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Aiken County

fact book2011-2012

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Bridgestone Americas recently announced the

construction of a new 1.5 million-square-foot

off-road radial tire manufacturing facility on an

undeveloped site in Aiken County.

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Aiken has been describedas one o Americas mostinteresting communities. It is a cityo spacious parks, natural charm andcivic pride, with the old blendingharmoniously with the new. Locatedin Aiken County in the southwesternportion o South Carolina the City oAiken is 56 miles west o the SouthCarolina state capitol, Columbia, and174 miles east o the Georgia state

capitol, Atlanta. Te area o the Cityis 17.93 square miles and sits 530eet above sea level.

Aiken began ocially December19, 1835, the dating o the Chartero the town. It was named orWilliam Aiken, Sr., a prosperouscotton merchant, whose son laterbecame Governor o South Carolina.Between 1830 and 1833, the elder

Aiken was instrumental in buildingwhat was then the longest Railroadin the world, the CHARLESON &HAMBURG. It was 136 miles longwith one terminal being Charleston,S.C. and the other Hamburg, S.C.,directly across the Savannah Riverrom Augusta, Georgia.

Te railroad ran through Aikenand was built in the center o whatis now Park Avenue, then called

Railroad Avenue. Its constructionwas supervised by a young engineerrom Boston, Andrew Alred Dexter,who also was authorized to planand make a plat o the town. Tisplat, dated September 24, 1834, isthe basis or the titles o a great dealo the Aiken property today. Testreets and avenues were named orthe counties in South Carolina. Te

intriguing name o one o Aikensstreets - Whiskey Road - came romits useulness in the days whenwhiskey and rum were run romthe Atlantic Coast to the North overthe road. Now it is the main arteryleading south o Aiken to the U.S.Department o Energys Savannah

River Site.With a population o 683 in1849, Aiken entered a new phase,having been recognized as a healthresort or persons with lung andrespiratory ailments. Many visitorso wealth and culture came to Aikenseeking health and relaxation,including the late Mr. And Mrs.Tomas Hitchcock. Te Hitchcockswere horse lovers, and ound the

Aiken terrain and climate ideal orox hunting and conditioning horsesor spring races.

Many sportsmen ollowed theHitchcocks example, and soonAiken had one o the most amousand exclusive winter colonies inexistence. Polo has been played inAiken since 1882, and or manyyears Aiken was known as the

Polo Center o the world. Gol isanother sport played with great vigorin Aiken, and the Palmetto GolCourse, ounded in 1892, is as old asgol in America.

In November, 1950, a bigchange came to Aiken when it wasannounced that a huge AtomicEnergy Commission Plant would belocated nearby. Te town was soonflled with thousands o workers,

and all activities greatly expanded.A gradual change took place romthe horse and buggy atmosphereo old Aiken to that o a modern citybustling with activity.

Te best o the past has beenblended with modern improvementsto create a truly unique town. Tecitizens o Aiken are justly proudo its quality residential character

and its aesthetically pleasingnatural environment with varietyin its terrain and an abundance owooded, undeveloped areas. Tewide parkways, historic characterand horse training activities giveAiken a unique atmosphere thatmake it an excellent place to live.

Welcome to Aiken

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Population pg. 08

Quality of Life pg. 10

Healthcare pg. 11

Education pg. 12Government pg. 14

Major Companies pg. 16

Agriculture pg. 19

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1842 - Aiken elected its rst mayor,and our members o town council.(Tere were thirty-nine registeredvoters.) William Peronneau Finleywas elected intendant and JamesBlack one o the alderman. Originalcommittees included: Streets andRoads, Wells, Accounts, Nuisances,and Patrols.1856 - Aikens rst town hall was

built in the center o Laurens Streetnear the present entrance to Te Al-ley.1859 - own Council passed a

resolution to post a notice orbiddingthe cutting o trees on city streets.Violators were subject to a minimumve-dollar ne.1860 - Citizens o Aiken estab-

lished a Public Saety Committee oMinute Men to exercise vigilance

and seek out Abolition Emissaries.1873 - Te Aiken Hook and Ladder

Company, orerunner o the AikenFire Department, was ormed.1874 - Te rst kerosene street

lights were installed.1877 - Dr. B. H. eague practiced

dentistry in Aikens second oldestbrick building on Richland Avenue.He promoted the beautication andplantings in the citys parkways. Teown Council authorized the plantingo some ve hundred hardwood treesalong its streets and avenues. It is notclearly established who was respon-sible or the planting o the live oakson South Boundary Avenue; however,Henry Dibble is given the credit.Other steadast supporters o beauti-cation included Herman Warneke,J.B. Salley, Sr., and H.E. Gyles.

1891 - City Council passed anordinance orbidding the sale o whis-key between midnight Saturday andmidnight Sunday.1892 - Following a avorable re-

erendum, the City Council approvedthe establishment o a central citywaterworks, with the primary sourceo water being artesian wells, even-

tually located on Newberry Street.Prior to this Coker Spring was Aikensprimary source o water. Currentexcellent city sof or mineral-reewater is supplied rom deep wells,Shiloh Springs and Shaws Creek.1892 - Te Palmetto Gol Course

was established by ommy Hitchcock,William C. Whitney, and others. Tisis the oldest gol club in the Southand was the thirtieth club to join theUnited States Gol Association. Dur-ing its centennial celebration in 1992,Te Palmetto Gol Club, Te FirstHundred Years, was published.1919 - Josie Smith-Hazel, gradu-

ate o South Carolina State College,began an illustrious career in teachingand civic leadership.1923 - Strom Turmond o Aiken

began seventy plus years o public

service. He was elected to the U.S.Senate in 1954, the only senator everelected on a write-in ballot.1931 - City Council authorized

a motorcycle patrolman to policeWhiskey Road, Colleton Avenue,and South Boundary Avenue and allstreets on the side o town that horsestravel. Te request was made by theWinter Colony.1935 - Te City o Aiken celebrated

its centennial.1938 - With Federal support unds,

the current Municipal Building(City Hall) was built. It included reheadquarters and police barracks. TeOpera House was replaced with theMunicipal Auditorium.1939 - Tomas Hitchcock estab-

lished the Hitchcock Foundation bydonating almost twelve hundred acres

o land to the Foundation to be pre-served and maintained or the peopleo Aiken. Te acreage, now knownas Hitchcock Woods, now containssome two thousand acres.1939 - Minnie Pearl (Sarah

Ophelia Colley Cannon) o Nash-ville, ennessees Grand Ole Opry,perormed or Te Pilots Club at the

Highland Park Hotel. She purchasedher rst Minnie Pearl costumerom a sidewalk sale in downtownAiken and created her Minnie Pearl

character.1941 - Te City Council approved

the removal o trees rom PendletonStreet to Newberry Street on Rich-land Avenue. Protests by the AikenCivic League against cutting the treescontinued. Te trees were eventuallycut to provide or parking. In thatsame year the City acquired land orthe Aiken Airport located on U.S.Highway No. 1.1955 - Te City o Aiken adopted

a Council Manager orm o govern-ment.1963 - Roland H. Windham be-

came Aikens city manager and servedor 28 years.1975 - Te City Municipal Building

on Park Avenue was remodeled. Anew Public Saety Building (re andpolice department) was constructed

on the corner o Laurens Street andEdgeeld Avenue.1985 - Te Sesquicentennial o the

City o Aiken was held. Te Calendar

o events covered nine days.1987 - Lessie B. Price was the rst

woman elected to Aiken City Council.1991 - H. Odell Weeks retired afer

serving Aiken as mayor or approxi-mately orty years. o replace himFrederick B. Cavanaugh was elected.1992 - On December 14, 1992, H.

