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Population (year 2000): 30,248. Estimated
population in July 2005: 31,269 (+3.4% change)
Males: 13,701 (45.3%), Females: 16,547 (54.7%)
Florence County
Zip codes:
29501,
29505,
29506.
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $35,388 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,300 (year 2000)
Races in Florence:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.7%)
- Black (44.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (8.4%), English
(7.8%), German (5.7%), Irish (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%),
Scottish (2.6%).
Elevation: 149 feet
Land area: 17.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Florence
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Florence city
- Never married: 29.5%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 4.8%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 10.3%
2.0% Foreign born (0.6% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America, 0.4% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -724 (-2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Florence:
- CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM (805 PAMPLICO HWY
BOX 100550)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF FLORENCE (900 EAST
CHEVES STREET)
- MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (555 E CHEVES
ST BOX 8700)
- REGENCY HOSPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA (121 EAST
CEDAR STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Florence:
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 4 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- SHAW AFB (about 51 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 70 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Florence:
- HUGGINS MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; TIMMONSVILLE, SC;
ID: 58J)
- BRANHAMS (about 12 miles; DARLINGTON, SC; ID: 6J7)
- DARLINGTON COUNTY JETPORT (about 19 miles;
DARLINGTON, SC; ID: UDG)
Amtrak station:
FLORENCE (807 E. DAY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Florence:
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 2,922; Location: 4622 EAST PALMETTO STREET;
Public; Website: www.fmarion.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 2,619; Location: 2715 W. LUCAS STREET;
Public; Website: WWW.FLO.TEC.SC.US)
- MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF MED
TECHN (Location: 555 E CHEVES ST; Private,
not-for-profit)
- BETTY STEVENS COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE
(Location: 301 RAINBOW DR; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Florence:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 54
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 86 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 88
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
Public high schools in Florence:
- WEST FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,548;
Location: 221 N BELTLINE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTH FLORENCE HIGH (Students: 1,535;
Location: 3200 S. IRBY STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WILSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,296;
Location: 1411 OLD MARION HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CHOICES SCHOOL (Location: 1405 POINSET DRIVE;
Grades: 07 - 12)
- FLORENCE CAREER CENTER (Location: 126 E HOWE
SPRINGS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Florence:
- FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 706;
Location: 2308 SOUTH IRBY STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- JAMES F BYRNES ACADEMY (Students: 386;
Location: 1201 E. ASHBY RD.; Grades: PK - 12)
- MARANATHA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 349;
Location: 2624 WEST PALMETTO ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Florence:
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE (Students: 916; Location:
200 E HOWE SPRINGS; Grades: 07 - 08)
- HENRY L. SNEED MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 841;
Location: 1102 EBENEZER ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 832;
Location: 515 N. CASHUA DRIVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- MOORE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 800;
Location: 1101 CHERAW DRIVE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 734;
Location: 1119 NORTH IRBY ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 697;
Location: 2300 E HOWE SPRINGS RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- DELMAE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 668;
Location: 1211 SOUTH CASHUA DR; Grades: KG - 04)
- NORTH VISTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 591;
Location: 1100 N IRBY STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- MCLAURIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 566; Location:
1400 MCMILLAN LANE; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROYALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 545;
Location: 1400 WOODS ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Florence:
- ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL DAY SCH (Students: 415;
Location: 1425 CHEROKEE ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- THE KINGS ACADEMY (Students: 334; Location:
220 BELTLINE; Grades: KG - 11)
- ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 273;
Location: PO BOX 5327 2536 W HOFFMEYER; Grades: PK - 8)
- FLORENCE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 144;
Location: 510 W PALMETTO ST; Grades: PK - 5)
- CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL (Students: 136;
Location: 1501 SIESTA DRIVE; Grades: KG - 7)
- HIGHLAND PARK KINDERGARTEN (Students: 100;
Location: 1300 SECOND LOOP RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- EBENEZER BAPTIST WEEKDAY EDUCA (Students: 94;
Location: 524 EBENEZOR ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- CENTER DAY SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location:
534 AZALEA LANE; Grades: PK - 5)
- TODDLERS INN DAYCARE KINDERGAR (Students: 84;
Location: 2030 N CASHUA DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- CALVARY BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN (Students: 76;
Location: 915 CHEROKEE RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Florence:
- FLORENCE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,409,668; Location: 319 SOUTH IRBY STREET; 235,732
books; 5,750 audio materials; 2,880 video materials; 455
serial subscriptions)
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