Saxon, South Carolina

Back to Saxon, SC housing info, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, SC smaller cities, SC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Saxon, SC Spartanburg County Population in July 2007: 4,014. Males: 2,082   (51.9%) Females: 1,932   (48.1%) Median resident age:   31.6 years South Carolina median age:   35.4 years Zip codes: 29301. Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,373 (it was $22,381 in 2000) Saxon:   $24,373 South Carolina:   $43,329 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,739 Saxon:   $13,739 South Carolina:   $23,137 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,045 (it was $46,500 in 2000) Saxon:   $61,045 South Carolina:   $133,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $64,752; Detached houses: $73,607; Mobile homes: $28,013 Saxon, SC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Saxon: White Non-Hispanic (53.8%) Black (32.3%) Hispanic (12.2%) Other race (6.2%) Two or more races (2.4%) American Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Saxon: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Saxon, South Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Saxon is mentioned 13 times on our forum: Celia Saxon Neighborhood  (3 replies) What will be Columbia's next hot neighborhood?  (128 replies) Columbia's Future "ghettos"?  (22 replies) Ghetto  (35 replies) Considering moving to Spartanburg - Need advice  (30 replies) moving to spartanburg  (17 replies) Latest news from Saxon, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (18.7%), German (5.6%), Irish (4.8%), English (4.0%), French (2.5%), Subsaharan African (1.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 830 feet Land area: 2.37 square miles. Population density: 1697 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Saxon, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Saxon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 47% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Saxon place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/16/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Saxon-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 86% 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 80.9 miles away from Saxon 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 88.6 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 79.1 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 22.6 miles away from Saxon center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from Saxon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Churches in Saxon include: Powell Presbyterian Church (A), Myrtle Avenue Baptist Mission (B), Grove Church (C), Trinity Church (D), First Freewill Baptist Church (E), Sharon Church of the Nazarene (F), Saxon Methodist Episcopal Church (G), Saxon Baptist Church (H). 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:	66.0%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.6%
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: 0.5% of all households

This place:	23.2%
Whole state:	14.1%

This place:	11.7%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saxon, SC

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5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.50%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($244 average AGI)

Spartanburg County:	0.07%
South Carolina average:	0.15%

from Greenville County, SC	1.21% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, SC	0.32% ($33,704)
from Union County, SC	0.16% ($28,958)

4.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.68%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($217 average AGI)

Spartanburg County:	0.04%
South Carolina average:	0.11%

to Greenville County, SC	1.17% ($35,933 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, SC	0.30% ($24,848)
to Richland County, SC	0.14% ($33,485)

• Fire: 17
• Hazardous Condition: 6
• Good Intent Call: 1