Odell Weeks, beloved ormer mayoro Aiken, died and was buried atBethany Cemetery.1992 - In August, the Aiken City

Council appointed a steering com-mittee o Aiken citizens to prepare along-range Strategic Plan or Aiken.Teir mission was to develop a visionand goals or the uture o Aikenwhich would meet the challengesand opportunities o the decade othe nineties and the beginning o thetwenty-rst century.

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Bridgestone Americas recently

announced the construction oa new 1.5 million-square-oot o-roadradial tire manuacturing acility on anundeveloped site in Aiken County.

Te company announced the $1.2billion investment at the Granitevilleplant site.

Te company also announcedan additional 474,000-square-ootexpansion o the existing passenger

and light truck tire plant in AikenCounty. When ully completed, thetotal investment in the new projectswill increase Bridgestone Americasworkorce in Aiken County by morethan 850 ull-time and contractorpositions.

In July, the company already hadannounced a 266,000-square-ootexpansion o this plant.

Te announcement o this o-road

radial tire plant is a major strategicinvestment by the global BridgestoneGroup to enhance its supply systems,improve its sourcing exibility andurther strengthen the BridgestoneGroups position as the global leaderin the o-road radial tire segment,said Gary Gareld, vice presidentand senior ocer o the BridgestoneCorporation and CEO and president oBridgestone Americas.

On behal o the citizens o AikenCounty, I want to thank BridgestoneAmericas or this signicant newinvestment and job creation ..., saidAiken County Council ChairmanRonnie Young. Te County Councilworks hard to create an environmentwhere manuacturing companiescan locate and be successul. We aregrateul or Bridgestone Americas

condence in our workorce andcommunity. We look orward toworking with them as they continue togrow.

Te acility will be in the SageMill Industrial Park in AikenCounty. Previously, large and ultra-large o-road radial tires had beenproduced exclusively at BridgestoneCorporations Shimonoseki and

Kitakyushu plants located in Japan.

Bridgestone says it will install theproduction technologies developedin Japan in the new plant to moreeectively respond to customer needsand growing global demand andurther improvements in its supplysystems. Te Bridgestone Group alsowill have more options or utureexpansions, improving its ability torapidly respond to changes in the

operating environment and customerrequirements.odays announcement represents

the largest initial capital investment bya company in our states history, andwe celebrate the more than 850 new

jobs. Tis is a continuation o the goodwork we are doing to partner withcompanies. South Carolina has a greatreason to smile today, said Gov. NikkiHaley, who was in attendance at the

announcement, which took place at thecurrent Graniteville acility.

Te plant will be built with aocus on the environment and plansto achieve LEED ConstructionCertication by incorporating state-o-the-art technology in its acility andequipment design, according to thecompany.

Bridgestone Americas is aworld-class manuacturer, and thisinvestment will be a real game-changer. Te companys new plant willurther strengthen South Carolinasmanuacturing sector, and shows thatour business-riendly environment andtop-notch talent continue to keep uscompetitive with locations across theglobe, said Bobby Hitt, Secretary oCommerce.

Te capacity expansion at the

existing tire plant, along with theearlier expansion announcementin July, is intended to meet growingdemand in key market segments,including ultra-high perormance andlight truck/SUV tires. Te additiono new, more advanced tire buildingmachines will provide the plantwith an additional level o versatilityand will give the plant even greater

exibility and speed in responding to

shifs in market demand, the companystates.

Tis is a great day or BridgestoneAmericas and Aiken County, saidGary Stooksbury, Chairman o theBoard o Te Economic DevelopmentPartnership. We are very appreciativethat Aiken County was chosen orthis new investment. Tis historicannouncement reects on the strong

partnership that exists between AikenCounty and Bridgestone Americas. Testrength o our community lies withour manuacturing base.

Jim Newsome, President and CEOo the S.C. State Ports Authority, said,Te Port o Charleston congratulatesBridgestone Americas. Te Port is keyin providing companies a way to reachworld markets, and there is not a betterplace to do that than rom right here in

South Carolina.

In his remarks, Gareld expressed

his appreciation or the assistancereceived by the company inconnection with the projects. Wevehad tremendous support rom theleadership in South Carolina includingGov. Haley, Secretary o CommerceHitt, County Council Chair Young, TeEconomic Development Partnershipas well as South Carolina Electric &Gas, readySC, the South Carolina Ports

Authority, Aiken Electric Cooperative,Norolk Southern Railroad and ourlocal legislative leaders who have allworked collaboratively with us to helpmake this investment a reality. Onbehal o the global Bridgestone Groupo companies, I would like to expressmy most sincere appreciation or theirsupport and we look orward to a longand prosperous relationship with thestate o South Carolina and Aiken

County.

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Aug. 6, 1997: A story in the

Wall Street Journal breaks thenews that Aiken County likely willbecome home to a BridgestoneCorporation plant.

Aug. 26, 1997: Bridgestone/Firestone South Carolina ormallyannounces that the company willspend $435 million on a plant inAiken County that will cover 1.5million square eet, employ up to800 workers and turn out 25,000

tires a day.Sept. 2, 1997: Te Aiken

County Council gives unanimousapproval to a resolution thatempowers its chairman to signcontracts involved with the sitingo the Bridgestone ire Plant.Te council also gave approval toordinances authorizing Bridgestoneto issue tax-ree industrial revenue

bonds rom $400 million up to $1.1billion to build and equip the plant.

Aug. 26, 1998: Bridgestone/

Firestone South Carolinacelebrates its rst anniversaryo the announcement to buildthe plant in Aiken County. Teproject resulted in the single largestinternational investment or AikenCounty, and the second largestcapital investment or the county.On the anniversary, the companywas producing its rst test tires.I have been involved in many

such construction projects, but tohave a acility this size constructedand producing a test tire within ayear is amazing, revor Hoskins,Bridgestone/Firestone senior vicepresident or public aairs said atthe time.

MArch 17, 1999: Bridgestone/Firestone South Carolina celebratesits rst tire shipment.

Sept. 27, 1999: Bridgestone/Firestone is honored by then-Gov.

