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Population (year 2000): 1,645. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,631 (-0.9% change)
Males: 764 (46.4%), Females: 881 (53.6%)
Lancaster County
Zip code:
29067
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $36,065 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,700 (year 2000)
Races in Kershaw:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.4%)
- Black (22.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (20.2%), Subsaharan
African (6.4%), German (5.5%), English (5.5%), Scotch-Irish
(4.6%), Irish (3.6%).
Elevation: 522 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kershaw
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kershaw town
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 8.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -206 (-11.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kershaw:
- SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
LANCASTER, SC)
- KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
CAMDEN, SC)
- UNION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles;
MONROE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kershaw:
- SHAW AFB (about 41 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 46 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 51 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kershaw:
- KIRK AIR BASE (about 11 miles; LANCASTER, SC; ID:
T73)
- WOODWARD FIELD (about 19 miles; CAMDEN, SC; ID: CDN)
- PAGELAND (about 22 miles; PAGELAND, SC; ID: PYG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kershaw:
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 49
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 54
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
Public high schools in Kershaw:
- ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 551;
Location: 6925 KERSHAW-CAMDEN HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 507;
Location: 3000 LOCKHART ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KERSHAW CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Location:
4848 GOLDMINE HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kershaw:
- KERSHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 505;
Location: 108 N ROLLINGS DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTH CENTRL MIDDLE (Students: 465; Location:
KEYS LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 454;
Location: 6865 KERSHAW-CAMDEN HWY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MT PISGAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 147;
Location: 5160 MT. PISGAH ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
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