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Population (year 2000): 823. Estimated
population in July 2005: 797 (-3.2% change)
Males: 369 (44.8%), Females: 454 (55.2%)
Saluda County
Zip code:
29129
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $25,982 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ridge Spring:
- Black (63.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (33.9%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.9%), German
(7.0%), Irish (5.5%), English (4.9%), Dutch (1.2%), Italian
(1.2%).
Elevation: 635 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridge Spring
- High school or higher: 69.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridge Spring town
- Never married: 33.4%
- Now married: 40.4%
- Separated: 7.2%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 5.4%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -64 (-7.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridge Spring:
- AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
AIKEN, SC)
- EDGEFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
EDGEFIELD, SC)
- NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
NEWBERRY, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridge Spring:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 39 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 39 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; ID: AGS)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 61 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridge Spring:
- SALUDA COUNTY (about 10 miles; SALUDA, SC; ID: 6J4)
- EDGEFIELD COUNTY (about 14 miles; TRENTON, SC; ID:
6J6)
- AIKEN MUNI (about 15 miles; AIKEN, SC; ID: AIK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridge Spring:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 20
miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 46
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
Public primary/middle school in Ridge Spring:
- RIDGE SPRING MONETTA EL (Students: 755;
Location: 422 HAZZARD CIRCLE; Grades: PK - 08)
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