Jim Hodges as one o the top 10

manuacturing acilities in the state,and was operating at ull capacitywith 700 employees. We have madeover 800,000 tires since the start oproduction, community relationscoordinator Mary McLaughlin saidat the time.

Dec. 22, 1999: Steve Brooks,vice president o manuacturingoperations or Bridgestone/Firestone ire Co., announces

the plants rst expansion, a $24million rubber mixing acility,only two years afer it opened.We, as a team, are very proud toaccomplish our objectives in such ashort time, Brooks said at the 1999groundbreaking.

Dec. 8, 2006: Steve Brooks,vice president o manuacturingoperations or Bridgestone/

Firestone, announces the companywill invest at least $33 million

over ve years to upgrade the then

9-year-old tire manuacturing plantnear Graniteville, Automobiles aregoing to more perormance-typetires and larger rim diameter. Tisinvestment is to help us prepare todo that, he said at the time.

July 20, 2011: Bridgestoneannounces its expandingproduction at its Aiken Countyplant with a $135 millioninvestment, creating more than

120 ull-time jobs. Te plantwill produce an additional 4,750passenger and light-truck tiresin the second quarter o 2013,Bridgestone Americas ireOperations said.

Sept. 21, 2011: BridgestoneAmericas announces a $1.2 billioninvestment in a new acility,expected to create more than 850

new jobs. Its the largest single initialcapital investment in states history.

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Aiken County is part of the Aiken-AugustaMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with apopulation of more than 500,000 and a workforceof more than 245,000. Population growth is healthy.Aiken County, covering more than 1,000 squaremiles, is one of the largest geographic counties inthe state and has a population of more than 160,000.

Te Savannah River Site (310 square miles), theareas largest employer, has been responsible forbringing thousands of highly skilled and educated

employees and their families to the area.Te MSA includes 80.3 percent high school

graduates and 20.6 percent college graduates. Teinternational presence is steadily increasing with17 multinational companies now operating in thetwo counties, bringing a cosmopolitan feel to thecommunity.

PoPulation StatiSticS

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Percent High School Graduate (25+) .........78%

Percent College Graduate (Age 25+) ..........20%

White69.9%

Other

Race5.8%

Black24.6%

PoPulation StatiSticS

AREA 2000 201

Aiken ...............................25,337 ............ 29,524

Burnettown ......................2,720 ............... 2,673

Jackson ...........................1,625 ...............1,700

New Ellenton ...................2,250 ...............2,052

North Augusta ................17,574 ............21,348

Perry .................................237 ....................233

Salley ................................410 ....................398Wagener ...........................863 ....................797

Windsor ............................127 ....................121

Population of Incorporated Areas

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population StatiStiCS in detail.

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Quality of life


Columbia ............... 50 miles

Charlotte .............. 145 miles

Greenville ............. 115 miles

Augusta ................. 20 miles

Atlanta ................. 170 miles

Charleston ........... 130 miles

Savannah ............. 125 miles

Distance tonearby cities

HigHs

lows

Annual Average

76.7

Per Capita Personal Income

$23,960Median Household Income

$44,534

Annual Average

49.7

aiken county 2009

item 2010

Composite ................................93.7

Grocery ...................................104.8

Housing ....................................78.7

Utilities ......................................95.4

Transportation ..........................94.8

Health Care...............................96.0

Misc. Goods and Services ..... 101.5

cost of Living inDex 2010annuaL average

(Aiken-Augusta Metropolitan Area)

AikenCounty TemperatureSummary(1945-2009)HighestMaximum:109FAugust22,1983LowestMinimum:-4January21, 1985

PrecipitationSummary(1945-2009)HighestDailyRainfall:9.68 inchesApril16,1969AnnualAverageRainfall:52.43inchesWettestYear:71.36inches,1964DriestYear:21.06inches,1933HighestDailySnowfall:15.0inches,February10,1973

ExtremeEvents(*DatathroughOctober2009)33TornadoesTornadodamage:$5.298million22Tornadorelatedinjuries154Windevents(windsexceeding50knotsor58milesperhour)129HaileventsHaildamage: $57,00011Lightningevents5LightningrelatedInjuries1LightningrelatedfatalityLightningdamage:$137,000


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HealtHcare

Healthcare in Aiken Countyincludes a wide range ospecialty care as well as routineand emergency health care. Physi-cians attracted rom around theworld bring diverse proessionalbackgrounds and specialties,rom neurosurgery and nuclearmedicine to open heart surgeryand many more. Home health,hospice, personal care servicesand emergency transportation arewell established. An exhaustivearray o state-o-the-art testingequipment and highly trainedtechnicians ensure patients andphysicians receive the right data tomake inormed diagnoses.

Te campus o Aiken RegionalMedical Centers includes several

specialty centers. Te Cardio-vascular Institute o Carolinatakes a team approach or a highlevel o individualized care. Aiken

Regional Medical Centers expertbrain attack teams are speciallytrained to treat urgent strokesymptoms 24-hours a day andoer advanced interventionaltreatment and diagnostic capabili-ties, complemented by a longtimetradition o responsive, compas-sionate care. Te Wound HealingInstitute now houses two newHyperbaric Oxygen Chambersand treatment options or peoplewith non-healing wounds. TeCancer Care Institute o Carolinais the most comprehensive cancertreatment center in the region,integrating all therapy and diag-nostic treatments in one location.Te Diabetes & Nutrition each-ing Center was the frst diabetes

education program in the CentralSavannah River Area to receiverecognition by the American Dia-betes Association.

Healthcare in Aiken County

Description .....................Main medical/surgical facilityURL ..............................http://www.aikenregional.com

Phone ...................................................(803) 641-5000

Number of Floors ....................................................... 6

Number of Beds .....................................................230

ICU Beds .................................................................. 21

Step-Down Beds ...................................................... 14

Square Feet ..................................................... 326,144

Number of Physicians ............................................133

Number of Specialties Represented ................ 40 plus

Eeecy Depae

Designation ......................... Level II Emergency Room

Number of Beds ....................................................... 41

Average Number of Daily Visits .......................150-155

Aiken RegionAl

MedicAl centeRs

AurorA PAvilion BEhAviorAl hEAlth CEntEr

Number of Beds ....................................................................... 47

Square Feet ....................................................................... 41,000

CAnCEr CArE institutE of CArolinA

Average Number of Procedures per Year ..... ............... ..... 17,000

Average Number of Patients per Year .............. .............. ........ 372

Square Feet ....................................................................... 15,200

WomEns lifECArE CEntEr

Number of Beds ....................................................................... 17

Number of Newborn Beds:

Normal Beds............................................................................. 18Level II Care Beds ...................................................................... 8

Number of Physicians:

OB/GYN ..................................................................................... 8

Pediatricians ............................................................................... 7

Average Number of Monthly Deliveries .............. ............... ..... 100

WomEns lifECArE DiAgnostiC sErviCEs

Square Feet ......................................................................... 4,150

Average Number of Procedures per Year .............. ............ 10,327

WounD hEAling institutE of CArolinA

Average Number of Procedures per Year .............. .............. 6,800Average Number of Patients per Year .............. .............. ........ 628

Square Feet ......................................................................... 7,650

Number of Physicians ................................................................ 2

Other FacilitiesLocated at the

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education

Aiken County is the h largestSouth Carolina Public SchoolDistrict. Aiken County educates adiverse population o approximately25,000 students in 20 elementaryschools, 10 middle schools, 7 highschools, 3 charter schools, and 1 ca-reer and technology center, and adulteducation programs.

