Simpsonville, South Carolina Simpsonville, South Carolina From top, left to right: Downtown, City Hall, Simpsonville Baptist Church, Simpsonville Clock Tower From top, left to right: Downtown, City Hall, Simpsonville Baptist Church, Simpsonville Clock Tower Location of Simpsonville, South Carolina Location of Simpsonville, South Carolina State South Carolina Simpsonville is a town/city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.
The populace had risen to an estimated 20,736 as of 2015. Simpsonville is part of the "Golden Strip", along with Mauldin and Fountain Inn, an region which is noted for having low unemployment due to a range of industries including Para-Chem, Kemet, Sealed Air and Milliken.
The Burdette Building, Cureton-Huff House, Hopkins Farm, and Simpsonville Baptist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Simpsonville is positioned in southeastern Greenville County at 34 44 0 N 82 15 36 W (34.733375, -82.260001), between Mauldin to the northwest and Fountain Inn to the southeast.
South Carolina Highway 14 runs through the center of Simpsonville as Main Street, dominant north 16 miles (26 km) to Greer and southeast 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Fountain Inn.
The center of Mauldin is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the northwest via South Carolina Highway 417.
Interstate 385 passes through Simpsonville west of the town/city center, with access from Exits 26 through 29.
I-385 leads northwest 14 miles (23 km) to the center of Greenville and southeast 28 miles (45 km) to Interstate 26 near Clinton.
Columbia, the state capital, is 89 miles (143 km) southeast of Simpsonville.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Simpsonville has a total region of 8.83 square miles (22.88 km2), of which 8.81 square miles (22.82 km2) are territory and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.28%, are water. The populace density was 2,070.1 citizens per square mile (799.4 per km2).
There were 7,624 housing units at an average density of 865.4 per square mile (334.1 per km2).
While its statistics are higher than nationwide average crime rates, they are drastically lower than primary U.S.
Violent crimes in 2010 totalled 82 for the year. 2006 statistics of violent crime in Simpsonville reflect there was not one murder, reported incidents of rape were slightly higher than the nationwide average(39 per 100,000 in Simpsonville, with a National Average of 33 per 100,000), and incidents of aggravated assaults were what tipped the 2006 violent crime scales, tallying in at 75% over the National Average.
In 2007 the personal crime incidents rate tallied in at 6 per 1000 residents, while the nationwide average was 1.3 per 1000. In September 2007 the FBI reported that the State of South Carolina's violent crime rate was the highest in the country per capita, although Simpsonville is not mentioned at all in the article. Car theft in Simpsonville was lower than the nationwide average, causing unsubstantiated claims that Simpsonville allegedly has a high rate of car-jackings to be discredited.
Simpsonville is governed by a mayor, a town/city council, and a several boards and commissions.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Simpsonville city, South Carolina".
"Quick - Facts: Simpsonville city, South Carolina".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (DP-1): Simpsonville city, South Carolina".
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Simpsonville city, South Carolina".
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