Fork, South Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 4,320.

Males: 2,178	(50.4%)
Females: 2,142	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip code: 29543

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,199 (it was $38,992 in 2000)

Fork:	$43,199
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,862

Fork:	$26,862
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,698 (it was $87,800 in 2000)

Fork:	$120,698
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $177,511; Detached houses: $238,119; Mobile homes: $46,585

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Races in Fork:

White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
Black (5.5%)
American Indian (5.5%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fork: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 36.3 square miles.

Population density: 119 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fork

High school or higher: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fork CCD

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 11.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.5%
South Carolina:	2.9%

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

Fork:	0.6% ($525)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (35.8 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (101.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (569.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Reed Creek, GA (2.5 miles ), Oakway, SC (3.0 miles ), Centerville, SC (3.1 miles ), Pendleton, SC (3.2 miles ), Utica, SC (3.3 miles ), Northlake, SC (3.3 miles ), Clemson, SC (3.4 miles ), Seneca, SC (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.53 N, Longitude: 82.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 864

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Textile mills and textile products (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Utilities (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Textile mills and textile products (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Fork-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 58% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the Fork place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.6 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Fork-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 91% 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 50.5 miles away from Fork center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from Fork center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.6 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from Fork center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Fork:

PATRICK B HARRIS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ANDERSON, SC)
OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SENECA, SC)
HART COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HARTWELL, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Fork, SC

Amtrak station near Fork:

12 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Operable nuclear power plants near Fork:

12 miles: Oconee 1 and 2 in Seneca, SC.
12 miles: Oconee 3 in Seneca, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fork:

TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 49 miles; ATHENS, GA; FT enrollment: 28,464)

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Churches in Fork include: Oakdale Church (A), New Prospect Church (B), Cedar Grove Church (C), Mount Pleasant Church (D), Dickson Memorial United Methodist Church (E), Double Springs Church (F), Townville Baptist Church (G), Snow Hill Church (H), Smith Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cedar Grove Methodist Cemetery (1), Townville Cemetery (2), Snowhill Cemetery (3), Smiths Chapel Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Wolf Creek (A), Fair Play Creek (B), Coneross Creek (C), Hurricane Creek (D), Camp Creek (E), East Prong Little Beaver Dam Creek (F), West Prong Little Beaver Dam Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.3%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.2%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	12.4%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fork, SC

Fork 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 significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Anderson County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (64%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (5%)

Religion statistics for Fork

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents	67.1%	9.5%	6.0%	4.9%	3.0%
Congregations	42.0%	14.4%	8.0%	7.2%	5.6%

Name	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.5%	1.0%	0.7%	4.8%
Congregations	3.6%	0.8%	2.4%	0.8%	15.2%

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.

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($113 average AGI)
Anderson County: 0.04%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Greenville County, SC	1.25% ($39,806 average AGI)
from Pickens County, SC	0.75% ($34,009)
from Oconee County, SC	0.33% ($33,254)

4.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($454 average AGI)
Anderson County: 0.05%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

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

to Greenville County, SC	1.20% ($34,473 average AGI)
to Pickens County, SC	0.61% ($34,196)
to Oconee County, SC	0.24% ($28,214)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fork:

WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WANS (1280 AM; 5 kW; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: FM 103 INC.)
WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKLY (980 AM; 1 kW; HARTWELL, GA; Owner: JAMES E. HICKS & BILLIE F. HICKS, PARTNERS)
WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
WELP (1360 AM; 5 kW; EASLEY, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fork:

WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCCP-FM (104.9 FM; CLEMSON, SC; Owner: GOLDEN CORNERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Fork:

W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
W50CL (Channel 50; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KJ4IKR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01452289
Grant Date: 12/15/2008, Expiration Date: 12/15/2018, Certifier: Samuel D Smith
Registrant: Samuel D Smith, 2143 Proctor Rd, Fork, SC 29543

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