A strong school-to-work programand vocational training at the AikenCounty Career and echnology Cen-

ter have attracted millions o dollarsin local industry scholarships. Localindustries ofer work experienceopportunities and have made gener-ous technology donations. Distancelearning is an integral part o educa-tion in both counties. Te CareerCenter strives to communicate a real-istic vision o the work environmentand provide leadership and servicesneeded by students to achieve theireducational and career goals.


Palmetto assessment of state standards (Pass):Percentage Met Standard

English / Language Arts: Mathematics:

Grade 3 ................81.7 ................... 80.7

Grade 4 ................79.0 ................... 76.5

Grade 5 ................78.2 ................... 78.1

Grade 6 ................73.4 ................... 72.2

Grade 7 ................72.0 ................... 69.2

Grade 8 ................63.4 ................... 63.7

Grade 3 ................63.2 ................... 70.0

Grade 4 ................74.9 ................... 76.7

Grade 5 ................68.6 ................... 71.3

Grade 6 ................70.0 ................... 70.3

Grade 7 ................68.5 ................... 67.0

Grade 8 ................62.5 ................... 63.4

aik Cuy suh Ci

Critical reading ...........491 .................................484

Mathematics ...............506 .................................495

Writing ........................467 .................................468

Combined ................. 1,464 .............................1,447

sat (2010)

Education Statistics in Aiken County


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Education

ElEmEntary SchoolSAiken ..................................................................822

Belvedere .......................................................... 637

Byrd ...................................................................765

Chukker Creek ...................................................405

Clearwater ......................................................... 600

East Aiken.......................................................... 350

Gloverville .......................................................... 432

Greendale .......................................................... 747

Hammond Hill ....................................................657

Jeerson............................................................576

J.D. Lever ..........................................................602Midland Valley Prep ...........................................160

Millbrook ............................................................632

Mossy Creek .....................................................743

North Aiken ........................................................520

North Augusta ...................................................711

Oakwood/Windsor ............................................480

Redclie ............................................................819

Ridge Spring Monetta Elem./Middle .................650

Warrenville ......................................................... 489

middlE SchoolSAiken .................................................................641

Jackson .............................................................330

Kennedy ............................................................909

L.B.C. ................................................................504

Leavelle McCampbell ........................................480

Lloyd-Kennedy Charter School (5 8) ................61

New Ellenton .....................................................229

North Augusta ...................................................634

Paul Knox ..........................................................593

Schofeld ........................................................... 656

high SchoolS

Aiken ...............................................................1,402

Midland Valley ................................................1,251

North Augusta ................................................1,550

Ridge Spring-Monetta .......................................265

Silver Blu ......................................................... 694

South Aiken ....................................................1,557

Wagener-Salley .................................................295

PrivatE and Parochial SchoolS

Aiken Christian (612) .......................................... 89Aiken Preparatory School (K12) .......................151

Mead Hall (K8) .................................................221

Our Lady of Peace School (K8) .......................133

Second Baptist Christian Prep. (K4) ..................66

St. Marys School (K8) .....................................237

South Aiken Baptist School (K8) ..................... 317

Victory Christian School (K12) .........................118

he University o South Carolina Aikenwas recognized as the top public bac-calaureate college in the South byU.S.News &World Report s guide, Americas Best Col-leges. USC Aiken has been ranked rst seventimes. Tis is the 13th consecutive year USCAiken has been ranked in the top three publicregional colleges in the South. Te University

o South Carolina Aiken is a our-year, publiccoeducational university ofering undergradu-ate degree programs as well as three mastersdegree programs. Additional graduate coursesand degree programs are ofered through theUSC Extended Graduate Campus program.Approximately 3,200 students attend USCA.Founded in 1961 in a historic mansion indowntown Aiken, USCA moved to its presentsite in 1972 and occupies 453 acres.

Aiken echnical College currently has

approximately 3,000 students preparing orcareers in business and industry. AC is apublic, open-door, two-year, comprehensiveinstitution o higher education established toprovide citizens o Aiken County opportuni-ties or educational, economic, proessional,social, and personal development. Te Collegeeducates and trains students to provide an e-

ective work orce to support economic growthand community development with a ocus onmanuacturing and technology, leading theway in hydrogen and nuclear workorce train-ing.

South Carolinas readySC program is anationally recognized training program andprepares workers or new and expandingindustries at no cost to the companies. All oSouth Carolinas technical colleges are partnerso the readySC program.

higer Education

University of soUth Carolina at aiken:

aiken teChniCal College:

EnrollmentUndergraduate ............................................................................... 3,169Graduate .............................................................................................. 57Total Enrollment .............................................................................. 3,226

Degrees Offered

Undergraduate (35 programs of study) ............................................... 32

Graduate ................................................................................................ 3Graduate Coursework ......................................................................... 15Tuition Cost Per Semester (Fall 2011)

In-State ......................................................................................... $4,230Out-of-State ................................................................................. $8,474

Enrollment ...................................................................................... 2,976Degrees Offered

Associate (28 majors/emphasis areas) ................................................ 23Diploma ................................................................................................. 3Certifcate............................................................................................ 48Tuition Cost per Semester: (Fall 2011)In-State, Aiken County Residents (12 hours) ............................... $1,861In-State, Outside Aiken County (12 hours) ................................... $2,041Out-of-State (12 hours) ................................................................ $5,065Richmond, Columbia County Residents (12 hours) ..................... $1,876


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Government

Aiken CountyFact Book2011-1214

Budgets by municipalityCity of Aiken ...................$27,334,653City of New Ellenton ........$1,448,170

City of North Augusta ....$27,544,483Town of Jackson .................$843,681

Town of Monetta .................$196,600Town of Perry ......................$272,244

Town of Salley ..................$1,276,118Town of Wagener ................$896,071

Total Revenues .................................... $96,757,535

Total Expenditures ............................... $98,919,318

General Fund Budget .......................... $50,732,857Total Debt Outstanding ....................... $24,610,477

Per Capita Revenues ....................................... $679

Per Capita Expenditures ................................. $694

Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget ......................... $365

Per Capita Debt Outstanding .......................... $158

Form of Government ..........CouncilAdministrator

Budget for County Operation .............. $50,732,857

Budget for School Operation ............ $221,511,683Total Millage ................................................... 235.7

County Operations Millage ............................... 54.4

School District Millage .................................... 137.5

Other Millage .................................................... 43.8

County FinanCe & employment Dataaiken County, Fy 2010

Te City o Aiken operates underthe Council-Manager orm o govern-ment, an organizational rameworkwhich has grown widely in popularitysince its inception in the 1910s. Aikenrst approved the Council-Managerorm o government in 1955, and sub-sequent changes to the state legislationin the early 1970s mirrored the City

o Aikens Council-Manager Plan.Under the Council-Manager Plan,

the City Council serves as the Boardo Directors or the city, with theMayor acting as Chie Executive O-cer. City Council sets policy guidingthe citys growth, development, anduture. Te City Manager serves as theChie Administrative Ocer, much

like the President o a corporation.Under this role, the City Manageris responsible or daily operations,including hiring and ring o allemployees, as well as the ecient andefective use o unds approved bythe City Council through the annualbudget.

