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Population in July 2008: 261. Population change since 2000: -5.8%

Males: 113	(43.3%)
Females: 148	(56.7%)

Median resident age:	35.1 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29592.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $17,415 (it was $14,688 in 2000)

Sellers:	$17,415
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $8,062

Sellers:	$8,062
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,754 (it was $50,000 in 2000)

Sellers:	$81,754
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $199,350; Detached houses: $236,054; Mobile homes: $62,885

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Races in Sellers:

Black (85.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (14.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Sellers: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (2.2%), United States (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 85 feet

Land area: 0.69 square miles.

Population density: 376 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sellers

High school or higher: 39.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
Unemployed: 18.5%
Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sellers town

Never married: 38.9%
Now married: 24.3%
Separated: 14.6%
Widowed: 15.4%
Divorced: 6.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Sellers, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sellers to the number of sex offenders is 131 to 1.

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

Sellers:	0.4% ($199)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (62.8 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (100.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (461.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Latta, SC (2.1 miles ), Marion, SC (2.9 miles ), Dillon, SC (3.3 miles ), Mullins, SC (3.7 miles ), Hamer, SC (3.7 miles ), Quinby, SC (3.9 miles ), Little Rock, SC (4.1 miles ), Lake View, SC (4.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $83,900
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $34,000
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $34,000
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $34,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 34.28 N, Longitude: 79.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 843

Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-22.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Paper (21%)
Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (12%)
Utilities (9%)
Machinery (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (19%)
Food (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Warehousing and storage (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Educational services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Construction laborers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Religious workers (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Other financial specialists (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

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Average climate in Sellers, South Carolina

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Sellers-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Sellers town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 25.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Sellers-area historical earthquake activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from Sellers 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 61.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.4 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 98.5 miles away from Sellers center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/13/1990 at 15:22:13, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 2.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from Sellers center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sellers:

MARION COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; MARION, SC)
ST EUGENE MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; DILLON, SC)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF FLORENCE (about 16 miles; FLORENCE, SC)

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Amtrak stations near Sellers:

12 miles: DILLON (100 N. RAILROAD AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
18 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 Sellers:

FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 36 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	58.6%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	50.0%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This town:	18.1%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sellers, SC

Sellers compared to South Carolina state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Utility gas (4%) Wood (4%) No fuel used (2%)

Religion statistics for Sellers

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baha'i	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Presbyterian Church in America
Adherents	48.3%	23.5%	13.6%	4.4%	2.2%
Congregations	35.8%	34.0%	N/A	5.7%	1.9%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.5%	1.4%	1.1%	2.3%
Congregations	1.9%	1.9%	5.7%	1.9%	11.3%

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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,790	$33,480	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	3	$6,732	$26,928	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$775
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$651
Totals for Government	4	$9,522	$28,566	2	$1,426

4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.71%
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 Horry County, SC	0.86% ($32,000 average AGI)
from Dillon County, SC	0.66% ($22,592)
from Florence County, SC	0.56% ($26,215)

5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($354 average AGI)
Marion County: 0.09%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

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

to Horry County, SC	1.13% ($29,424 average AGI)
to Florence County, SC	0.86% ($26,330)
to Dillon County, SC	0.64% ($22,187)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sellers:

WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
WDSC (800 AM; 1 kW; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOLS (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: WOLS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sellers:

WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sellers:

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.)
W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Sellers fatal accident list:
Apr 22, 1983 04:14 AM, 83, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: AA4AG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00710099
Grant Date: 07/01/2003, Expiration Date: 09/28/2013
Registrant: Clifford L Gordon, 273 Hwy 38 E, Sellers, SC 29592

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER S2R (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1740S , Serial Number: 1444R, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 08/31/1968
Registrant (Corporation): Taylor Charles D, Rt 1 Box 128, Sellers, SC 29592

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Hazardous Condition: 3

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