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Cherokee County

Population in July 2007: 6,786.
Males: 3,357  (49.5%)
Females: 3,429  (50.5%)

Median resident age:  35.3 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,668 (it was $35,989 in 2000)
Macedonia:  $42,668
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,588
Macedonia:  $20,588
South Carolina:  $23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,586 (it was $70,700 in 2000)
Macedonia:  $115,586
South Carolina:  $133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $166,620; Detached houses: $214,233; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $221,025; Mobile homes: $45,365

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Races in Macedonia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
  • Black (5.5%)
  • American Indian (5.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Macedonia: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 61.3 square miles.

Population density: 111 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Macedonia

  • High school or higher: 71.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Macedonia CCD

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 67.8%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.3%
South Carolina:  2.9%

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

Macedonia:  0.5% ($352)
South Carolina:  0.6% ($510)
Macedonia satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (36.2 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (55.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (496.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mayo, SC (1.9 miles ), Chesnee, SC (2.1 miles ), Cowpens, SC (2.6 miles ), Gaffney, SC (2.9 miles ), East Gaffney, SC (3.1 miles ), Boiling Springs, SC (3.3 miles ), Boiling Springs, NC (3.5 miles ), Valley Falls, SC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.11 N, Longitude: 81.80 W

Area code: 843

Macedonia household income distribution Macedonia home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)



Macedonia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Macedonia place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 27.5 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Macedonia-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 88% 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 94.5 miles away from Macedonia 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 83.2 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 77.4 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 22.5 miles away from Macedonia center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 30.8 miles away from Macedonia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Macedonia:
  • CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
  • UPSTATE CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GAFFNEY, SC)
  • SPARTANBURG HOSP FOR RESTORATIVE CARE (about 13 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC)

Amtrak station near Macedonia:
  • 14 miles: SPARTANBURG (290 MAGNOLIA ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Macedonia:
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 13 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)

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Churches in Macedonia include: High Point Church (A), Island Creek Church (B), Love Springs Church (C), New Pleasant Church (D), Crestview Church (E), Suck Creek Church (F), State Line Church (G), Shady Grove Church (H), Macedonia Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Byars Cemetery (1), New Pleasant Cemetery (2), Johnson Cemetery (3), Linder Cemetery (4), Mount View Cemetery (5), Island Creek Cemetery (6), Crestview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Harris Lake (A), Scruggs Lake (B), Jolleys Lake (C), Thicketty Creek WCD Lake Number 26 (D), Thicketty Creek Watershed Number (E), Thicketty Creek Watershed Number 20 Reservoir (F), Thicketty Mountain Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Thicketty Mountain Creek (A), Rocky Ford Creek (B), Irene Creek (C), Little Horse Creek (D), Long Branch of Island Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Macedonia: Cowpens National Battlefield (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.9%
Whole state:  69.9%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.9%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Macedonia, SC


9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Macedonia 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 below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County South Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (60%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Macedonia

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents84.9%4.5%3.0%2.0%1.2%
Congregations63.8%9.6%6.4%1.1%3.2%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaSalvation ArmyOther religions
Adherents0.7%0.6%0.5%0.5%2.0%
Congregations1.1%1.1%2.1%1.1%10.6%
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.


4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,615 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.76%
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 Spartanburg County, SC  1.52% ($24,848 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, NC  0.38% ($23,485)
from Greenville County, SC  0.22% ($28,744)


4.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.37%
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 Spartanburg County, SC  1.65% ($33,704 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, NC  0.26% ($30,043)
to Greenville County, SC  0.22% ($42,850)


Strongest AM radio stations in Macedonia:
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFGN (1180 AM; daytime; 3 kW; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: HOPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Macedonia:
  • WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; 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)
  • WGWG (88.3 FM; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Owner: GARDNER-WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Macedonia:
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 0.3 Km Nw Int Of Hwy 17a And Hwy 179, Type: Tank, Structure height: 59 m, Call Sign: WPMY259
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.025 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/31/2003, Expiration Date: 03/24/2014, Certifier: Kevin A Hawkins
    Registrant: South Carolina Public Service Authority, One Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, Phone: (843) 761-8000, Fax: (843) 761-4115, Email:


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