Te primary reason or the exis-

tence o municipal government isto provide services to the taxpayerthat the taxpayers cannot provide orthemselves. Te services o the Citycan be readily observed in action, butthe typical citizen is generally unawareo the scope o city services, and thescope and role o the advisory boardsand committees.

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local major companies

he strength o a communitylies within its existing industrybase. More than two-thirds o new

capital investment and job creation

originates rom expanding industry.

Tis indicates a strong sense o

satisaction rom our existing

companies.Aiken and Edgefeld Counties

are home to a diverse group o

companies. Local Fortune 500

companies include: Kimberly

Clark Corporation, Carlisle ire &

Wheel, ASCO (Emerson Electric),

Pepperidge Farm (Campbell Soup

Company) and Owens Corning.

A strong global presence has also

emerged in Aiken and EdgefeldCounties, where 17 international

companies have manuacturing

plants. Companies with international

parent companies, such as

Bridgestone South Carolina (Japan),

GlaxoSmithKIine (United Kingdom),

BAE Systems (United Kingdom),

BOC Gases (United Kingdom),

Newman echnology SC (Japan),

Rieter Automotive Systems North

America (Switzerland), Te Shinsho

American Corporation (Japan)

and Metso Paper USA (Finland )

and MU (Germany) call our

communities home.

Company EmployEEs produCtsDepartment of Energy / Savannah River Site .................8,300 ................................................................................ DOE facility

Kimberly-Clark Corp Beech Island .................................1857 .....................................Consumer health and hygiene products

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC ...................1,000 ..................................................Passenger and light truck tires

AGY ................................................................................. 770 ......................................... High performance materials for wind,

automotive and aerospace industries

Shaw Industries ............................................................... 625 ................................................................................Carpet yarns

UPS Customhouse Brokerage ........................................514 .........................................Customer service and tracking center

URS Safety Management Solutions ................................500 ..............................................Engineering, safety consulting rm

Mount Vernon Mills Inc ....................................................450 ..........................................................Household textile products

ASCO Valve Manufacturing LLC ..................................... 416 .......................Fluid power valve and hose tting manufacturing

Urban Outtters...............................................................400 ..................................................Clothing distribution, call center

Carlisle Tire & Wheel Co .................................................. 370 ........................................................ Tires and metal disc wheels

Hubbell Power Systems (Ohio Brass) ............................. 340 ................................................................High voltage insulators

TTX - Hamburg Division ..................................................275 ......................................................................Rebuilt railway cars

Pactiv Corp ......................................................................250 ...................................Polystyrene food and produce containers

Milliken & Co ...................................................................219 ................................................................ Broadwoven fabric mill

GlaxoSmithKline .............................................................. 210 .......................................................Pharmaceutical preparations

Harvey Industries/Phelon Electronics..............................200 ...............Flywheels, ignition systems and aluminum die casting

Newman Technology South Carolina Inc ........................ 167 ............................................... Exhaust and suspension systems

BAE Systems Inc .............................................................150 ..........................................Welds and machines extralarge parts

Halocarbon Products Corp .............................................150 .......................................................................... Pharmaceuticals

National Wild Turkey Federation...................................... 150 .......................... Conservation and management of wild turkeys

Aiken Electric Cooperative ..............................................144 .................................. Electricity supplier to industry and private

individuals, part of Touchstone Energy cooperatives

MTU Detroit Diesel .......................................................... 140 ................................................. Diesel engines and components

SCANA Energy ................................................................125 ..............................................................Customer service center

E.F.T. Menardi-Beacon Filtration .....................................125 ......................................................................Air and liquid lters

Pepperidge Farm Inc .......................................................123 ..........................................................................................Bakery

Cytec Industries Inc.........................................................121 ............................................... Specialty chemicals and coatings

Laymans Nurseries ......................................................... 120 .........................................................................Nursery products

Southern Felt Co Inc ....................................................... 120 ..........................................................................Woven felt fabric

Owens Corning................................................................118 ...........................................................Glass ber reinforcements

Parkdale America #20 (Edgeeld) ...................................115 .................................................................................... Spun yarn

Trantech Radiator Products............................................. 106 ...........................................................................Heat Exchanger

Graniteville Specialty Fabrics ..........................................100 ......................................... Specialty fabrics and custom coating

Veracity Payment Solutions .............................................100 ....................................................................Payment processing

Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co ..........................................99 .......................................................................Kaolin and ball clay

Zeus Industrial Products Inc............................................. 94 ................................................High performance polymer tubing

Metso Paper USA Inc .......................................................85 ..........................................................Thermal sprayed roll covers

SCE&G Urquhart Station .................................................. 81 .............................................................Electric power generation

Global Investment Recovery ............................................75 .............................................Computer and electronics recycling

US Fibers ..........................................................................75 ................................................................ Recycles PET materials

Aiken Standard .................................................................70 ..................................................................................Newspapers

Arnco Corp ....................................................................... 50 ...................................Communication apparatus manufacturing

Rieter Corp .......................................................................50 .....................................................Textile machinery, heat shields

Businesseslocted

in aiken

County


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construction

he Aiken-AugustaMetropolitan Statistical Area

(MSA) continues to have a strongand steady construction marketor commercial, industrial andresidential sectors. Since constructioncost is a major actor in choosinga new business location, AikenCounty oers the advantage o lowerconstruction costs when comparedwith national rankings.

Residential ConstRuCtion 2008 2009 2010

Number of Permits Issued ................403 ...........397 .............. 472

CommeRCial/industRial 2008 2009 2010

Number of Permits Issued .................61 .............26 ................. 40

economic

development partnership

he Economic DevelopmentPartnership, a non-proftprivate development corporation,was ormed in 1984 by Aiken CountyCouncil at the request o local busi-

ness leaders as the Economic Devel-opment Board o Aiken County. Tecommunity realized growth wouldbe hampered and the area would allbehind other regions o South Caro-lina without a county-wide economicdevelopment ocus.

