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Population (year 2000): 244. Estimated
population in July 2005: 240 (-1.6% change)
Males: 115 (47.1%), Females: 129 (52.9%)
Columbus County
Zip code:
28430
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $20,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,000 (year 2000)
Races in Cerro Gordo:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.0%)
- Black (18.4%)
- American Indian (3.7%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Asian Indian (2.5%)
Ancestries: United States (14.3%), English
(7.0%), Irish (7.0%), German (1.6%), Scottish (1.6%), French
(1.2%).
Elevation: 97 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cerro Gordo
- High school or higher: 75.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cerro Gordo town
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 5.8%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 13.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+7.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cerro Gordo:
- COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles;
WHITEVILLE, NC)
- LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LORIS, SC)
- SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21
miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cerro Gordo:
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 46 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 46 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 56 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cerro Gordo:
- GREEN SEA (about 12 miles; GREEN SEA, SC; ID: S79)
- COLUMBUS COUNTY MUNI (about 17 miles; WHITEVILLE,
NC; ID: CPC)
- TWIN CITY (about 18 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cerro Gordo:
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 32
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public high school in Cerro Gordo:
- WEST COLUMBUS HIGH (Students: 663; Location:
7294 ANDREW JACKSON HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Cerro Gordo:
- CERRO GORDO ELEMENTARY (Students: 329;
Location: 7685 ANDREW JACKSON HWY; Grades: PK - 08)
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