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Population (year 2000): 3,328. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,130 (-5.9% change)
Males: 1,535 (46.1%), Females: 1,793 (53.9%)
Bamberg County
Zip code:
29042
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $17,578 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,000 (year 2000)
Races in Denmark:
- Black (85.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (12.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (3.5%), English
(3.1%), Scottish (2.0%), German (1.2%), Italian (1.2%).
Elevation: 244 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Denmark
- High school or higher: 60.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Denmark city
- Never married: 39.5%
- Now married: 35.2%
- Separated: 5.6%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -515 (-13.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Denmark:
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
BAMBERG, SC)
- BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BARNWELL,
SC)
- TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (about 23 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Denmark:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 43 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 48 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 56 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; ID: AGS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denmark:
- BAMBERG COUNTY (about 4 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID: 99N)
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 18 miles; BARNWELL, SC; ID:
BNL)
- ORANGEBURG MUNI (about 23 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; ID:
OGB)
Amtrak station:
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 in Denmark:
- DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 955; Location: PO BOX 327 SOLOMON BLATT
BLVD; Public)
- VOORHEES COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 669;
Location: 1411 VOORHEES RD; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.voorhees.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Denmark:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 44
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 47
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 61 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
Public high school in Denmark:
- DENMARK OLAR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 323;
Location: N. CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Denmark:
- DENMARK-OLAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
530; Location: SOLOMON BLATT BLVD.; Grades: PK - 05)
- DENMARK-OLAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 216;
Location: GREENE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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