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Population (year 2000): 212. Estimated
population in July 2005: 211 (-0.5% change)
Males: 102 (48.1%), Females: 110 (51.9%)
Barnwell County
Zip code:
29826
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $23,571 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,800 (year 2000)
Races in Elko:
- Black (58.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.5%)
Ancestries: United States (14.2%), English
(6.1%), German (4.7%), Norwegian (1.9%), Scottish (1.4%),
Subsaharan African (1.4%).
Elevation: 340 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elko
- High school or higher: 70.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elko town
- Never married: 27.5%
- Now married: 48.1%
- Separated: 11.3%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 6.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elko:
- BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BARNWELL,
SC)
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
BAMBERG, SC)
- AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
AIKEN, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elko:
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 40 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; ID: AGS)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 43 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 56 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elko:
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 9 miles; BARNWELL, SC; ID:
BNL)
- BAMBERG COUNTY (about 21 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID:
99N)
- AIKEN MUNI (about 28 miles; AIKEN, SC; ID: AIK)
Amtrak station near Elko:
- 17 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
Elko:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 27
miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 49
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
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