Trenton, South Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 270. Population change since 2000: +19.5%

Males: 130	(48.2%)
Females: 140	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	45.3 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29847.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,124 (it was $26,250 in 2000)

Trenton:	$31,124
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,118

Trenton:	$22,118
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,306 (it was $58,900 in 2000)

Trenton:	$96,306
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $158,217; Detached houses: $158,604; Mobile homes: $17,500
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Races in Trenton:

White Non-Hispanic (66.4%)
Black (30.5%)
Hispanic (3.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Trenton: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (21.2%), United States (18.6%), Irish (13.7%), German (9.3%), Scotch-Irish (5.8%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 621 feet

Land area: 1.30 square miles.

Population density: 208 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Trenton

High school or higher: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Trenton town

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 48.3%
Separated: 7.9%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 11.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Trenton, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Trenton to the number of sex offenders is 25 to 1.

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

Trenton:	0.8% ($470)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta, GA (21.9 miles , pop. 138,000).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (116.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (569.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Edgefield, SC (2.4 miles ), Johnston, SC (2.6 miles ), Ward, SC (3.2 miles) , Murphys Estates, SC (3.4 miles ), Stevens Creek, SC (3.4 miles ), Edisto-Shaws, SC (3.5 miles ), Ridge Spring, SC (3.6 miles ), Gloverville, SC (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.74 N, Longitude: 81.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 803

Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-28.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (24%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
U. S. Postal service (7%)
Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Religious workers (11%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
Secondary school teachers (9%)
Media and communication equipment workers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

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Trenton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the Trenton town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Trenton-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 82% 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 38.3 miles away from Trenton 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 99.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 15.9 miles away from Trenton center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Trenton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Trenton:

EDGEFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; EDGEFIELD, SC)
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; AIKEN, SC)
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)

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Airports located in Trenton:

Edgefield County Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 500, Local Ops: 10,000)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Trenton:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 16 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 51 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)

Public elementary/middle school in Trenton:

Douglas Elementary School (Location: 215 S. E. DIGGS ROAD)

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Church in Trenton: Ebenezer Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Crossroads Motel (Highway 121).

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.0%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	27.1%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This town:	16.5%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Trenton, SC

Trenton compared to South Carolina state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Trenton (2009 data):

First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Trenton Branch at 111 Bank St, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $6,743.5 mil, Deposits: $5,585.9 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Trenton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents	54.8%	21.7%	12.8%	3.8%	1.4%
Congregations	44.1%	5.9%	14.7%	5.9%	5.9%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	1.0%	0.9%	0.6%	1.6%
Congregations	5.9%	2.9%	2.9%	2.9%	8.8%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$1,242
Police Protection - Officers	1	$3,335	$40,020	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$3,335	$40,020	1	$1,242

Trenton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $64,000
Central Staff Services: $56,000

Fire Protection: $40,000

Libraries: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000
General Support: $20,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $33,000
Police Protection: $5,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $333,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $18,000
All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $93,000
NEC: $34,000

Public Utilities: $15,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $81,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
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 Aiken County, SC	2.67% ($35,304 average AGI)
from Richmond County, GA	0.72% ($52,362)
from Columbia County, GA	0.32% ($67,769)

7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.21%
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 Aiken County, SC	3.07% ($31,866 average AGI)
to Richmond County, GA	0.47% ($23,605)
to Saluda County, SC	0.41% ($21,939)

Strongest AM radio stations in Trenton:

WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTHB (1550 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPCH (1380 AM; 4 kW; NORTH AUGUSTA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBLR (1430 AM; 5 kW; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Trenton:

WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
WZMJ (93.1 FM; BATESBURG, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WFXA-FM (103.1 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
WAJY (102.7 FM; NEW ELLENTON, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
WACG-FM (90.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WJES-FM (92.1 FM; SALUDA, SC; Owner: BRECKENRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WAEG (92.3 FM; EVANS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Trenton:

W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WAAU-LP (Channel 18; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THOMAS J. PIPER)

Trenton fatal accident list:
Oct 14, 2008 10:25 AM, Sr-19, Us-25, Lat: 33.734333, Lon: -81.853767, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 23, 1998 10:02 AM, 471, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 15, 1979 05:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Trenton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Trenton, SC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

VAUCLUSE, 5.8 Mi Sse Of, Overall height: 78.9 m, Call Sign: WMQ428
Assigned Frequencies : 2124.80 MHz
Grant Date: 11/14/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Cellular Phone Of Aiken Augusta Inc, One Allied Drive Building Iv, Little Rock, AR 72202
TRENTON, 1335 Augusta Road , 1/4 Mile Ne Of Pine House Crossroads, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 112.8 m, Call Sign: WPST603
Assigned Frequencies : 6670.00 MHz, 6600.62 MHz
Grant Date: 08/01/2001, Expiration Date: 08/01/2011, Certifier: Kevin A Hawkins
Registrant: South Carolina Public Service Authority, One Riverwood Dr., Moncks Corner, SC 29461-2901, Phone: (843) 761-8000, Fax: (843) 761-4115, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Trenton)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Trenton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 24 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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