Sardis, South Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 2,914.

Males: 1,474	(50.6%)
Females: 1,440	(49.4%)

Median resident age:	36.7 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,750 (it was $35,417 in 2000)

Sardis:	$40,750
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,053

Sardis:	$18,053
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,698 (it was $58,200 in 2000)

Sardis:	$83,698
South Carolina:	$133,900

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Races in Sardis:

White Non-Hispanic (66.6%)
Black (31.9%)
American Indian (31.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Sardis: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 54.7 square miles.

Population density: 53 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sardis

High school or higher: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 8.4%
Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sardis CCD

Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 59.0%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 6.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
South Carolina:	2.9%

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

Sardis:	0.7% ($389)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (61.3 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (93.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (488.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Timmonsville, SC (2.2 miles ), Danwood, SC (2.7 miles ), Lynchburg, SC (2.8 miles ), Olanta, SC (3.0 miles ), Shiloh, SC (3.1 miles ), Lamar, SC (3.2 miles ), Lake Swamp, SC (3.4 miles ), Turbeville, SC (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 34.06 N, Longitude: 79.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 843

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Repair and maintenance (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

Sardis-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.8 miles away from the Sardis place center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 tornado 38.0 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sardis-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from Sardis center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from the city 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 48.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from Sardis center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.4 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 39.6 miles away from Sardis center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Sardis:

CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 13 miles; FLORENCE, SC)
REGENCY HOSPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 13 miles; FLORENCE, SC)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF FLORENCE (about 17 miles; FLORENCE, SC)

Amtrak station near Sardis:

15 miles: FLORENCE (807 E. DAY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sardis:

FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 60 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 62 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)

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Churches in Sardis include: Humphrey Chapel (A), Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church (B), New Zion Church (C), Cartersville Baptist Church (D), New Haven Church (E), Chaney Grove Church (F), China Grove Church (G), Saint Lukes Church (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bethany Cemetery (1), Field Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Humphrey Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Magnolia Branch (A), Poplar Branch (B), Deep Hole Swamp (C), Camel Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.4%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.6%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	18.3%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This place:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sardis, SC

Sardis compared to South Carolina state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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 significantly 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Florence County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (63%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Wood (3%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Sardis

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	39.0%	23.1%	5.6%	4.9%	4.4%
Congregations	20.7%	17.8%	12.7%	1.9%	4.2%

Name	Baha'i	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.2%	3.4%	3.4%	1.7%	10.3%
Congregations	0.5%	14.1%	6.6%	1.4%	20.2%

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.

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,297 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)
Florence County: 0.05%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

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

from Darlington County, SC	1.21% ($26,172 average AGI)
from Williamsburg County, SC	0.33% ($20,360)
from Richland County, SC	0.23% ($55,827)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Florence County: 0.04%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

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

to Darlington County, SC	1.08% ($26,542 average AGI)
to Richland County, SC	0.38% ($39,234)
to Horry County, SC	0.35% ($51,126)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sardis:

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.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOLS (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: WOLS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sardis:

WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W237AS (95.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Sardis:

WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
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.)
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.)
WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lisa M Minney, 1238 Timmons Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 111.2 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

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