration (13%)
Utilities (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

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Crime in Ehrhardt (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
2 assaults (341.3 per 100,000)
4 burglaries (682.6 per 100,000)
16 thefts (2730.4 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (170.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 238.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Ehrhardt (2006):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
5 burglaries (856.2 per 100,000)
11 thefts (1883.6 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (171.2 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 149.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	7.17
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ehrhardt, South Carolina

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Ehrhardt, South Carolina average temperatures

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Ehrhardt-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Ehrhardt town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/10/2004, a category 3 tornado 35.1 miles away from the town center injured one person.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ehrhardt:

BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BAMBERG, SC)
ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FAIRFAX, SC)
HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; VARNVILLE, SC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ehrhardt:

BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 48 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 58 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 59 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ehrhardt:

BAMBERG COUNTY (about 16 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID: 99N)
HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 17 miles; HAMPTON, SC; ID: 3J0)
ALLENDALE COUNTY (about 20 miles; ALLENDALE, SC; ID: 88J)

Amtrak station near Ehrhardt:

19 miles: DENMARK (200 W. BARUCH ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ehrhardt:

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 57 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 62 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 66 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)

Private high school in Ehrhardt:

ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY (Students: 149; Location: HWY 601 BOX 98; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Ehrhardt:

Ehrhardt Elementary School (Location: GENERAL DELIVERY)

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Churches in Ehrhardt include: Saint Lukes Church (A), Ehrhardt Baptist Church (B), Ehrhardt Memorial Lutheran Church (C), Ehrhardt United Methodist Church (D), Savannah Creek Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

EHRHARDT TOWN OF (Population served: 614, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-22-2001), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-1997), St Public Notif received (JAN-22-1997), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-31-1997)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-1997), St Public Notif received (JAN-22-1997), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-31-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2002 and JUN-24-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2002)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1997 and JAN-10-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-05-1998), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-05-1998), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1996 and JAN-10-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-12-1997), St Public Notif received (JUN-26-1997), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-1999)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and JAN-10-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-10-1996), St Public Notif received (AUG-09-1996), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-1999)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1995 and JAN-10-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-10-1996), St Public Notif received (AUG-09-1996), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-1999)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	60.9%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	22.7%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This town:	9.5%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ehrhardt, SC

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Ehrhardt 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.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ehrhardt (2007 data):

Enterprise Bank of South Carolina: Enterprise Bank Of South Carolina at 13497 Broxton Bridge Road, branch established on 1920-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $325.6 mil, Deposits: $261.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (58%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$651
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$392

Ehrhardt government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $21,000
All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $156,000
Police Protection: $71,000

Central Staff Services: $66,000

Fire Protection: $24,000

Solid Waste Management: $19,000

Regular Highways: $8,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000

General - Other: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000
All Other: $16,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $38,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $12,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $37,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
Property Sale Other: $5,000

Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $14,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $102,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $95,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $63,000
General Support: $30,000
Tax - Property: $54,000
NEC: $29,000

Public Utilities: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $180,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

5.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,981 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.23%
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:

from Orangeburg County, SC	1.00% ($25,840 average AGI)
from Barnwell County, SC	0.62% ($17,194)
from Lexington County, SC	0.34% ($19,941)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,532 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
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 Orangeburg County, SC	1.42% ($48,958 average AGI)
to Barnwell County, SC	0.81% ($30,073)
to Richland County, SC	0.55% ($40,393)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ehrhardt:

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.)
WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)
WALD (1080 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WALTERBORO, SC; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)
WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ehrhardt:

WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBHC-FM (92.1 FM; HAMPTON, SC; Owner: HAMPTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNKT (107.5 FM; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIIZ (97.9 FM; BLACKVILLE, SC; Owner: NICWILD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDOG-FM (93.5 FM; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: GOOD RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSPX (94.5 FM; BOWMAN, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ehrhardt:

WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

David Sanders, Off Colston Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Rcc Consultants, Inc., 329 Brownstown Road, Renick, WV 24966-9649, Phone: (304) 497-3939, Email:
David Sanders, Off Kirkland Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Rcc Consultants, Inc., 329 Brownstown Road, Renick, WV 24966-9649, Phone: (304) 497-3939, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6

1/2 Mi E On Hwy 64, Call Sign: KNEQ322, Licensee ID: L00079270
Assigned Frequencies : 151.685 MHz
Grant Date: 03/26/1998, Expiration Date: 03/07/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/08/2003
Registrant: John Ulmer, Ehrhardt, SC 29081, Phone: (803) 267-5500
455 Franklin St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: KDI314
Assigned Frequencies : 160.095 MHz
Grant Date: 07/26/2000, Expiration Date: 09/04/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/07/2006, Certifier: Jesse Sheppard
Registrant: Lao, 1270 Fairfield Rd Ste 13, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 337-9157
6 Km E Ehrhardt, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: WPNT466
Assigned Frequencies : 150.935 MHz
Grant Date: 06/08/1999, Expiration Date: 06/08/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/08/2004, Certifier: Trenton G Rentz
Registrant: Lao, 102 E Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1938, Fax: (717) 337-9157
Corner Of Ehrhardt & Washington St, Call Sign: KJO386, Licensee ID: L00084736
Assigned Frequencies : 49.5600 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2002, Expiration Date: 07/07/2012
Registrant: Varnco Inc, Ehrhardt, SC 29081, Phone: (803) 267-3882
218 Granville Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 21 m, Call Sign: WPXZ747
Assigned Frequencies : 151.685 MHz
Grant Date: 07/08/2003, Expiration Date: 07/08/2013, Certifier: John Ulmer
Registrant: Carter Electronics Service Co, 823 West 5th North Street, Summerville, SC 29483, Phone: (843) 873-1562, Fax: (843) 873-5956
Lat: 33.113889 Lon: -81.341667, Call Sign: WPXZ747
Assigned Frequencies : 151.685 MHz
Grant Date: 07/08/2003, Expiration Date: 07/08/2013, Certifier: John Ulmer
Registrant: Carter Electronics Service Co, 823 West 5th North Street, Summerville, SC 29483, Phone: (843) 873-1562, Fax: (843) 873-5956

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

EHRHARDT, Us Hwy 601, Overall height: 50 m, Call Sign: WLA605
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6093.45 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 02/26/2002
Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ll 007-1, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Fax: (404) 810-7349

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KI4GYU, Licensee ID: L00916263
Grant Date: 09/13/2004, Expiration Date: 09/13/2014, Certifier: Frederick E Copeland Jr
Registrant: Frederick E Copeland Jr, 13196 Broxton Bridge Rd, Ehrhardt, SC 29081

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 172I (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 35569 , Serial Number: 17256841, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 05/07/1968
Registrant (Individual): Joyce E Bennett, Po Box 114, Ehrhardt, SC 29081

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