Whitmire, South Carolina

Back to Whitmire, SC housing info, Newberry County, South Carolina, SC smaller cities, SC small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World 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 Whitmire, SC Newberry County Population in July 2008: 1,528. Population change since 2000: +1.1%   Males: 689   (45.1%) Females: 839   (54.9%) Median resident age:   42.7 years South Carolina median age:   35.4 years Zip codes: 29178. Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,093 (it was $22,007 in 2000) Whitmire:   $26,093 South Carolina:   $43,329 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,117 Whitmire:   $17,117 South Carolina:   $23,137 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,448 (it was $33,300 in 2000) Whitmire:   $54,448 South Carolina:   $133,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $71,759; Detached houses: $72,463; Townhouses or other attached units: $80,397; Mobile homes: $30,142 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 29178 Whitmire, 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 Profiles of local businesses: Lucky Horse Saloon Races in Whitmire: White Non-Hispanic (78.0%) Black (20.5%) Hispanic (0.5%) Two or more races (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Whitmire: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Whitmire, South Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Whitmire is mentioned 15 times on our forum: Whitmire SC, DSL?  (1 reply) Whitmire, Sc  (3 replies) SC native ... will answer questions  (254 replies) black widows  (29 replies) Hurricane Hugo  (34 replies) Quaint towns in SC  (37 replies) Latest news from Whitmire, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (20.0%), German (5.8%), Irish (5.2%), English (4.5%), Dutch (2.1%), Italian (1.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 430 feet Land area: 1.26 square miles. Population density: 1216 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.62
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Whitmire, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Whitmire-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Whitmire town center killed 5 people and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 12/13/1973, a category 4 tornado 32.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Whitmire-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 89% 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 66.3 miles away from Whitmire 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 65.8 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 92.1 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 60.1 miles away from Whitmire center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.0 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 60.1 miles away from Whitmire center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Political contributions by individuals in Whitmire, SC

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Churches in Whitmire include: Masters Southern Baptist Church (A), First Church of God (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Whitmire Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.3%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This town:	18.7%
Whole state:	14.1%

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whitmire, SC

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5.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,513 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Lexington County, SC	0.93% ($43,305 average AGI)
from Richland County, SC	0.71% ($41,233)
from Laurens County, SC	0.31% ($31,282)

4.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.62%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Lexington County, SC	0.94% ($34,521 average AGI)
to Richland County, SC	0.76% ($26,625)
to Laurens County, SC	0.27% ($21,588)

• James E McDonald, Highway 176 (Whitmire), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
  Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
• Muayyad Mustafa, 22961, Sc Hwy. 121, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.7 m, Overall height: 74.9 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
• Jeffrey C Sigmon, Maybinton Road, 3.5 Mi E Of Whitmire, Sc, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L01441559
  Registrant: York, SC 29745, Phone: (803) 581-9030, Email:

• Town Hall 210 Main St, Call Sign: KIB565
  Assigned Frequencies : 460.175 MHz, 465.175 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/24/1997, Expiration Date: 04/02/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/02/2002
  Registrant: City Of Whitmire, 210 Main St, Whitmire, SC 29178, Phone: (803) 694-2121
• Golf Alley, Type: Tower, Structure height: 44.8 m, Call Sign: WPFX890
  Assigned Frequencies : 855.562 MHz, 857.637 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/12/2005, Expiration Date: 09/13/2015, Certifier: Timothy B Slay
  Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 W, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
• Central Ave 1.5 Mi Sw Of Hwy 121, Type: Building, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPGK434, Licensee ID: L00005174
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.300 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/21/1999, Expiration Date: 02/01/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/09/2005
  Registrant: Westpoint Stevens Inc, Whitmire, SC 29178, Phone: (803) 694-1235
• Lat: 34.457222 Lon: -81.580861, Call Sign: WPXJ869
  Assigned Frequencies : 464.300 MHz, 464.400 MHz, 464.600 MHz, 464.700 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/18/2003, Expiration Date: 04/18/2013, Certifier: William S Baker
  Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510

• Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNI557
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.418 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/31/2002, Expiration Date: 10/27/2012
  Registrant: Duke Energy Corporation, 401 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-3207, Fax: (704) 382-4800, Email: