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Population (year 2000): 2,279. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,330 (+2.2% change)
Males: 1,068 (46.9%), Females: 1,211 (53.1%)
Spartanburg County
Zip code:
29330
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $30,815 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,100 (year 2000)
Races in Cowpens:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.7%)
- Black (21.4%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), Irish (8.8%),
German (5.7%), English (5.0%), French (2.2%), Scottish (2.2%).
Elevation: 860 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cowpens
- High school or higher: 66.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cowpens town
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 9.8%
3.4% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +244 (+12.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cowpens:
- MARY BLACK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC)
- SPARTANBURG HOSP FOR RESTORATIVE CARE (about 11
miles; SPARTANBURG, SC)
- SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cowpens:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 30 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 58 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cowpens:
- SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 13 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)
- SHELBY MUNI (about 22 miles; SHELBY, NC; ID: EHO)
- FAIRVIEW (about 24 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
Amtrak station near Cowpens:
- 11 miles: SPARTANBURG (290 MAGNOLIA ST.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cowpens:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
11 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
Private high school in Cowpens:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 188;
Location: 650 BATTLEGROUND ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cowpens:
- COWPENS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 508;
Location: 150 FOSTER STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COWPENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425;
Location: 341 FOSTER STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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