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Population (year 2000): 2,973. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,919 (-1.8% change)
Males: 1,392 (46.8%), Females: 1,581 (53.2%)
Barnwell County
Zip code:
29817
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $21,316 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,200 (year 2000)
Races in Blackville:
- Black (75.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (23.5%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (11.2%), German
(2.6%), Irish (2.4%), English (2.2%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).
Elevation: 270 feet
Land area: 9.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blackville
- High school or higher: 59.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 14.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blackville town
- Never married: 39.8%
- Now married: 37.9%
- Separated: 5.5%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +399 (+15.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blackville:
- BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BARNWELL,
SC)
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
BAMBERG, SC)
- ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; FAIRFAX,
SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blackville:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 42 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 47 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; ID: AGS)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 52 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blackville:
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 11 miles; BARNWELL, SC; ID:
BNL)
- BAMBERG COUNTY (about 13 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID:
99N)
- ALLENDALE COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALLENDALE, SC; ID:
88J)
Amtrak station near Blackville:
- 10 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
Blackville:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 34
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 48
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 50 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
Public high schools in Blackville:
- BLACKVILLE-HILDA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 76 ATKINS CIRCLE; Grades: 08 - 12)
- BARNWELL CO AVC (Location: 5214 REYNOLDS RD;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Blackville:
- JEFFERSON DAVIS ACADEMY (Students: 196;
Location: 5061 HILDA RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- BARNWELL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46;
Location: 5675 HWY 70; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blackville:
- MACEDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 499;
Location: 556 JONES BRIDGE RD.; Grades: PK - 06)
- BLACKVILLE HILDA JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
161; Location: 76 ATKINS CIRCLE; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Blackville:
- CALVARY FELLOWSHIP MENNONITE (Students: 10;
Location: 2436 HEALING SPRINGS RD; Grades: 3 - 10)
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