Varnville, South Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Varnville, South Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = South Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hampton

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area_total_km2 = 9.8
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area_total_sq_mi = 3.8
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2074
population_density_km2 = 211.8
population_density_sq_mi = 548.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_ft = 108
latd = 32 |latm = 51 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 4 |longs = 46 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 29944
area_code = 803
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Varnville is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,074 as of the 2000 census.

Geography

Varnville is located at coor dms|32|51|9|N|81|4|46|W|city (32.852489, -81.079367)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,074 people, 795 households, and 539 families residing in the town. The population density was 548.4 people per square mile (211.8/km²). There were 878 housing units at an average density of 232.2/sq mi (89.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 60.32% African American, 38.72% White, 0.24% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 795 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,357, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $23,920 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,706. About 17.9% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.9% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

History

Varnville was founded by the Varn Brothers, who sold the right of way for railroad tracks through their sawmill, in 1872 [http://www.varnville.org/History.html] .

Education

Varnville Elementary School, North District Middle School, and Wade Hamton High School all of which are part of Hampton School District One, are located in Varnville. Varnville also has a branch of The Technical College of The Low Country known as (TCL) for higher education.

Trivia

* A few scenes from the film "Forrest Gump" were shot in Varnville. The town was used to create the fictional town of Greenbow, Alabama.

References

External links

* [http://www.varnville.org/ Varnville Town Website]
* [http://ves.hampton1.org/home.aspx? Varnville Elementary School]
* [http://ndms.hampton1.org/home.aspx North District Middle School]