Te Partnership was restructuredin 1988 to serve Edgefeld Countyand gained its present name, Eco-nomic Development Partnership, a

natural move to increase the eec-tiveness o a proessional economicdevelopment program or the region.Te Partnership is unique amongeconomic development organiza-tions in that it receives unds romAiken and Edgefeld County govern-ments as well as contributions romthe private sector. Te Partnership

is governed by a Board o Directorswith members rom the public sector(appointed by the County Councils)and rom the private sector (electedby the public sector members).

Our program includes the market-ing o Aiken and Edgefeld Coun-ties or capital investment and jobcreation, collection and distributiono demographic and economic data,maintaining an accurate inventory oavailable sites and buildings, com-munity development assistance orinrastructure projects, and existingindustry relations.

TransporTaTion

Economic DevelopmentPartnership

P. O. Box 1708Aiken, South Carolina

Phone: 803.641.3300Fax: 803.641.3369Email: [email protected]

www.edpsc.org

Augusta Regional Airport Augusta, GA

1501 Aviation Way

Augusta, GA 30906-9620(706) 793-1137

Carriers: Delta, American Eagle and USAirways Express.Nonstop service to Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport Columbia, SC

3000 Aviation WayWest Columbia, SC 29170-2191(803) 822-5000

Carriers: American Eagle, Continental, Delta, United, andUS Airways. Nonstop services to Dallas, Atlanta, Houston,

New York, Detroit, Washington DC, Chicago, Charlotte andPhiladelphia

General Aviation

129 Aviation Drive

Aiken, South Carolina(803) 648-7803

Bus LinesServing Area: Greyhound, Southeastern

Stages, Inc., Best Friend Express

Rail Service: Serving Area, CSX Transportation,

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Agriculture And equestriAn

he arms o Aiken and Edge-eld Counties, about 236,000acres, produce a lush harvest everyyear. Crops and livestock rom bothcounties produce cash receipts oapproximately $150 million annu-ally. We celebrate our indigenousoods and crafs with local eventsand estivals. Since its beginningsin 1970, Edgeeld Countys popularPeach Festival has grown to attractmore than 8,000 people annually torenton. Aikens Makin Craf Show,

with its 300-plus vendors, attracts30,000 to 35,000 people each year.

Horses have been big businesshere or generations. Aiken-trained

racehorses have won ve KentuckyDerbies and hundreds o other ma-jor races. Hitchcock Woods and thehistoric district are sites or horse-back and carriage rides year round.Aikens riple Crown in Marcheatures two-year-old racehorses,steeplechasers and polo. Polo hasbeen played at Whitney Field since1882.

Edgeeld is home to the 30,000

square oot Wild urkey Center the national headquarters o the

National Wild urkey Federation and the Winchester Museum. Te

Wild urkey Center includes themuseum, an Outdoor EducationCenter, a 3,000 square oot coner-ence center, and a large warehouse.Te NWF opened urkey Shoppeon Main, a retail store on the square

in historic downtown Edgeeld.Te NWFs more than 400,000

members organized into 2,300chapters in the U.S., Canada andMexico are dedicated to theconservation o the wild turkeyand the preservation o the huntingtradition.

Agriculture in Aiken countyCrops Harvested aCres Yield/aCre produCtion For GrainCorn (bushels) ....................................... 3,400 ..........................................52 ...............................................182,500Cotton (lbs.) ........................................... 2,800 .........................................408 ........................................ 1,700 bales

Hay (tons) ............................................. 14,900 ....................................... 2.35 ................................................34,700Soybeans (bushels) ............................... 6,100 ........................................ 16.4 ..............................................130,100Wheat (bushels) .......................................800 ...........................................27 .................................................21,800

C Hg BLivestock Number ................................ 12,200 ........................................500 .........................................27,200,000

C lck tMarket Value .....................................$10,375,000 ............................$92,420,000 ..............................$102,706,000

equine inventory,

expenses, And income

# f h 6,500

v $56.3MM

ex $48.8MM

s $7.7MMoh icm $7.3MM

Number of Farms ..................... 1206

Land in Farms (acres)......... 159,312

Average Size of Farm (acres) ... 132


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Subject Number PerceNtSex and age ToTal populaTion...... 160,099 .....................100.0

Under 5 years ............. ............... . 10,046 ............. .............6.3

5 to 9 years ............... .............. .... 10,058 ............. .............6.3

10 to 14 years ............. ............... . 10,167 ............. .............6.4

15 to 19 years ............. ............... . 10,993 ............. .............6.9

20 to 24 years ............. ............... . 10,080 ............. .............6.3

25 to 29 years ............. ............... . 10,014 ............. .............6.3

30 to 34 years ............. ............... .. 9,310 .............. .............5.8

35 to 39 years ............. ............... .. 9,367 .............. .............5.9

40 to 44 years ............. ............... . 10,017 ............. .............6.345 to 49 years ............. ............... . 11,873 ............. .............7.4

50 to 54 years ............. ............... . 12,147 ............. .............7.6

55 to 59 years ............. ............... . 11,248 ............. .............7.0

60 to 64 years ............. ............... . 10,160 ............. .............6.3

65 to 69 years ............. ............... .. 8,279 .............. .............5.2

70 to 74 years ............. ............... .. 5,821 .............. .............3.6

75 to 79 years ............. ............... .. 4,547 .............. .............2.8

80 to 84 years ............. ............... .. 3,330 .............. .............2.1

85 years and over .............. .......... 2,642 .............. .............1.7

Median age (years) .........................40.0 ............................( X )

16 years and over .............. ........ 127,752 .............. .........79.8

18 years and over .............. ........ 123,271 .............. .........77.0

21 years and over .............. ........ 116,769 .............. .........72.9

62 years and over .............. ......... 30,561 ............. ...........19.1

65 years and over .............. ......... 24,619 ............. ...........15.4

Male population ............... ............. 77,550 ............. ...........48.4

Under 5 years ............. ............... .. 5,101 .............. .............3.2

5 to 9 years ............... .............. ..... 5,172 .............. .............3.2

10 to 14 years ............. ............... .. 5,216 .............. .............3.3

15 to 19 years ............. ............... .. 5,526 .............. .............3.5

20 to 24 years ............. ............... .. 4,946 .............. .............3.125 to 29 years ............. ............... .. 4,943 .............. .............3.1

30 to 34 years ............. ............... .. 4,667 .............. .............2.9

35 to 39 years ............. ............... .. 4,520 .............. .............2.8

40 to 44 years ............. ............... .. 4,789 .............. .............3.0

45 to 49 years ............. ............... .. 5,810 .............. .............3.6

50 to 54 years ............. ............... .. 5,892 .............. .............3.7

55 to 59 years ............. ............... .. 5,288 .............. .............3.3

60 to 64 years ............. ............... .. 4,829 .............. .............3.0

65 to 69 years ............. ............... .. 3,933 .............. .............2.5

70 to 74 years ............. ............... .. 2,715 .............. .............1.7

75 to 79 years ............. ............... .. 1,979 .............. .............1.2

80 to 84 years ............. ............... .. 1,395 .............. .............0.9

85 years and over .............. ............. 829 .............. ............... .0.5


16 years and over .............. ......... 61,007 ............. ...........38.1

18 years and over .............. ......... 58,754 ............. ...........36.7

21 years and over .............. ......... 55,517 ............. ...........34.7

62 years and over .............. ......... 13,654 ............. .............8.5

65 years and over .............. ......... 10,851 ............. .............6.8

Aiken County in detAil

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Prole of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010

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ROBERT W.

