Elko, South Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 206. Population change since 2000: -2.8%

Males: 99	(48.1%)
Females: 107	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	41.8 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29826.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,948 (it was $23,571 in 2000)

Elko:	$27,948
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,360

Elko:	$20,360
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,496 (it was $52,900 in 2000)

Elko:	$86,496
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $98,720; Detached houses: $109,536; Mobile homes: $45,859

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Races in Elko:

Black (58.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (41.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Elko: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.2%), English (6.1%), German (4.7%), Norwegian (1.9%), Scottish (1.4%), Subsaharan African (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 178 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elko

High school or higher: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 9.4%
Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elko town

Never married: 27.5%
Now married: 48.1%
Separated: 11.3%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 6.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Elko, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elko to the number of sex offenders is 103 to 1.

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

Elko:	0.5% ($250)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta-Richmond County, GA (37.3 miles , pop. 195,182).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (130.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (573.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Williston, SC (1.7 miles ), Blackville, SC (2.5 miles ), Barnwell, SC (3.1 miles ), Springfield, SC (3.1 miles ), Windsor, SC (3.2 miles) , Snelling, SC (3.2 miles ), Hilda, SC (3.3 miles ), Salley, SC (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 33.38 N, Longitude: 81.38 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 803

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-1.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Utilities (17%)
Construction (11%)
Machinery (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Apparel (16%)
Machinery (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Utilities (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Painters and paperhangers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Computer specialists (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Art and design workers (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)

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Average climate in Elko, South Carolina

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Elko, South Carolina average temperatures

Elko, South Carolina average precipitation

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Elko-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Elko town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/18/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.9 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Elko-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from Elko center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from Elko center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from Elko center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Elko:

BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BARNWELL, SC)
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; AIKEN, SC)
BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BAMBERG, SC)

Amtrak station near Elko:

15 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 Elko:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 22 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 48 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)

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Churches in Elko include: Elko Baptist Church (A), Saint Peter Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

ELKO TOWN OF (Address: TOWN HALL, Population served: 462, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

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-24-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-01-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-1994), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-1995)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elko that have no violations reported:

WILLIAMS ENTERTAIN CTR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.7%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	22.9%
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 Elko, SC

Elko compared to South Carolina state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age 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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Elko mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Barnwell County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Electricity (37%) Wood (12%) Utility gas (6%)

Religion statistics for Elko

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	71.3%	10.3%	3.8%	2.8%	2.0%
Congregations	44.9%	10.2%	6.1%	6.1%	6.1%

Name	Catholic Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.7%	1.3%	1.0%	3.8%
Congregations	4.1%	4.1%	2.0%	2.0%	14.3%

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.

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	$156
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$670
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$864
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$894
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$2,584

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
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 Aiken County, SC	0.92% ($28,536 average AGI)
from Bamberg County, SC	0.54% ($30,073)
from Allendale County, SC	0.48% ($24,889)

5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,190 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
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 Aiken County, SC	0.88% ($29,672 average AGI)
to Bamberg County, SC	0.41% ($17,194)
to Allendale County, SC	0.33% ($23,080)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elko:

WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC 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.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)
WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elko:

WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIIZ (97.9 FM; BLACKVILLE, SC; Owner: NICWILD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
WAJY (102.7 FM; NEW ELLENTON, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
WACG-FM (90.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elko:

WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
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.)
WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)

Elko fatal accident list:
Aug 16, 1994 08:10 AM, 215, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Elko Tower Us Hwy 78 1 1/2 Mi E, Call Sign: KIF927, Licensee ID: L00135262
Assigned Frequencies : 159.270 MHz, 159.300 MHz, 159.450 MHz
Grant Date: 10/01/1998, Expiration Date: 12/06/2003, Cancelation Date: 12/02/2002
Registrant: State Of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29221, Phone: (803) 896-8800
Hwy 37 1.5 Mi S, Call Sign: KNAT555, Licensee ID: L00341385
Assigned Frequencies : 460.950 MHz
Grant Date: 03/30/2001, Expiration Date: 03/06/2011
Registrant: F Hamilton Dicks, Barnwell, SC 29812, Phone: (803) 259-3486

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

Hwy. 37 2.8 Miles South Of Rtes. 37 & 78, Call Sign: KNKK634
Assigned Frequencies : 454.525 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
Registrant: Council, Jr. James R & Dodd, Arthur R., P.O. Drawer 347,, Orangeburg, SC 29115-0000, Phone: (202) 659-5353

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB4HWC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00161274
Grant Date: 10/13/2000, Expiration Date: 12/24/2010
Registrant: Mary K Thomas, Elko, SC 29826
Call Sign: WA4OMM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00161279
Grant Date: 02/07/2003, Expiration Date: 03/30/2013
Registrant: Raymond A Thomas, Elko, SC 29826

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