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Population (year 2000): 12,765. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,460 (+13.3% change)
Males: 5,519 (43.2%), Females: 7,246 (56.8%)
Orangeburg County
Zip codes:
29115,
29118.
Median resident age: 27.7 years
Median household income: $30,306 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,500 (year 2000)
Races in Orangeburg:
- Black (67.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (29.4%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (5.7%), German (4.7%),
English (4.7%), Irish (2.6%), Subsaharan African (2.4%),
Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 245 feet
Land area: 8.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Orangeburg
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.7%
- Unemployed: 14.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Orangeburg city
- Never married: 47.9%
- Now married: 30.7%
- Separated: 6.0%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 6.1%
2.2% Foreign born (0.8% Asia, 0.6% Latin
America, 0.5% Europe, 0.4% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,233 (-8.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Orangeburg:
- TRMC OF ORANGEBURG & CALHOUN (3000 ST
MATTHEWS RD BOX 1806)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Orangeburg:
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
BAMBERG, SC)
- INTERMEDICAL HOSPITAL OF SC (about 36 miles; BAPTIST
MEDICAL CENTER, SC)
- INTERMEDICAL HOSPITAL OF SC (about 36 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Orangeburg:
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 30 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 35 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- SHAW AFB (about 43 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orangeburg:
- ORANGEBURG MUNI (about 4 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; ID:
OGB)
- BAMBERG COUNTY (about 22 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID:
99N)
- LEXINGTON COUNTY (about 25 miles; GASTON, SC; ID:
7J1)
Colleges/Universities in Orangeburg:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 3,971; Location: 300 COLLEGE ST NE; Public;
Website: WWW.SCSU.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
- ORANGEBURG CALHOUN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 1,282; Location: 3250 ST MATTHEWS RD;
Public; Website: www.octech.org)
- CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 1,121;
Location: 400 MAGNOLIA STREET; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.claflin.edu)
- SOUTHERN METHODIST COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
44; Location: 541 BROUGHTON ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.smcollege.edu)
- KENNETH SHULERS SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 24; Location: 1580 MIDDLETON ST; Private,
for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Orangeburg:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 36
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 60
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
Public high schools in Orangeburg:
- ORANGEBURG WILKINSON SENIOR HIGH (Students:
1,833; Location: 601 BRUIN PARKWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ORANGEBURG TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: 3720
MAGNOLIA STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Orangeburg:
- ORANGEBURG PREP SCHOOL (Students: 866;
Location: 2651 NORTH ROAD NW; Grades: PK - 12)
- ORANGEBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 197;
Location: 450 WOODBINE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- WESLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 62;
Location: 806 BROUGHTON ST SW BOX 628; Grades: KG - 12)
- GARDEN CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 60;
Location: 681BROUGHTON STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Orangeburg:
- WILLIAM J. CLARK MIDDLE (Students: 833;
Location: 919 BENNETT AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 798;
Location: 1441 MARSHALL AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WHITTAKER ELEMENTARY (Students: 705;
Location: 790 WHITTAKER PARKWA; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROBERT E. HOWARD MIDDLE (Students: 662;
Location: 1255 BELLEVILLE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 579;
Location: 139 HILLSBORO ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- MELLICHAMP ELEMENTARY (Students: 329;
Location: 350 MURRAY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- NIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 292;
Location: 770 STILTON ROAD NE; Grades: PK - 06)
- RIVELON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 285;
Location: 350 THOMAS B EKLUND CIRCLE; Grades: PK - 05)
- FELTON LABORATORY SCHOOL (Students: 220;
Location: S C STATE COLLEGE; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Orangeburg:
- ST ANDREWS METHODIST KINDERGAR (Students:
126; Location: 1980 COLUMBIA RD NE; Grades: PK - KG)
- TRINITY UNITED METHODIST KINDE (Students: 58;
Location: 185 BOULEVARD ST NE; Grades: PK - KG)
- PECAN GROVE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 18;
Location: 542 NESSES HWY; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Orangeburg:
- ORANGEBURG COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,015,742; Location: 510 LOUIS ST; 107,427 books; 2,002
audio materials; 1,495 video materials; 317 serial
subscriptions)
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