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Female population ............... ......... 82,549 .............. ..........51.6

Under 5 years ............... .............. . 4,945 ............. ..............3.1

5 to 9 years .............. ............... ..... 4,886 ............. ..............3.110 to 14 years ............... .............. . 4,951 ............. ..............3.1

15 to 19 years ............... .............. . 5,467 ............. ..............3.4

20 to 24 years ............... .............. . 5,134 ............. ..............3.2

25 to 29 years ............... .............. . 5,071 ............. ..............3.2

30 to 34 years ............... .............. . 4,643 ............. ..............2.9

35 to 39 years ............... .............. . 4,847 ............. ..............3.0

40 to 44 years ............... .............. . 5,228 ............. ..............3.3

45 to 49 years ............... .............. . 6,063 ............. ..............3.8

50 to 54 years ............... .............. . 6,255 ............. ..............3.9

55 to 59 years ............... .............. . 5,960 ............. ..............3.7

60 to 64 years ............... .............. . 5,331 ............. ..............3.365 to 69 years ............... .............. . 4,346 ............. ..............2.7

70 to 74 years ............... .............. . 3,106 ............. ..............1.9

75 to 79 years ............... .............. . 2,568 ............. ..............1.6

80 to 84 years ............... .............. . 1,935 ............. ..............1.2

85 years and over .............. .......... 1,813 ............. ..............1.1


16 years and over .............. ......... 66,745 .............. ..........41.7

18 years and over .............. ......... 64,517 .............. ..........40.3

21 years and over .............. ......... 61,252 .............. ..........38.3

62 years and over .............. ......... 16,907 .............. ..........10.665 years and over .............. ......... 13,768 .............. ............8.6

Race ToTal populaTion........160,099 .....................100.0

One Race ............... .............. ...... 157,009 ............. ..........98.1

White .............. .............. ........... 111,457 ............. ..........69.6

Black or African

American ............. .............. ....... 39,354 .............. ..........24.6

American Indian and

Alaska Native .............. .............. .... 682 .............. .............. ..0.4

Asian ...........................................1,329 ............................0.8

Asian Indian .............. .............. .... 363 .............. .............. ..0.2Chinese ...................................... 237 ..............................0.1

Filipino ............... .............. ........... 252 .............. .............. ..0.2

Japanese ..................................... 92 ...............................0.1

Korean ............... .............. ............ 94 ............... .............. ..0.1


Vietnamese .............. ............... .... 174 ............. .............. ...0.1

Other Asian [1] .............. .............. 117 ............. .............. ...0.1

Native Hawaiian and OtherPacifc Islander ..............................61 ...............................0.0

Native Hawaiian .............. ............. 36 .............. .............. ...0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro ............. 13 .............. .............. ...0.0

Samoan ........................................1 ................................0.0

Other Pacifc Islander [2] ............. 11 ...............................0.0

Some Other Race ............. ......... 4,126 ............... ............2.6

Two or More Races ..................... 3,090 ............... ............1.9

White; American Indian

and Alaska Native [3] ............. ....... 716 ............. .............. ...0.4

White; Asian [3] ............... .............. 347 ............. .............. ...0.2

White; Black orAfrican American [3] .............. .... 1,051 ............... ............0.7

White; Some Other Race [3] ......... 360 ............. .............. ...0.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races: [4]

White ............. .............. .............. 114,155 ............. ..........71.3

Black or African American .......... 40,846 .............. ..........25.5

American Indian and

Alaska Native ............. .............. .... 1,703 ............... ............1.1

Asian .............. .............. ............... . 1,858 ............... ............1.2

Native Hawaiian and

Other Pacifc Islander ..................... 159 ..............................0.1Some Other Race ............. ........... 4,683 ............... ............2.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO

Total population ............. .............. .. 160,099 ............. ........100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) ... 7,824 ............... ............4.9

Mexican .............. .............. ......... 5,139 ............... ............3.2

Puerto Rican .............. ............... .... 800 ............. .............. ...0.5

Cuban ........................................... 170 ..............................0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino [5] ...... 1,715 ............... ............1.1

Not Hispanic or Latino............... 152,275 .......................95.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

Total population ............. .............. .. 160,099 ............. ........100.0Hispanic or Latino .............. ......... 7,824 ............... ............4.9

White alone .............. .............. .... 2,891 ............... ............1.8

Black or African

American alone ............... .............. 311 ............. .............. ...0.2

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American Indian and

Alaska Native alone .............. ......... 93 ............. .............. ....0.1

Asian alone .................................... 11 ...............................0.0Native Hawaiian and

Other Pacifc Islander alone ........... 9 ................................0.0

Some Other Race alone ............ 3,927 .............. .............2.5

Two or More Races ...................... 582 .............. ............... .0.4

Not Hispanic or Latino ............... 152,275 .............. .........95.1

White alone ............. .............. ... 108,566 .............. .........67.8

Black or African

American alone .............. ........... 39,043 ............. ...........24.4

American Indian and

Alaska Native alone .............. ........ 589 .............. ............... .0.4

Asian alone ............. .............. ..... 1,318 .............. .............0.8Native Hawaiian and

Other Pacifc Islander alone ..........52 ...............................0.0

Some Other Race alone .............. . 199 .............. ............... .0.1

Two or More Races ................... 2,508 .............. .............1.6

RELATIONSHIP

TOTAL POPuLATION...................160,099 .....................100.0

In households ............. ............... 157,660 .............. .........98.5

Householder ............. ............... . 64,253 ............. ...........40.1

Spouse [6] .............. .............. .... 31,671 ............. ...........19.8Child ............. ............... ............. 44,254 ............. ...........27.6

Own child under 18 years ...... 31,528 ............. ...........19.7

Other relatives ............... ........... 10,348 ............. .............6.5

Under 18 years .............. .......... 4,697 .............. .............2.9

65 years and over ............. ....... 1,225 .............. .............0.8

Nonrelatives .............. ............... .. 7,134 .............. .............4.5

Under 18 years .............. ............. 526 .............. ............... .0.3

65 years and over ............. .......... 329 .............. ............... .0.2

