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Population (year 2000): 3,522. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,039 (+14.7% change)
Males: 1,894 (53.8%), Females: 1,628 (46.2%)
Pickens County
Zip code:
29630
Median resident age: 24.3 years
Median household income: $23,869 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,200 (year 2000)
Races in Central:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
- Black (15.2%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish
(10.1%), German (9.4%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%),
Italian (3.3%).
Elevation: 910 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Central
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Central town
- Never married: 55.0%
- Now married: 31.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 6.8%
6.9% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 1.8%
Asia, 1.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +875 (+33.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Central:
- OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SENECA,
SC)
- CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PICKENS,
SC)
- PALMETTO BAPTIST MED CTR EASLEY (about 16 miles;
EASLEY, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Central:
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 18 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 29 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 41 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central:
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 8 miles; PICKENS, SC; ID: LQK)
- OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 9 miles; CLEMSON, SC;
ID: CEU)
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GMU)
Amtrak station near Central:
- 5 miles: CLEMSON (U.S. 123 & STATE HWY. 133).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking.
College/University in Central:
- SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 1,751; Location: 907 WESLEYAN DR; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.swu.edu.; Offers Master's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Central:
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
Public high school in Central:
- D W DANIEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 951;
Location: 1819 SIX MILE HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Central:
- R C EDWARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 792;
Location: 1157 MADDEN BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 416;
Location: 608 JOHNSON RD; Grades: PK - 05)
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