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Darlington County

Population in July 2007: 4,485.
Males: 2,146  (47.9%)
Females: 2,339  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  34.3 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,915 (it was $29,223 in 2000)
Lake Swamp:  $38,915
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,317
Lake Swamp:  $18,317
South Carolina:  $23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,143 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
Lake Swamp:  $69,143
South Carolina:  $133,900

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Races in Lake Swamp:

  • Black (50.8%)
  • American Indian (50.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (47.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Swamp: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 890 feet

Land area: 59.9 square miles.

Population density: 75 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Lake Swamp

  • High school or higher: 64.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Swamp CCD

  • Never married: 28.2%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
South Carolina:  2.9%

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

Lake Swamp:  0.4% ($199)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
Lake Swamp satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (59.4 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (83.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (481.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lamar, SC (2.2 miles ), Timmonsville, SC (2.6 miles ), Darlington, SC (3.1 miles ), Stokes Bridge-Cypress, SC (3.2 miles ), Sardis, SC (3.4 miles ), Hartsville, SC (3.4 miles ), Lynchburg, SC (3.4 miles ), Danwood, SC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.22 N, Longitude: 80.00 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 843

Lake Swamp household income distribution Lake Swamp home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)



Lake Swamp-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the Lake Swamp place center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 33.2 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Lake Swamp-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from Lake Swamp 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 81.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 37.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.3 miles away from Lake Swamp center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.3 miles away from Lake Swamp center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Swamp:
  • CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; DARLINGTON, SC)
  • CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 16 miles; FLORENCE, SC)

Amtrak station near Lake Swamp:
  • 15 miles: FLORENCE (807 E. DAY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plant near Lake Swamp:
  • 12 miles: Robinson 2 in Hartsville, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Swamp:
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 58 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 61 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 61 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)

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Churches in Lake Swamp include: Pine Grove Church (A), Philadelphia Church (B), Oats Church (C), New Savannah Grove Church (D), New Heaven Church (E), Center Church (F), Lake Swamp Church (G), Lawson Grove Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Andrews Millpond (A), Harolds Mill Pond (B), Harolds Millpond (C), Jacks Bay (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Harris Branch (A), Boggy Gully Swamp (B), Jacks Branch (C), Myrtle Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.9%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  25.0%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.2%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Swamp, SC


4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Lake Swamp compared to South Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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.
  • 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Darlington County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (72%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Lake Swamp

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentBaha'i
Adherents47.8%23.8%4.5%4.0%3.7%
Congregations29.2%25.5%5.7%0.9%0.9%
NameCatholic ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents2.4%2.0%1.8%1.8%8.1%
Congregations1.9%4.7%5.7%1.9%23.6%
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.


5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.67%
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 Florence County, SC  2.03% ($26,542 average AGI)
from Chesterfield County, SC  0.29% ($25,629)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.20% ($18,042)


6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
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  2.26% ($26,172 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, SC  0.29% ($22,757)
to Richland County, SC  0.25% ($30,721)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Swamp:
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WPFM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WHSC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJDJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
  • WAGS (1380 AM; 1 kW; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WOLS (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: WOLS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Swamp:
  • WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, 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.)
  • WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W237AS (95.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Swamp:
  • WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
  • W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)


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