Unmarried partner .............. ..... 3,603 .............. .............2.3

In group quarters ............. ............ 2,439 .............. .............1.5

Institutionalized population ....... 1,299 .............. .............0.8Male ............................................ 736 ..............................0.5

Female ........................................563 ..............................0.4

Noninstitutionalized

population .............. .............. ..... 1,140 .............. .............0.7

Mal .............................................. 426 ..............................0.3

Female ........................................714 ..............................0.4

HOuSEHOLDS BY TYPE

TOTAL HOuSEHOLDS..................64,253 ......................100.0

Family households(families) [7] ............... .............. .... 43,931 ............. ...........68.4

With own children

under 18 years ............... ........... 17,477 ............. ...........27.2

Husband-wife family................. 31,671 ........................49.3

With own children

under 18 years ............. ........... 11,049 ............. ...........17.2

Male householder,

no wife present ............. ......... 2,990 .............. .............4.7

With own childrenunder 18 years ............. ............ 1,353 .............. .............2.1

Female householder,

no husband present .............. 9,270 .............. ...........14.4

With own children

under 18 years ............. ............ 5,075 .............. .............7.9

Nonfamily households [7] ........... 20,322 ............. ...........31.6

Householder living alone .......... 17,306 ............. ...........26.9

Male ............... .............. ............ 7,744 .............. ...........12.1

65 years and over .............. .... 1,838 .............. .............2.9

Female ............. ............... ......... 9,562 .............. ...........14.9

65 years and over .............. .... 4,565 .............. .............7.1Households with individuals

under 18 years ............... ............. 20,185 ............. ...........31.4

Households with individuals

65 years and over ............... ........ 17,655 ............. ...........27.5

Average household size .................2.45 ............................( X )

Average family size [7] ....................2.96 ............................( X )

HOuSING OCCuPANCY

TOTAL HOuSING uNITS .............. 72,249 ......................100.0

Occupied housing units ............. 64,253 ............. ...........88.9Vacant housing units ............... .... 7,996 .............. ...........11.1

For rent .............. ............... ......... 1,742 .............. .............2.4

Rented, not occupied ............. .... 98 ............. ............... ...0.1

For sale only ............. ............... .. 1,177 .............. .............1.6

Sold, not occupied ............... ..... 353 ............... .............. .0.5

For seasonal, recreational,

or occasional use .............. .......... 960 ............... .............. .1.3

All other vacants ............... ......... 3,666 .............. .............5.1

Homeowner vacancy rate

(percent) [8] ............. .............. ...........2.4 ........................ .....( X )

Rental vacancy rate(percent) [9] ............. .............. ...........9.1 ........................ .....( X )

HOuSING TENuRE

Occupied housing units ............... 64,253 ............. .........100.0

Owner-occupied

housing units .............. ............... . 46,956 ............. ...........73.1

Population in owner-occupied

housing units ............... ............ 115,913 .............. ..........( X )

Average household size of

owner-occupied units ...................2.47 ............................( X )Renter-occupied

housing units .............. ............... . 17,297 ............. ...........26.9

Population in renter-occupied

housing units ............... ............. 41,747 ............. ............ ( X )

Average household size of

renter-occupied units ...................2.41 ............................( X )


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X Not applicable

[1] Other Asian alone, or two or

more Asian categories.

[2] Other Pacic Islander alone,

or two or more Native Hawaiian

and Other Pacic Islander

categories.

[3] One of the four most

commonly reported multiple-

race combinations nationwide in

Census 2000.

[4] In combination with one or

more of the other races listed.

The six numbers may add to

more than the total population,

and the six percentages may

add to more than 100 percent

because individuals may report

more than one race.

[5] This category is composed of

people whose origins are from

the Dominican Republic, Spain,

and Spanish-speaking Central orSouth American countries. It also

includes general origin responses

such as Latino or Hispanic.

[6] Spouse represents

spouse of the householder. It

does not reect all spouses

in a household. Responses of

same-sex spouse were edited

during processing to unmarriedpartner.

[7] Family households consist

of a householder and one or

more other people related to the

householder by birth, marriage,

or adoption. They do not include

same-sex married couples even if

the marriage was performed in a

state issuing marriage certicates

for same-sex couples. Same-

sex couple households are

included in the family households

category if there is at least

one additional person related

to the householder by birth oradoption. Same-sex couple

households with no relatives

of the householder present

are tabulated in nonfamily

households. Nonfamily

households consist of people

living alone and households

which do not have any members

related to the householder.

[8] The homeowner vacancy

rate is the proportion of the

homeowner inventory that is

vacant for sale. It is computed

by dividing the total number of

vacant units for sale only by

the sum of owner-occupied units,

vacant units that are for sale

only, and vacant units that havebeen sold but not yet occupied;

and then multiplying by 100.

[9] The rental vacancy rate is the

proportion of the rental inventory

that is vacant for rent. It is

computed by dividing the total

number of vacant units for

rent by the sum of the renter-

occupied units, vacant units thatare for rent, and vacant units

that have been rented but not yet

occupied; and then multiplying

by 100.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau,

2010 Census.

Ue:

ElEctricity

Aiken Electric Co-op

803-649-6245 or

1-800-922-1262

www.aikenco-op.org

Mid-Carolina Electric Co-op

803-749-6400 or

1-888-813-8000

www.mcecoop.com

South Carolina Electric & Gas

803-442-2000 or

1-800-251-7234

www.sceg.com/en

NatUral Gas

SCE&G Gas Operations106 Langley Dam Road

Aiken, SC 29834

(803) 643-5916

tElEphoNE

AT&T

Residential 1-888-288-2020

Business 1-866-620-6000

www.att.com

Atlantic Broadband

1-888-301-8649

WatEr

City of Aiken

803-642-7613

www.aiken.net

City of North Augusta

803-441-4219

www.northaugusta.net

Jackson Water Department

803-471-2229

New Ellenton Public Works

Commission

803-652-2862

aumbe inmn:

DrivErs licENsE

Newcomers have 90 days

after establishing residency to

apply for a drivers license.

With a valid out-of-state

drivers license, only an eye

exam or statement of visual

acuity from an eye specialist is

required.

Military personnel may

operate on a valid drivers

license from their home state.

For Information Call:

1-800-442-1DMV

(1-800-442-1368)

www.scdmvonline.com

DrivErs licENsE officEs

1755 Richland Ave., Aiken

803-641-7752

1913 Ascauga Lake Road,

North Augusta

803-279-6659

taGs/rEGistratioN

Newcomers have 45 days

after establishing residency

to purchase South Carolina

license tags.

To purchase license tags, you

will need to fill out Form 400,

available from any Division of

Motor Vehicles office.

Before getting your tag, you

will need to pay the property

tax on the vehicle at your local

tax office. The South Carolina Division

of Motor Vehicles handles

vehicle tags. Offices are open

Mon. - Fri. 8:30am - 5:00pm.

Important InformationExplanation of terms:


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