Turbeville, South Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 607.

Males: 280	(46.2%)
Females: 327	(53.8%)

Median resident age:	36.4 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29162.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,230 (it was $26,339 in 2000)

Turbeville:	$31,230
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,163

Turbeville:	$17,163
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,230 (it was $61,300 in 2000)

Turbeville:	$100,230
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $106,293; Detached houses: $135,575; Mobile homes: $15,523

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Races in Turbeville:

White Non-Hispanic (63.3%)
Black (34.9%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Turbeville: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.1%), English (14.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Irish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 131 feet

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 482 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Turbeville

High school or higher: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 10.5%
Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Turbeville town

Never married: 31.8%
Now married: 43.4%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 6.4%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Turbeville, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Turbeville to the number of sex offenders is 87 to 1.

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

Turbeville:	0.8% ($487)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (57.9 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (102.3 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (500.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Shiloh, SC (1.8 miles ), Sardinia, SC (2.4 miles ), Olanta, SC (2.4 miles ), Alcolu, SC (3.4 miles ), Lynchburg, SC (3.5 miles ), Sardis, SC (3.6 miles ), Mayesville, SC (3.6 miles ), Cades, SC (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 33.89 N, Longitude: 80.01 W

Area code: 843

Turbeville household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (17%)
Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Turbeville by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	3	2	3	0
per 100,000	0.0	412.7	273.2	408.2	0.0
Assaults	3	5	6	7	4
per 100,000	491.8	687.8	819.7	952.4	554.8
Burglaries	7	9	7	11	11
per 100,000	1147.5	1238.0	956.3	1496.6	1525.7
Thefts	9	11	23	20	13
per 100,000	1475.4	1513.1	3142.1	2721.1	1803.1
Auto thefts	0	1	0	1	4
per 100,000	0.0	137.6	0.0	136.1	554.8
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	237.7	419.5	438.5	537.4	334.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.94
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Turbeville, South Carolina

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Turbeville, South Carolina average temperatures

Turbeville, South Carolina average precipitation

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Turbeville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.1 miles away from the Turbeville town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 48.1 miles away from the town center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Turbeville-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 88% 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 68.9 miles away from Turbeville 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 58.4 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 56.2 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 65.3 miles away from Turbeville center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.8 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 52.0 miles away from Turbeville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Turbeville:

CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM LAKE CITY (about 16 miles; LAKE CITY, SC)
TUOMEY (about 20 miles; SUMTER, SC)
WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; KINGSTREE, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Turbeville, SC

Airports located in Turbeville:

Byrd Field Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak station near Turbeville:

19 miles: KINGSTREE (101 E. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Turbeville:

FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 57 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 59 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)

Public elementary/middle schools in Turbeville:

East Clarendon High School (Location: 1171 POPE ST.)
East Clarendon Middle School (Location: 1101 POPE STREET)

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User submitted facts and corrections:

Your record shows that the only High School in Turbeville is at the Correctional Institution. The facts are the Correctional Institution has a high school, but we also have East Clarendon High School as well added by -zt

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Notable locations in Turbeville: Free Will Baptist Childrens Home (A), Turbeville Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Turbeville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Knights Inn (I 95 & Highway 378 East), Days Inn Turbeville SC (I-95 Exit 135 & Highway 378 East), Knights Inn Turbeville SC (I 95 And Highway 378), Featherbed Motel (Highway 378 & 301), Economy Inn (1300 Main Street).

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.5%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	24.0%
Whole state:	14.1%

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

This town:	9.0%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Turbeville, SC

28 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Turbeville compared to South Carolina state average:

Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Turbeville (2009 data):

The Citizens Bank: Turbeville Branch at 1718 Main Street, branch established on 1959-07-30. Info updated 2007-06-18: Bank assets: $305.6 mil, Deposits: $257.4 mil, headquarters in Olanta, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancshares Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Turbeville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clarendon County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (86%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (2%)

Religion statistics for Turbeville

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Presbyterian Church in America
Adherents	29.7%	19.6%	14.5%	14.3%	5.5%
Congregations	19.0%	17.2%	12.1%	15.5%	5.2%

Name	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Catholic Church	Baha'i	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	3.5%	3.1%	2.4%	2.2%	5.1%
Congregations	10.3%	1.7%	N/A	1.7%	17.2%

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.

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		3	$3,256
Police Protection - Officers	3	$8,744	$34,976	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$8,744	$34,976	3	$3,256

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
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 Sumter County, SC	1.37% ($21,088 average AGI)
from Florence County, SC	0.41% ($30,841)
from Orangeburg County, SC	0.23% ($29,360)

6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.15%
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 Sumter County, SC	1.65% ($27,153 average AGI)
to Richland County, SC	0.48% ($20,885)
to Florence County, SC	0.39% ($32,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Turbeville:

WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYMB (920 AM; 2 kW; MANNING, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQMC (1290 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MORRIS COLLEGE)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Turbeville:

WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGSS (94.1 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
W242AH (96.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Turbeville:

WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)

Turbeville fatal accident list:
Dec 30, 2004 12:15 AM, I-95, Sr-527, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 21, 1996 11:50 AM, 45, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 24, 1986 05:00 AM, 378, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Turbeville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

1 Mi E Of I95 On Us Hwy 378, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPDU958, Licensee ID: L00096166
Assigned Frequencies : 457.350 MHz, 155.640 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2003, Expiration Date: 11/30/2013
Registrant: State Of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29250, Phone: (803) 896-1209
Main St At Base Of City Water Tank, Call Sign: KUP870
Assigned Frequencies : 43.4000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/27/1997, Expiration Date: 08/26/2002, Cancelation Date: 12/29/2002
Registrant: Southeastern Utilities Company Inc, Rt 1 Box 220, Turbeville, SC 29162, Phone: (803) 659-2133

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

WWKT Site, South Of Us 301, 1.0 Northeast Of Junction Of Us 301 And Us 378, Type: Tower, Structure height: 151.5 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WPWJ369
Assigned Frequencies : 944.250 MHz
Grant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Harold Miller
Registrant: Graham Brock, Inc., 10 Sylvan Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, Phone: (912) 638-8028, Fax: (912) 638-7722, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KC4IGZ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/03/1989, Expiration Date: 01/03/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/04/2001
Registrant: Mitchell R Gibbons, Rt 1 Box 167a, Turbeville, SC 29162
Call Sign: KC4KYF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/30/1989, Expiration Date: 05/30/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/31/2001
Registrant: Deborah D Gibbons, Route 1 Box 167a, Turbeville, SC 29162

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 30
Hazardous Condition: 23
Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Turbeville

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