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Population (year 2000): 12,950. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,058 (-6.9% change)
Males: 6,907 (53.3%), Females: 6,043 (46.7%)
Beaufort County
Zip codes:
29902,
29906.
Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $36,532 (year 2000)
Median house value: $111,600 (year 2000)
Races in Beaufort:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.7%)
- Black (25.1%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (13.4%), English (12.4%),
Irish (11.5%), United States (6.2%), French (4.3%), Scottish
(3.5%).
Elevation: 11 feet
Land area: 18.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Beaufort
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Beaufort city
- Never married: 33.9%
- Now married: 46.1%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 9.7%
3.1% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,942 (+29.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (955 RIBAUT RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Beaufort:
- HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HILTON HEAD
ISLAND, SC)
- COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; WALTERBORO,
SC)
- HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles;
VARNVILLE, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 4 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
- HILTON HEAD (about 15 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC;
ID: HXD)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT COUNTY (about 5 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID:
73J)
- RIDGELAND (about 21 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
- LOWCOUNTRY RGNL (about 34 miles; WALTERBORO, SC; ID:
RBW)
Colleges/Universities in Beaufort:
- TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY
(Full-time enrollment: 934; Location: 921 RIBAUT RD;
Public; Website: www.tcl-tec-sc-us.org)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT BEAUFORT (FT
enrollment: 698; Location: 801 CARTERET ST; Public;
Website: www.sc.edu/beaufort/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Beaufort:
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 42 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 57
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 58 miles; CHARLESTON,
SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
- CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 65
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,701)
Public high schools in Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT HIGH (Students: 1,593; Location:
2501 MOSSY OAKS RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,534;
Location: 1 BLUE DOLPHIN DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT ACADEMY INC (Students: 382;
Location: 240 SAMS POINT ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Beaufort:
- LADY'S ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 705;
Location: 30 COUGAR DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 627;
Location: 45 MIDDLE RD.; Grades: PK - 05)
- BEAUFORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 601;
Location: 2501 MOSSY OAKS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BROAD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 477;
Location: 474 BROAD RIVER BLVD; Grades: PK - 06)
- SHELL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 472;
Location: 81 SAVANNAH HWY.; Grades: PK - 05)
- MOSSY OAKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 448;
Location: 2510 MOSSY OAKS RD.; Grades: PK - 05)
- BEAUFORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 447;
Location: 1800 PRINCE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- LADYS ISLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 410;
Location: 73 CHOWAN CREEK BLUFF; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Beaufort:
- ST PETER-BEAUFORT (Students: 192; Location:
70 LADYS ISLAND DR; Grades: PK - 8)
- E C MONTESSORI AND GRADE SCHOO (Students: 32;
Location: PO BOX 1438; Grades: UG - UG)
- MOSSY OAKS KINDERGARTEN - PRES (Students: 31;
Location: 2218 MOSSY OAKS RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- BEAUFORT SDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 7;
Location: PO BOX 187; Grades: 1 - 7)
Library in Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,076,765; Location: 311 SCOTT STREET; 166,195 books;
7,948 audio materials; 8,944 video materials; 484 serial
subscriptions)
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