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Population (year 2000): 3,733. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,552 (-4.8% change)
Males: 1,687 (45.2%), Females: 2,046 (54.8%)
Bamberg County
Zip code:
29003
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $21,736 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bamberg:
- Black (53.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.3%), English
(7.1%), Irish (3.3%), German (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), French
(1.1%).
Elevation: 168 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bamberg
- High school or higher: 63.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 15.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bamberg town
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 44.7%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 5.5%
2.6% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.9% Latin
America, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -75 (-2.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Bamberg:
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 507)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bamberg:
- TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (about 18 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC)
- BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BARNWELL,
SC)
- ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; FAIRFAX,
SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bamberg:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 45 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 46 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- SHAW AFB (about 61 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bamberg:
- BAMBERG COUNTY (about 5 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID: 99N)
- ORANGEBURG MUNI (about 17 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; ID:
OGB)
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 25 miles; BARNWELL, SC; ID:
BNL)
Amtrak station near Bamberg:
- 8 miles: DENMARK (200 W. BARUCH ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bamberg:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 48
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 51 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 51
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
Public high school in Bamberg:
- BAMBERG EHRHARDT HIGH (Students: 484;
Location: 600 RED RAIDER RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bamberg:
- RICHARD CARROLL ELEMENTARY (Students: 667;
Location: 119 MCMILLAN ST.; Grades: PK - 05)
- BAMBERG-EHRHARDT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
424; Location: 400 NORTH ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
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