Hemingway, South Carolina

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Population (year 2000): 573. Estimated population in July 2006: 520 (-9.2% change)

Males: 259	(45.2%)
Females: 314	(54.8%)

Williamsburg County

Median resident age:	45.3 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29554.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,400 (it was $28,250 in 2000)

Hemingway	$23,400
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,800 (it was $76,500 in 2000)

Hemingway	$62,800
South Carolina:	$113,100

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Races in Hemingway:

White Non-Hispanic (80.8%)
Black (18.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (29.1%), English (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), Irish (1.6%), German (1.4%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 53 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 597 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hemingway

High school or higher: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hemingway town

Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 15.5%
Divorced: 6.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Hemingway, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hemingway to the number of sex offenders is 48 to 1.

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

Hemingway:	0.4% ($344)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Charleston, SC (71.7 miles , pop. 79,641).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (138.4 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (523.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Johnsonville, SC (4.5 miles ), Stuckey, SC (4.9 miles ), Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove, SC (9.7 miles ), Indian, SC (11.1 miles ), Brittons Neck, SC (11.7 miles ), Nesmith, SC (13.2 miles ), Pamplico, SC (18.8 miles ), Plantersville, SC (20.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $83,500
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 33.75 N, Longitude: 79.45 W

Area code: 843

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Population change in the 1990s: -255 (-30.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Paper (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (23%)
Health care (19%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

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Crime in Hemingway by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	3	4	1	2
per 100,000	170.6	542.5	733.9	185.9	375.9
Assaults	5	2	6	0	1
per 100,000	853.2	361.7	1100.9	0.0	188.0
Burglaries	10	28	26	5	11
per 100,000	1706.5	5063.3	4770.6	929.4	2067.7
Thefts	41	35	48	31	15
per 100,000	6996.6	6329.1	8807.3	5762.1	2819.5
Auto thefts	5	4	9	1	8
per 100,000	853.2	723.3	1651.4	185.9	1503.8
Arson	N/A	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	180.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	689.4	900.5	1258.7	366.2	528.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.73
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Hemingway, South Carolina

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Hemingway-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Hemingway town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hemingway:

GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GEORGETOWN, SC)
CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM LAKE CITY (about 23 miles; LAKE CITY, SC)
WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; KINGSTREE, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Hemingway, SC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hemingway:

FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 35 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 38 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)
SHAW AFB (about 73 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hemingway:

HEMINGWAY-STUCKEY (about 5 miles; HEMINGWAY, SC; ID: 38J)
ROBERT F SWINNIE (about 22 miles; ANDREWS, SC; ID: PHH)
LAKE CITY MUNI CJ EVANS FIELD (about 24 miles; LAKE CITY, SC; ID: 51J)

Local government website: townofhemingway.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hemingway:

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 69 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,701)
TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 70 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)

Public high schools in Hemingway:

HEMINGWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 717; Location: P. O. DRAWER 1509; Grades: 07 - 12)
HEMINGWAY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 1593 HEMINGWAY HWY.; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hemingway:

CHAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 630; Location: 402 S. MAIN ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 447; Location: 1309 DEEP CREEK DR.; Grades: PK - 05)

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Tourist attraction: Putt-N-Place (Highway 261 East).

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

STUCKEY TOWN OF (Population served: 425, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-26-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005)

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.3%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	0.4%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	13.1%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Hemingway compared to South Carolina 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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.

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Banks with branches in Hemingway (2007 data):

Anderson Brothers Bank: Broad Street Branch at Broad And Mcalister Streets, branch established on 1971-12-10; Hemingway Main Branch at 201 South Main Street, branch established on 1935-01-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $338.8 mil, Deposits: $296.1 mil, headquarters in Mullins, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Anderson Bancshares, Inc.
Williamsburg First National Bank: Hemingway Branch at 208 North Main Street, branch established on 1981-10-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $113.8 mil, Deposits: $91.4 mil, headquarters in Kingstree, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Wfnb Bankshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Williamsburg County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Police Protection - Officers	5	$6,661	$15,986	2	$314
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$275
Water Supply	2	$6,023	$36,138	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$2,852	$17,112	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,264	$19,584	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$5,718	$17,154	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$199
Other Government Administration	2	$5,381	$32,286	7	$288
Totals for Government	17	$29,900	$21,106	11	$1,076

Hemingway government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $28,000
All Other: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $654,000
Central Staff Services: $436,000

Police Protection: $379,000

Regular Highways: $101,000

Fire Protection: $31,000

Parks & Recreation: $30,000

Solid Waste Management: $20,000

General - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $45,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $53,000
All Other: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $665,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $446,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $446,000
Water Utilities: $190,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $475,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $70,000
Interest Earnings: $25,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $627,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $210,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $295,000
General Support: $53,000
Tax - Property: $138,000
NEC: $131,000

Public Utilities: $49,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $676,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $46,000

4.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,065 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.20%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($297 average AGI)
Williamsburg County: 0.13%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Florence County, SC	0.95% ($21,093 average AGI)
from Georgetown County, SC	0.41% ($26,848)
from Horry County, SC	0.35% ($26,300)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
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 Florence County, SC	1.31% ($20,360 average AGI)
to Georgetown County, SC	0.57% ($28,000)
to Richland County, SC	0.44% ($17,040)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hemingway:

WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hemingway:

WPDT (105.1 FM; JOHNSONVILLE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLGI (90.9 FM; HEMINGWAY, SC; Owner: LOUIS G. GREGORY BAHA'I INSTITUTE)
WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WGTR (107.9 FM; BUCKSPORT, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYEZ (94.5 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWXM (97.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WGTN-FM (100.7 FM; ANDREWS, SC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC.)
WDAI (98.5 FM; PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYAK-FM (103.1 FM; SURFSIDE BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSYN (106.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSEA (100.3 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRNN (99.5 FM; SOCASTEE, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Hemingway:

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.)
WCSC-TV (Channel 5; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCSC, INC.)
WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WITV (Channel 7; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WCIV (Channel 4; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCIV, LLC)
WMMP (Channel 36; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WMMP LICENSEE L.P.)
WTAT-TV (Channel 24; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WTAT LICENSEE, LLC)
W51AT (Channel 51; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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