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Population (year 2000): 628. Estimated
population in July 2005: 676 (+7.6% change)
Males: 298 (47.5%), Females: 330 (52.5%)
Lexington County
Zip code:
29036
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $48,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $100,000 (year 2000)
Races in Chapin:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- Black (6.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (23.6%), German
(22.6%), Irish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), English (6.2%),
Dutch (2.7%).
Elevation: 483 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chapin
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chapin town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 10.3%
4.8% Foreign born (1.9% North America, 1.8%
Latin America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +278 (+79.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chapin:
- NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
NEWBERRY, SC)
- LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WEST
COLUMBIA, SC)
- THREE RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE LLC (about 22
miles; WEST COLUMBIA, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chapin:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 23 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 43 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- SHAW AFB (about 63 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chapin:
- FAIRFIELD COUNTY (about 20 miles; WINNSBORO, SC; ID:
FDW)
- NEWBERRY COUNTY (about 22 miles; NEWBERRY, SC; ID:
27J)
- CORPORATE (about 28 miles; PELION, SC; ID: 6J0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chapin:
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 26
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 26 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 49
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
Public high school in Chapin:
- CHAPIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 966; Location:
300 COLUMBIA AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chapin:
- CHAPIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 795;
Location: 1130 OLD LEXINGTON HWY.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LAKE MURRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 719;
Location: 1531 THREE DOG ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHAPIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 630;
Location: 940 OLD BUSH RIVER ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
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