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Whats interesting about this list is Columbia, Charleston, Sumter, Greenville, Rock Hill, Florence and Spartanburg.. are actually "Cities" in their own right.. while N Charleston, Mt Pleasant, Goose Creek, and Summerville are more suburbs (even though they may be actual towns) that have become "cities". Hilton Head is in a class of its own..
I am surprised that Anderson is not on the list yet.
Anderson is the 17th largest city with 27,846, in 2010 it's population was 26,686. It is also a part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metro area, the largest in the state with more than 1.2 million people.
Anderson is the 17th largest city with 27,846, in 2010 it's population was 26,686. It is also a part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metro area, the largest in the state with more than 1.2 million people.
Yeah..the USC Alum on this board... schooled me on City Limits versus Metro populations so most SC cities are likely undersized to a degree...so a slight loss in population in Sumter or Anderson city limit proper may not be the end of the world..The County or Metro area loss in population should likely be of greater concern. So, I would imagine that the decline in Sumter County/Metro population may be the raising of a red flag as that is a reflection of the broader community and likely what most businesses and retail look to among buying power and other income related indicators...?
Anderson is the 17th largest city with 27,846, in 2010 it's population was 26,686. It is also a part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metro area, the largest in the state with more than 1.2 million people.
If towns were to annex more (towns don't really seem to prioritize annexing in SC) then they would technically be at a larger population.
For example, I have heard that the population in the Anderson address range is about 93k.
If towns were to annex more (towns don't really seem to prioritize annexing in SC) then they would technically be at a larger population.
For example, I have heard that the population in the Anderson address range is about 93k.
Sumter is not big on annexing large parts of the surrounding county into the city, with one exception. But they are big on annexing small partial tracks at a time, just to annex one property, or business. Some 204,000 people live in Anderson County, so you could easily have up 100,000 in the Anderson suburbs.
Greenville County (529,535)
Richland County (420,786)
Charleston County (414,239)
Horry County (367,139)
Spartanburg County (328,400)
Lexington County (303,460)
York County (290,062)
Berkley County (234,333)
Anderson County (204,910)
Beaufort County (193,161)
Greenville County (529,535)
Richland County (420,786)
Charleston County (414,239)
Horry County (367,139)
Spartanburg County (328,400)
Lexington County (303,460)
York County (290,062)
Berkley County (234,333)
Anderson County (204,910)
Beaufort County (193,161)
Sumter County comes in at #15 with (106,508)
Wow...Lexington is chugging along.. I would have thought York would have been over 300k
Sumter is not big on annexing large parts of the surrounding county into the city, with one exception. But they are big on annexing small partial tracks at a time, just to annex one property, or business. Some 204,000 people live in Anderson County, so you could easily have up 100,000 in the Anderson suburbs.
I have gotten mixed messages about Sumter's annexation strategy from politicos.. a) residents don't want to annex because of presumption of a tax increase. Depending on your calculation it could be a benefit when you factor in reduced water/sewer bill rate and the addition of trash/leaf collection.. which I believe is not offered in the County. Most people don't know or care about these services so they resist. b) the areas that WANT to come into the city the City does not necessarily WANT them in.. this is mainly lower income or higher crime areas as they bring in less tax revenue or in the case of high crime more calls for service. c) was the issue of race. Historically, it may have been an issue, but I don't think as much an issue today. Historically, Sumter has been a progressively African American City, meaning if the city limit line didn't move.. the net in/out migration, the population would trend towards African American. Annexations tend to be vacant land and in the form of proposed subdivisions that trend mostly white when they are built. The areas come in before residents move in to take advantage of city services. Today the city's population is neatly 50/50 roughly which may be partially engineered.
I have gotten mixed messages about Sumter's annexation strategy from politicos.. a) residents don't want to annex because of presumption of a tax increase. Depending on your calculation it could be a benefit when you factor in reduced water/sewer bill rate and the addition of trash/leaf collection.. which I believe is not offered in the County. Most people don't know or care about these services so they resist. b) the areas that WANT to come into the city the City does not necessarily WANT them in.. this is mainly lower income or higher crime areas as they bring in less tax revenue or in the case of high crime more calls for service. c) was the issue of race. Historically, it may have been an issue, but I don't think as much an issue today. Historically, Sumter has been a progressively African American City, meaning if the city limit line didn't move.. the net in/out migration, the population would trend towards African American. Annexations tend to be vacant land and in the form of proposed subdivisions that trend mostly white when they are built. The areas come in before residents move in to take advantage of city services. Today the city's population is neatly 50/50 roughly which may be partially engineered.
There's some nice mixed subdivision all around Sumter. I don't believe the Kingsbury area is in the city limits, or at least not all of it. But it's a pretty nice neighborhood with a pretty even ratio of people, as well as that neighborhood all around Willie Sue's, and all along Carter Road.
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