Ruby, South Carolina

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Chesterfield County

Population in July 2008: 341. Population change since 2000: -2.0%

Males: 159	(46.8%)
Females: 182	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29741.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,870 (it was $35,313 in 2000)

Ruby:	$41,870
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,956

Ruby:	$20,956
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,872 (it was $56,800 in 2000)

Ruby:	$92,872
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $133,655; Detached houses: $159,459; Mobile homes: $28,083

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Races in Ruby:

White Non-Hispanic (84.5%)
Black (13.8%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ruby: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Scotch-Irish (6.3%), United States (6.0%), English (4.9%), German (4.9%), Irish (1.7%), Scottish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 381 feet

Land area: 3.11 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ruby

High school or higher: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
Unemployed: 0.6%
Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ruby town

Never married: 26.3%
Now married: 60.7%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 1.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Ruby, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ruby to the number of sex offenders is 114 to 1.

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

Ruby:	0.4% ($233)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charlotte, NC (48.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (456.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mount Croghan, SC (1.8 miles) , Chesterfield, SC (2.2 miles ), McFarlan, NC (3.5 miles) , Pageland, SC (3.5 miles ), Morven, NC (3.6 miles ), Jefferson, SC (3.7 miles ), Patrick, SC (3.7 miles ), Cheraw, SC (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.75 N, Longitude: 80.18 W

Area code: 843

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Population change in the 1990s: +57 (+19.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (15%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Construction (6%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (17%)
Educational services (15%)
Health care (12%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Physicians and surgeons (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Printing workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Average climate in Ruby, South Carolina

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Ruby-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Ruby town center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 tornado 24.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 70 people.

Ruby-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 91% 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 19.0 miles away from Ruby center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 17.0 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 36.3 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 62.5 miles away from Ruby center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ruby:

CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CHERAW, SC)
ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WADESBORO, NC)
FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ruby:

FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 50 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 60 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)

Public elementary/middle school in Ruby:

Ruby Elementary School (Location: 249 THURMAN AVE.)

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

Reservoir: Sellers Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.4%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.7%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This town:	4.8%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ruby, SC

Ruby compared to South Carolina state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly 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 below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ruby mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Chesterfield County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Ruby

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	60.9%	22.7%	5.1%	2.9%	1.6%
Congregations	48.8%	25.6%	9.9%	4.1%	0.8%

Name	Episcopal Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Baha'i	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	2.5%
Congregations	0.8%	0.8%	N/A	1.7%	7.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	0	$0		1	$196
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$153
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$349

Ruby government finances in 2006:

Current Operations - General - Other: $45,000
General Public Buildings: $13,000

Parks and Recreation: $4,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $102,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $6,000

4.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($198 average AGI)
Chesterfield County: 0.07%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Marlboro County, SC	0.57% ($25,119 average AGI)
from Union County, NC	0.56% ($33,301)
from Darlington County, SC	0.48% ($22,757)

4.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.82%
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 Union County, NC	0.54% ($25,975 average AGI)
to Darlington County, SC	0.48% ($25,629)
to Marlboro County, SC	0.38% ($23,946)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ruby:

WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
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)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ruby:

WVSZ (107.3 FM; CHESTERFIELD, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WRML (102.3 FM; PAGELAND, SC; Owner: ROBERT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNMX-FM (106.1 FM; WAXHAW, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Ruby:

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.)
WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

Ruby fatal accident list:
Apr 28, 1999 04:20 AM, Sr-109, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 16, 1979 12:25 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Nathan Byrd, Highway 9 (Main Street), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m, , Licensee ID: L01155143
Registrant: Pegasus Tower Development Company, LLC, Richlands, VA 24641, Phone: (276) 963-1821, Email:
401 North Wexford Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 142.6 m, Overall height: 142.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00012124
Registrant: South Carolina Educational Television Commission, 1101 George Rogers Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29211, Phone: (803) 737-3500, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Ruby Tank Off Sc Rt 109, Type: Tank, Structure height: 40 m, Call Sign: WPLE711, Licensee ID: L00078903
Assigned Frequencies : 451.150 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2002, Expiration Date: 03/18/2012, Certifier: Jackie Hammond
Registrant: Chesterfield County Rural Water Company, Hwy 102, Chesterfield, SC 29709, Phone: (803) 623-6090, Fax: (803) 623-6052
2 Mi Sw, Call Sign: WYX406
Assigned Frequencies : 451.525 MHz
Grant Date: 12/22/1999, Expiration Date: 12/22/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/26/2005
Registrant: Carolina Power And Light Company, 2610 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, NC 27607, Phone: (919) 235-4120, Fax: (919) 235-4008, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA4LNL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00188137
Grant Date: 03/01/1999, Expiration Date: 06/07/2006, Cancelation Date: 06/10/2008
Registrant: Allen G Gilley, Ruby, SC 29741
Call Sign: KG4DVZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01341412
Grant Date: 06/29/1999, Expiration Date: 06/29/2009, Certifier: Timothy G Lampley
Registrant: Timothy G Lampley, 204 Archie Sowell Rd, Ruby, SC 29741

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