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Population (year 2000): 1,181. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,165 (-1.4% change)
Males: 515 (43.6%), Females: 666 (56.4%)
Columbus County
Zip code:
28439
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $17,008 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,800 (year 2000)
Races in Fair Bluff:
- Black (59.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (37.8%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (10.1%), English
(3.7%), Irish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French (1.4%).
Elevation: 75 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fair Bluff
- High school or higher: 56.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 18.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fair Bluff town
- Never married: 33.2%
- Now married: 38.2%
- Separated: 6.9%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+10.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fair Bluff:
- LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; LORIS, SC)
- SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21
miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
- COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles;
WHITEVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fair
Bluff:
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 46 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 48 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fair Bluff:
- GREEN SEA (about 9 miles; GREEN SEA, SC; ID: S79)
- LUMBERTON MUNI (about 20 miles; LUMBERTON, NC; ID:
LBT)
- TWIN CITY (about 21 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fair Bluff:
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 29
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public primary/middle school in Fair Bluff:
- FAIR BLUFF ELEMENTARY (Students: 144;
Location: 685 ACADEMY STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
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