Westminster, South Carolina Westminster, South Carolina Location in Oconee County and the state of South Carolina.
Location in Oconee County and the state of South Carolina.
State South Carolina Westminster is a town/city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States.
Westminster was established on March 17, 1875 when the charter was signed.It was established as a water stop on the Southern Railway. As stores, shops and factories started to set up around the train stop, it bloomed into a decent-sized town.
The Retreat Rosenwald School and Southern Railway Passenger Station are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km ), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,743 citizens , 1,191 homeholds, and 761 families residing in the city.
There were 1,191 homeholds out of which 26.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,802, and the median income for a family was $36,678.
About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
West-Oak High School is the enhance high school that most students from Westminster attend.
Westminster is the home of the South Carolina Apple Festival.
The annual celebration is held amid the first two weeks of September, and features a parade, street vendors and booths, a rodeo, and other family activities. Westminster and the close-by improve of Long Creek have a several commercial apple orchards. Westminster welcomes car enthusiasts and is a very prominent 'cruising' destination where citizens come from all over the tri-state region to cruise town and show off their vehicles.
This exhibition displays a vast compilation of initial artifacts from the historic England's General Merchandise store of Westminster and features exhibits on the history of the greater Westminster, SC, area.
Representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district; born in Westminster. Andy Lee (American football), American football punter for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League; born in Westminster. a b "Westminster South Carolina".
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"South Carolina Department of Parks and Tourism".
South Carolina Department of Parks and Tourism.
National Park Service (2010-07-09).
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
South Carolina Apple Festival.
"Westminster Chamber of Commerce".
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