Editing Blackville, South Carolina

{{Other places|Blackville (disambiguation)}}
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'''Blackville''' is a small town in [[Barnwell County, South Carolina]], United States. The population was 2,406 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/G001/1600000US4506490| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204022/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4506490| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blackville town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref>

The town was named after Alexander Black, a railroad promoter.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=Palmetto Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c056089075&view=1up&seq=5|year=1941|publisher=Sloane Printing Co.|page=26}}</ref>

==History==
On December 22, 1781, a band of British [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalists]] fought with a group of local Patriots two miles north of Blackville. The location, called Windy Hill at that time, is slightly east of the present-day Healing Springs Park and Church. The commanding officer was Captain Benjamin Odom, Jr. who was a member of Colonel William Harden's regiment. Sixteen Patriots were killed. [[Major “Bloody Bill” Cunningham]] was believed to be the commander of the Tory company. The area was known for many years as "Slaughter Hill".

Longtime [[South Carolina House of Representatives|state representative]] [[Solomon Blatt, Sr.]] was born in Blackville.

==Geography==
Blackville is located in northeastern Barnwell County at {{coord|33|21|25|N|81|16|22|W|type:city}} (33.357078, -81.272649).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 78 in South Carolina|U.S. Route 78]] passes through the town, leading west {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Aiken, South Carolina|Aiken]] and east {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Bamberg, South Carolina|Bamberg]]. [[South Carolina Highway 3]] leads southwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Barnwell, South Carolina|Barnwell]], the county seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Blackville has a total area of {{convert|23.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|23.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 684
|1890= 962
|1900= 1116
|1910= 1278
|1920= 1421
|1930= 1284
|1940= 1456
|1950= 1294
|1960= 1901
|1970= 2395
|1980= 2840
|1990= 2688
|2000= 2973
|2010= 2406
|2020= 1923
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Blackville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4506490&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|250
|13.0%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,583
|82.32%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|9
|0.47%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|6
|0.31%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|44
|2.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|31
|1.61%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,923 people, 758 households, and 432 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,973 people, 1,145 households, and 800 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|324.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of {{convert|145.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 23.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 75.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Indian]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population.

[[File:BlackvilleSignSC.jpg|thumb|left]]
There were 1,145 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 29.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.16.
[[File:BlackvilleClockSC.jpg|thumb|upright|Clock in downtown Blackville, SC]]

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,316, and the median income for a family was $28,537. Males had a median income of $25,150 versus $20,742 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,881. About 27.0% of families and 29.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.6% of those under age 18 and 28.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Education facilities in Blackville include Macedonia Elementary School, Blackville-Hilda Junior High School, [[Blackville-Hilda High School]], Jefferson Davis Academy, Calvary Fellowship Mennonite, Bamberg/Barnwell County Adult Education, and Barnwell Christian School.

Blackville 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=June 7, 2019}}</ref>

==Historic landmarks==
[[God's Acre#Blackville, South Carolina|God's Acre Healing Springs]] is a small patch of land whose legal owner is "God Almighty". The land includes a natural spring whose water local tradition holds has healing powers.<ref>{{cite web| title=God's Acre Healing Springs| url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8798| publisher=Historic Marker Database| access-date=August 16, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.townofblackville.com}}

{{Barnwell County, South Carolina}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}

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[[Category:Towns in Barnwell County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Carolina established by African Americans]]