Drinking water stations with addresses in Westminster and their reported violations in the past:
PIONEER RURAL WATER DIST (Address: 5500 WEST OAK HIGHWAY, Population served: 16236, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-16-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2001)
CITY OF WESTMINSTER (Population served: 7740, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-1999. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-08-1999), St Public Notif received (APR-14-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2000. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-25-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2003)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-1999. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2003)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-1999. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2003)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1993 and JUL-10-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-1994)
- One minor monitoring violation
TESI/FOXWOOD HILLS (Population served: 1226, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
CHICKASAW POINT (Population served: 960, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  9.3% | | Whole state: |  14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Westminster, SC
Westminster 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.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Westminster (2009 data):
- Community First Bank, Inc.: Westminster Branch at 1101 East Main Street, branch established on 2003-05-12. Info updated 2006-05-02: Bank assets: $469.6 mil, Deposits: $418.2 mil, headquarters in Walhalla, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Community First Bancorporation
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Westminster Branch at 200 West Windsor Street, branch established on 1978-08-18. 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.
- Bank of Westminster: Bank Of Westminster at Windsor Street, branch established on 1935-05-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $29.7 mil, Deposits: $24.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 1 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Oconee County South Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (56%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Westminster
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 68.2% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 4.7% | 3.1% |
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| Congregations | 49.6% | 9.4% | 12.2% | 1.4% | 4.3% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Church of God of Prophecy | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5.8% | 10.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,922 | $23,064 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $7,073 | $28,292 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,835 | $34,020 | 1 | $1,284 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $25,732 | $30,878 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
5 | $14,377 | $34,505 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $11,223 | $22,446 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,380 | $26,280 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,178 | $31,068 | 6 | $912 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $18,416 | $31,570 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
3 | $10,780 | $43,120 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $3,689 | $22,134 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
42 | $105,605 | $30,173 | 7 | $2,196 |
Westminster government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $236,000
Parks & Recreation: $126,000
All Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,306,000
Water Utilities: $1,356,000
Central Staff Services: $596,000
Police Protection: $401,000
Fire Protection: $234,000
Solid Waste Management: $211,000
Regular Highways: $206,000
Parks & Recreation: $118,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $38,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $731,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $672,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $59,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $19,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
Police Protection: $9,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $101,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,328,000
Water Utilities: $1,763,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $672,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $126,000
- Tax - Property: $441,000
NEC: $268,000
Public Utilities: $26,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,662,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $37,000
6.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,827 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.01% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($162 average AGI)| Oconee County: | 0.05% | | South Carolina average: | 0.15% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,479 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.18% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Westminster:
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WLET (1420 AM; 5 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
- WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WANS (1280 AM; 5 kW; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: FM 103 INC.)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Westminster:
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WGOG (96.3 FM; WALHALLA, SC; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Westminster:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Westminster, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 125
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Westminster fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 14,560
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,085
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- "westminster" 1753 Coffee Road, Call Sign: KNKN405
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Stephanie I Jones, 11767 Long Creek Hwy., Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- Sr 11 & 168, Call Sign: KIU857
Assigned Frequencies : 154.130 MHz
Grant Date: 05/16/2002, Expiration Date: 06/08/2012
Registrant: Oconee County Communications, 415 South Pine Street, Walhalla, SC 29691, Phone: (864) 718-1010, Fax: (864) 638-4116 - Hwy 76, Call Sign: KLP776
Assigned Frequencies : 154.130 MHz
Grant Date: 06/12/2002, Expiration Date: 06/08/2012
Registrant: Oconee County Communications/911, 415 South Pine Street, Walhalla, SC 29691, Phone: (864) 718-1010, Fax: (864) 638-4116 - OCONEE MAINTENANCE, 150 Richland Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 38 m, Overall height: 41 m, Call Sign: KFI472
Assigned Frequencies : 47.0400 MHz, 47.0400 MHz, 47.3400 MHz
Grant Date: 10/29/2002, Expiration Date: 12/22/2012
Registrant: South Carolina Department Of Transportation, 1512 Shop Road, Columbia, SC 29201, Phone: (803) 737-6642, Fax: (803) 737-6603, Email:
- 1/4 Mi W Of Jct Hwy 90 & Us 76 On Hwy 90, Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPEV984
Assigned Frequencies : 173.312 MHz
Grant Date: 02/24/1999, Expiration Date: 05/04/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/04/2004
Registrant: Westminster, Town Of, 100 Windsor St, Westminster, SC 29693, Phone: (864) 647-3217 - Lat: 34.665639 Lon: -83.099306, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPVZ678
Assigned Frequencies : 173.250 MHz, 173.250 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2002, Expiration Date: 09/20/2012, Certifier: Sam Stribling
Registrant: Dee Polley, 216 Middle Fork Road, Garden Valley, ID 83622, Phone: (208) 462-5200, Fax: (208) 247-2277, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- Westminster, On Us Hwy 76 Bypass 2.7 Mi E Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WNEH652
Assigned Frequencies : 6226.89 MHz
Grant Date: 08/16/2000, Expiration Date: 10/12/2010
Registrant: Granger Telecom, 22 Corgey Road, Pleasanton, TX 78064, Phone: (830) 569-8088, Email:
- Central offices, 5500 West Oak Highway, Type: Tank, Structure height: 33.8 m, Overall height: 35 m, Call Sign: WPQS625
Assigned Frequencies : 952.218 MHz, 928.218 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2000, Expiration Date: 09/20/2010, Certifier: Gwen Mccall
Registrant: Westminster, SC 29693, Phone: (864) 972-8567, Fax: (864) 972-3351 - Westminster, Lat: 34.642806 Lon: -83.088306, Call Sign: WQBK669, Licensee ID: L00080006
Assigned Frequencies : 956.443 MHz
Grant Date: 10/26/2004, Expiration Date: 10/26/2014, Certifier: Gwen Mccall
Registrant: Pioneer Rural Water
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 49 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Westminster)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Westminster)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 131
- Hazardous Condition: 55
- Service Call: 5
- Good Intent Call: 26
Incident types - Westminster
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Westminster, SC
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