Landrum, South Carolina

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Population (year 2000): 2,472. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,544 (+2.9% change)

Males: 1,183	(47.9%)
Females: 1,289	(52.1%)

Spartanburg County

Median resident age:	39.4 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29356.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,400 (it was $29,583 in 2000)

Landrum	$29,400
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,000 (it was $79,600 in 2000)

Landrum	$88,000
South Carolina:	$113,100

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Races in Landrum:

White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
Black (15.9%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Other race (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (20.1%), Irish (10.3%), English (7.3%), German (5.3%), Scottish (2.6%), Dutch (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1912

Elevation: 1020 feet

Land area: 2.35 square miles.

Population density: 1073 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Landrum

High school or higher: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Landrum city

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 52.6%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 13.5%

28 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Landrum, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Landrum to the number of sex offenders is 168 to 1.

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

Landrum:	0.7% ($553)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (26.7 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (93.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (587.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tryon, NC (4.3 miles ), Campobello, SC (4.8 miles ), Columbus, NC (5.3 miles ), Gramling, SC (7.5 miles ), Highland, SC (8.4 miles ), Fingerville, SC (10.5 miles ), Inman, SC (11.0 miles ), Inman Mills, SC (11.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,200
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,200
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $112,300
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $112,300
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $124,100
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 35.18 N, Longitude: 82.19 W

15 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 864

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Population change in the 1990s: -241 (-8.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (26%)
Textile mills and textile products (12%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Public administration (3%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Textile mills and textile products (11%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electricians (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Painters and paperhangers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Crime in Landrum 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	3	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	118.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	39.5	39.8	0.0	39.3	0.0
Assaults	2	2	1	5	4
per 100,000	79.0	79.6	39.7	196.6	156.4
Burglaries	13	4	7	20	10
per 100,000	513.6	159.2	277.7	786.5	391.1
Thefts	20	28	40	70	65
per 100,000	790.2	1114.2	1586.7	2752.7	2542.0
Auto thefts	1	3	1	8	2
per 100,000	39.5	119.4	39.7	314.6	78.2
Arson	N/A	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	39.7	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	193.2	93.1	94.0	241.4	166.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (16 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	6.36
US city average:	3.00

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Landrum-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Landrum city center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Landrum:

ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; COLUMBUS, NC)
ALLEN BENNETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GREER, SC)
RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Landrum:

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 21 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 30 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
DONALDSON CENTER (about 32 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Landrum:

FAIRVIEW (about 6 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
HENDERSONVILLE (about 19 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; ID: 0A7)
RUTHERFORD CO - MARCHMAN FIELD (about 25 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; ID: FQD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Landrum:

SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 8 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 21 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)

Public high school in Landrum:

LANDRUM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: 102 REDLAND ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high school in Landrum:

GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 222; Location: PO BOX 220; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Landrum:

O P EARLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 580; Location: 100 REDLAND ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
LANDRUM JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 184; Location: 104 REDLAND ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)

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

MORGAN CHAPEL BAPT CHURCH (Serves NC, Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-15-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-22-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-07-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One routine major monitoring violation

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

DEER CREEK ESTATES (Serves VA, Population served: 160, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.5%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.4%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.0%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This city:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Landrum compared to South Carolina state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Landrum (2007 data):

First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Landrum Branch at 144 North Trade Street, branch established on 1983-06-06. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $5,676.9 mil, Deposits: $4,748.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 169 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Landrum Branch at 401 East Rutherford Street, branch established on 1950-08-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Spartanburg County South Carolina:

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5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.50%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($244 average AGI)
Spartanburg County: 0.07%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Greenville County, SC	1.21% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, SC	0.32% ($33,704)
from Union County, SC	0.16% ($28,958)

4.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.68%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Spartanburg County: 0.04%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

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

to Greenville County, SC	1.17% ($35,933 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, SC	0.30% ($24,848)
to Richland County, SC	0.14% ($33,485)

Strongest AM radio stations in Landrum:

WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Landrum:

WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Landrum:

WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
W24BA (Channel 24; TRYON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
W05AC (Channel 5; TRYON, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)

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