Saluda County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.1. This is about average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 0.00188. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2002 was 29.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.82. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridge Spring and their reported violations in the past:
TITAN FARMS CAMP #5 (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-04-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-18-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-12-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-1997), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-1998)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridge Spring that have no violations reported:
- RIDGE SPRING TOWN OF (Population served: 832, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- TITAN FARMS CAMP #6 (Population served: 44, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TITAN FARMS CAMP #9 (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TITAN FARMS LLC (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.6%
(0.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.9% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.8% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridge Spring, SC
Ridge Spring compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above 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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Banks with branches in Ridge Spring (2011 data):
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Ridge Spring Branch at 618 East Main Street, branch established on 1937/07/01. Info updated 2011/08/24: Bank assets: $8,104.0 mil, Deposits: $6,880.8 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 197 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Saluda County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Ridge Spring (based on Saluda County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.53%
| Here |  | 44.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Other |
| Adherents | 51.5% | 27.0% | 9.1% | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| Congregations | 39.0% | 29.3% | 14.6% | 9.8% | 7.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Saluda County: | 1.07 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Saluda County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | Here: | 4.28 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Here: | 4.81 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Saluda County: | 11.4% | | State: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Saluda County: | 28.2% | | State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 10.2% | | South Carolina: | 13.4% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,603 | $19,236 | 5 | $544 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $9 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $128 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,167 | $19,002 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $420 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $4,770 | $19,080 | 22 | $1,101 |
Ridge Spring government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $43,000 ($58.11)
All Other: $5,000 ($6.76)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $450,000 ($608.11)
Central Staff Services: $226,000 ($305.41)
Police Protection: $111,000 ($150.00)
Solid Waste Management: $20,000 ($27.03)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($24.32)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($9.46)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $49,000 ($66.22)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $454,000 ($613.51)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $440,000 ($594.59)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $14,000 ($18.92)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000 ($29.73)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($8.11)
Rents: $2,000 ($2.70)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,000 ($1.35)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $120,000 ($162.16)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $372,000 ($502.70)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $56,000 ($75.68)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $86,000 ($116.22)
General Support: $45,000 ($60.81)
- Tax - Property: $66,000 ($89.19)
NEC: $42,000 ($56.76)
Public Utilities: $22,000 ($29.73)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $183,000 ($247.30)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000 ($36.49)
5.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,093 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.52% | | 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:
5.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,406 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.68% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ridge Spring:
- WBLR (1430 AM; 5 kW; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WJES (1190 AM; 1 kW; SALUDA, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridge Spring:
- WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZMJ (93.1 FM; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WJES-FM (92.1 FM; SALUDA, SC; Owner: BRECKENRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCOS-FM (97.5 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
- WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WAJY (102.7 FM; NEW ELLENTON, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WHZQ (94.1 FM; CROSS HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WFMV (95.3 FM; SOUTH CONGAREE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLXC (98.5 FM; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Ridge Spring:
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, 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.)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Ridge Spring fatal accident list:
Apr 14, 2006 06:20 PM, Sr-23, Sr-284, Lat: 33.868450, Lon: -81.594669, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 13, 2000 11:48 PM, Murphy Farm Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 2, 1993 03:02 PM, County, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 15, 1983 10:00 PM, 23, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Scott Kirby, Ridge Spring Es/Ms, 422 Hazzard Circle (Lat: 33.851056 Lon: -81.656722), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 32 m, Licensee ID: L00764118
Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:
- Scott Kirby, Ridge Spring Es/Ms, 422 Hazzard Circle (Lat: 33.851056 Lon: -81.656722), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 32 m, Licensee ID: L00764118
Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - 1 Mi N Of Int Hwy 39 & 23 On Hwy 39 (Lat: 33.864028 Lon: -81.679000), Call Sign: KCX962, Licensee ID: L00079324
Assigned Frequencies: 153.005 MHz Grant Date: 01/22/1997, Expiration Date: 02/25/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Mount Airy Farm, Rt 2 Box 842, Ridge Spring, SC 29129, Phone: (803) 685-7725 - 2.5 Mi Sw On Plank Rd (Lat: 33.823194 Lon: -81.697889), Call Sign: KNEU838, Licensee ID: L00084581
Assigned Frequencies: 451.850 MHz Grant Date: 11/10/1997, Expiration Date: 12/15/2002, Cancellation Date: 01/18/2003
Registrant: R W Dubose & Son Inc, Rt 1 Box 240, Ridge Spring, SC 29129, Phone: (803) 685-5381 - 100 Main St (Lat: 33.854028 Lon: -81.652611), Call Sign: KNFA569, Licensee ID: L00098864
Assigned Frequencies: 152.975 MHz Grant Date: 01/22/1997, Expiration Date: 04/01/2002, Cancellation Date: 06/02/2002
Registrant: R M Watson & Sons Inc, Ridge Spring, SC 29129, Phone: (803) 685-7672 - Lat: 33.845278 Lon: -81.662778, Call Sign: WPVD215
Assigned Frequencies: 152.975 MHz Grant Date: 06/21/2002, Expiration Date: 06/21/2012, Certifier: Kevin Yon
Registrant: Bailey\'s Communications, Inc., 2418 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, GA 30906, Phone: (706) 798-2290, Fax: (706) 793-0755 - 2.5 Mi Sw On Plank Rd (Lat: 33.823194 Lon: -81.697889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 58 m, Call Sign: WPXQ826
Assigned Frequencies: 451.850 MHz, 461.775 MHz Grant Date: 05/22/2003, Expiration Date: 05/22/2013, Certifier: Chalmers R Carr Iii
Registrant: Baileys Communications & Electronics, 2418 Peach Orchard Rd, Augusta, GA 30906, Phone: (706) 798-2290, Fax: (706) 793-0756, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Ridge Spring ES/MS, 422 Hazzard Circle (Lat: 33.851056 Lon: -81.656722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WQFN880
Assigned Frequencies: 23075.0 MHz Grant Date: 08/28/2006, Expiration Date: 08/28/2016, Certifier: Scott Smyth
Registrant: Trillion Partners, Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Fax: (512) 334-4099, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ridge Spring)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6455J , Serial Number: 28-4876, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 06/26/1968
Registrant (Individual): Robert A Sr Wintrow, 689 Mount Calvary Rd, Ridge Spring, SC 29129
| Most common first names in Ridge Spring, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 31 | 73.7 years |
| Willie | 16 | 70.9 years |
| John | 16 | 71.1 years |
| Mary | 14 | 78.2 years |
| William | 14 | 66.1 years |
| Robert | 11 | 75.4 years |
| Mattie | 8 | 83.1 years |
| George | 7 | 79.7 years |
| Jessie | 7 | 83.4 years |
| Annie | 7 | 76.8 years |
| Most common last names in Ridge Spring, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Davis | 18 | 74.1 years |
| Sanders | 14 | 82.0 years |
| Asbill | 14 | 79.6 years |
| Williams | 12 | 76.7 years |
| Kenner | 12 | 80.7 years |
| Watson | 11 | 76.7 years |
| Jones | 11 | 68.8 years |
| Padgett | 11 | 79.5 years |
| Smith | 11 | 69.1 years |
| Johnson | 11 | 81.6 years |
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