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Population (year 2000): 3,670. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,831 (+4.4% change)
Males: 1,612 (43.9%), Females: 2,058 (56.1%)
Lee
County
Zip code:
29010
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $24,400 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,800 (year 2000)
Races in Bishopville:
- Black (65.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (7.7%), United States
(6.3%), German (5.0%), Irish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 226 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bishopville
- High school or higher: 66.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bishopville city
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 42.6%
- Separated: 6.2%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 10.9%
3.1% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.4%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bishopville:
- CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17
miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)
- TUOMEY (about 23 miles; SUMTER, SC)
- KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
CAMDEN, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bishopville:
- SHAW AFB (about 23 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 43 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bishopville:
- LEE COUNTY (about 2 miles; BISHOPVILLE, SC; ID: 52J)
- HARTSVILLE RGNL (about 16 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC; ID:
HVS)
- SUMTER (about 18 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SMS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bishopville:
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31
miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 54 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 56
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
Public high schools in Bishopville:
- LEE CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 829; Location:
1800 WISACKY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Students: 107;
Location: 1204 E. CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEE COUNTY CAREER/TECH CENTER (Location: 310
ROLAND STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bishopville:
- ROBERT E LEE ACADEMY (Students: 605;
Location: 630 N COUSAR ST. P O BOX 488; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bishopville:
- BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 573;
Location: 603 NORTH DENNIS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
- DENNIS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 436; Location:
21 ROLAND ST.; Grades: 04 - 06)
Library in Bishopville:
- LEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$189,439; Location: 102 NORTH MAIN STREET; 28,613 books;
143 audio materials; 597 video materials; 210 serial
subscriptions)
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