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Population in July 2008: 2,308. Population change since 2000: -7.6%

Males: 1,081	(46.8%)
Females: 1,227	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29570.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,449 (it was $22,015 in 2000)

McColl:	$25,449
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,308

McColl:	$12,308
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,404 (it was $45,100 in 2000)

McColl:	$71,404
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,683; Detached houses: $76,803; Mobile homes: $35,095

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Races in McColl:

White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
Black (19.2%)
American Indian (13.9%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in McColl: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), English (3.0%), Irish (1.8%), Subsaharan African (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 185 feet

Land area: 1.06 square miles.

Population density: 2178 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in McColl

High school or higher: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 11.1%
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McColl town

Never married: 32.0%
Now married: 46.4%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 7.5%

18 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

McColl:	0.6% ($259)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (45.1 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (81.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (440.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tatum, SC (1.6 miles) , Clio, SC (2.5 miles ), Gibson, NC (2.7 miles ), Laurinburg, NC (2.8 miles ), Bennettsville, SC (2.9 miles ), East Laurinburg, NC (3.0 miles ), Raemon, NC (3.4 miles ), Maxton, NC (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $47,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $47,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.67 N, Longitude: 79.54 W

Area code: 843

Population change in the 1990s: -316 (-11.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Textile mills and textile products (21%)
Construction (8%)
Wood products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Textile mills and textile products (15%)
Health care (14%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Crime in McColl by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	0	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	39.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	81.8	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	40.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	3	0	3	6	3	2
per 100,000	117.3	0.0	121.4	242.9	122.6	84.5
Assaults	42	3	17	23	20	19
per 100,000	1642.5	119.5	688.0	931.2	817.7	802.4
Burglaries	20	8	34	50	46	32
per 100,000	782.2	318.7	1376.0	2024.3	1880.6	1351.4
Thefts	66	37	103	134	125	125
per 100,000	2581.1	1474.1	4168.4	5425.1	5110.4	5278.7
Auto thefts	7	3	3	3	11	6
per 100,000	273.8	119.5	121.4	121.5	449.7	253.4
Arson	N/A	0	2	2	7	6
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	80.9	81.0	286.2	253.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	621.8	114.7	479.2	627.5	735.9	511.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.03
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in McColl, South Carolina

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McColl, South Carolina average temperatures

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McColl-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the McColl town center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 6.6 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

McColl-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 52.6 miles away from McColl center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.6 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 8.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from McColl center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near McColl:

SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LAURINBURG, NC)
MARLBORO PARK HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; HAMLET, NC)

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Amtrak stations near McColl:

18 miles: HAMLET (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
20 miles: DILLON (100 N. RAILROAD AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McColl:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 24 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)

Public elementary/middle school in McColl:

Mccoll Elementarymiddle School (Location: 700-B N MAIN ST)

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Churches in McColl include: Community Chapel (A), McColl Church of God (B), Eastside Baptist Church (C), Emmanuel Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Main Street Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: McLaurin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: McColl Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

MCCOLL TOWN OF (Population served: 2225, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-02-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2004)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.2%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	31.6%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This town:	14.7%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in McColl, SC

McColl compared to South Carolina state average:

McColl, South Carolina environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage 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

McColl mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marlboro County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (65%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for McColl

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	45.7%	28.4%	7.1%	5.2%	3.5%
Congregations	53.0%	16.7%	7.6%	6.1%	3.0%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Baha'i	The Wesleyan Church	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.4%	2.2%	2.0%	1.4%	1.2%
Congregations	4.5%	N/A	3.0%	1.5%	4.5%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$2,711	$32,532	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$3,410	$20,460	6	$80
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$1,174
Police Protection - Officers	3	$7,113	$28,452	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,240	$14,880	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		2	$1,532
Sewerage	3	$6,015	$24,060	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,665	$19,980	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$22,154	$24,168	10	$2,786

McColl government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $104,000
All Other: $9,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $187,000
Water Utilities: $129,000

Solid Waste Management: $123,000

Central Staff Services: $113,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $26,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $376,000
All Other: $11,000
General - Interest on Debt: $84,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $24,000
Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $88,000
All Other: $24,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,193,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,193,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $108,000
General Revenue, NEC: $20,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $9,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $5,000

Police Protection: $4,000

Central Staff: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,241,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $352,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,193,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $253,000
General Support: $94,000

Health & Hospitals: $17,000
Tax - NEC: $123,000
Property: $68,000

Other Selective Sales: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $359,000

4.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,492 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.46%
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 Scotland County, NC	0.60% ($22,259 average AGI)
from Chesterfield County, SC	0.58% ($23,946)
from Dillon County, SC	0.24% ($21,565)

5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,487 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
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 Chesterfield County, SC	0.86% ($25,119 average AGI)
to Scotland County, NC	0.55% ($24,444)
to Dillon County, SC	0.38% ($22,892)

Strongest AM radio stations in McColl:

WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
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.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in McColl:

WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)

TV broadcast stations around McColl:

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.)
WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

McColl, South Carolina:

Fatal accident count: 4
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 7
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

South Carolina average:

Fatal accident count: 82
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 125
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
Fatalities: 90
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

McColl fatal accident list:
Mar 18, 1993 03:00 AM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 25, 1988 06:25 AM, 381, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 4, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 29, 1980 08:45 AM, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 14, 1977 04:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Milepost 268.2 1 Mi S Fletcher, Call Sign: KTP866, Licensee ID: L00003681
Assigned Frequencies : 160.590 MHz, 161.100 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/2001, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012
Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc., 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5965, Fax: (904) 332-6048, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KF4UDQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00413888
Grant Date: 07/06/2007, Expiration Date: 09/30/2017, Certifier: Bernard A Norwood
Registrant: Bernard A Norwood, 504 S Church St, Mccoll, SC 29570

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