Editing Barnwell, South Carolina

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 | official_name            = Barnwell, South Carolina
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 | image_caption            = Barnwell County Courthouse, June 1968
 | image_seal               = Barnwell, SC City Seal.png
 | nickname                 = Gateway to the Low Country, Red Hill
 | motto                    = 
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 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[South Carolina]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell]]

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 | established_title        = Town
 | established_date         = 1829
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 | government_type          = Mayor-Council-Commission
 | leader_title             = Mayor
 | leader_name              = Ron Still
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 | elevation_ft             = 217
 | population_total         = 4652
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 | postal_code              = 29812-29813
 | area_codes               = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]]
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'''Barnwell''' is a city in and [[county seat]] of [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell County]], [[South Carolina]], United States, located along [[U.S. Route 278]]. The population was 4,750 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4504060| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202742/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4504060| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Barnwell city, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2012-07-12 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Barnwell is located east of the center of Barnwell County at {{Coord|33|14|40|N|81|21|48|W|type:city}} (33.244534, −81.363214).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Turkey Creek, a tributary of the [[Salkehatchie River]], runs through the city just west of the downtown, and includes a small impoundment known as Lake Brown in the north part of the city.

[[U.S. Route 278]] passes through the city, leading south {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Allendale, South Carolina|Allendale]] and northwest {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Augusta, Georgia]]. State highways [[South Carolina Highway 3|3]], [[South Carolina Highway 70|70]], [[South Carolina Highway 64|64]] also pass through the city; SC 64 leads west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the east entrance of the [[Savannah River Site]], which is a nuclear reservation.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Barnwell has a total area of {{convert|20.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.3|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.86%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = right
| 1880 = 648
| 1890 = 937
| 1900 = 1329
| 1910 = 1324
| 1920 = 1903
| 1930 = 1834
| 1940 = 1922
| 1950 = 2005
| 1960 = 4568
| 1970 = 4439
| 1980 = 5572
| 1990 = 5255
| 2000 = 5035
| 2010 = 4750
| 2020 = 4652
| align-fn = center
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Barnwell racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4504060&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,393
|51.44%
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,847
|39.7%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|15
|0.32%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|100
|2.15%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|10
|0.21%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
|190
|4.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|97
|2.09%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,652 people, 1,685 households, and 1,096 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,035 people, 2,035 households, and 1,353 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|659.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 2,304 housing units at an average density of {{convert|301.8|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 49.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 47.37% [[Black People|Black]], 1.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 2,035 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,722, and the median income for a family was $37,841. Males had a median income of $35,039 versus $21,912 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,709. [[South Carolina locations by per capita income|placing it in the top third of the state]]. About 20.4% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
In 1785, the district of Winton County was formed from a portion of the Orangeburg District in order to create another judicial circuit. It was given its current name in 1798 when the county and its seat were named for Revolutionary War leader [[John Barnwell (senator)|John Barnwell]] (1748–1800), who headed a militia in South Carolina. Barnwell County originally stretched from the [[Savannah River]] on the west almost to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

Built in 1832, the [[South Carolina Railroad]] connected [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] to [[Hamburg, Aiken County, South Carolina|Hamburg]], near [[Augusta, Georgia]], upriver on the Savannah River. The designation of two stops on the railroad led to the development of the towns of [[Blackville, South Carolina|Blackville]] and [[Williston, South Carolina|Williston]] in the mid-nineteenth century.

===Civil War===
Barnwell gave generously to the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] cause. Its most distinguished participant was Confederate General [[Johnson Hagood (governor)|Johnson Hagood]], who was later elected as governor of South Carolina, serving from 1880 until 1882.

When Union General [[Judson Kilpatrick]] was in Barnwell, as part of General [[Sherman's March to the Sea]], his horses were stabled in the [[Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal|Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles]]; the baptismal font in the church was used to water the horses.<ref>[http://www.holyapostlesbarnwell.org/holyapostlesbarnwell/history1 History of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles, Barnwell, South Carolina] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831082034/http://www.holyapostlesbarnwell.org/holyapostlesbarnwell/history1 |date=2009-08-31 }} from the church's website</ref>

===Registered historic sites===
[[Banksia Hall]], [[Bethlehem Baptist Church (Barnwell, South Carolina)|Bethlehem Baptist Church]], [[Church of the Holy Apostles Rectory]], [[Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal]], and [[Old Presbyterian Church (Barnwell, South Carolina)|Old Presbyterian Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Education==
Barnwell has a [[public library]], a branch of the ABBE Regional Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | title=South Carolina libraries and archives | publisher=SCIWAY | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Barnwell has a [[Humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=58337&cityname=Barnwell%2C+South+Carolina%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Barnwell, South Carolina]</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Barnwell, South Carolina
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 58
|Feb high F = 60
|Mar high F = 67
|Apr high F = 76
|May high F = 84
|Jun high F = 90
|Jul high F = 91
|Aug high F = 90
|Sep high F = 86
|Oct high F = 76
|Nov high F = 66
|Dec high F = 58
|year high F = 75
|Jan low F = 39
|Feb low F = 40
|Mar low F = 46
|Apr low F = 53
|May low F = 62
|Jun low F = 69
|Jul low F = 72
|Aug low F = 71
|Sep low F = 66
|Oct low F = 55
|Nov low F = 44
|Dec low F = 39
|year low F = 55
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.7
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.1
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.5
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.4
|May precipitation inch = 3.2
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.2
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.1
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.7
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.4
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.6
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.4
|year precipitation inch = 44.6
|source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=58337&cityname=Barnwell-South-Carolina-United-States-of-America
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on September 18, 2013.
</ref>
|date=September 2013
}}

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
* [[Solomon Blatt, Jr.]], United States District Court judge
* [[Solomon Blatt, Sr.]], South Carolina state representative; member of the "[[Barnwell Ring]]"
* [[Edgar A. Brown|Edgar Brown]], South Carolina state senator; member of the "Barnwell Ring"
* [[James Brown]], R&B singer, songwriter, arranger, and dancer
* [[Troy Brown]], New England Patriots wide receiver
* [[Brian J. Gaines]], state Comptroller General
* [[Joseph Emile Harley]], South Carolina governor; member of the "[[Barnwell Ring]]"
* [[Barry Miller (politician)|Barry Miller]], Texas lawyer and politician
* [[James T. Moore (USMC)|James T. Moore]], Marine Corps lieutenant general during [[World War II]]
* [[R. Winston Morris]], professional tuba player and teacher
* [[Henry Louis Wallace]], serial killer
{{div col end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[List of cities in South Carolina]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Barnwell, South Carolina}}
* {{official website|http://www.cityofbarnwell.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722095147/http://www.thepeoplesentinel.com/ ''The People-Sentinel''], Barnwell's weekly newspaper
* [http://www.sciway.net/city/barnwell.html/ South Carolina's Information Highway]

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