Editing Blenheim, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
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|official_name            = Blenheim, South Carolina
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = 
|image_skyline            = Blenheim_SC.jpg
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|image_caption            = Blenheim, SC Town Hall
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|map_caption              = Location of Blenheim in South Carolina
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[South Carolina]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlboro]]
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.65
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.65
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_total         = 115
|population_density_sq_mi = 176.11
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|elevation_ft             = 118
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 29516
|area_codes                = [[Area codes 843 and 854|843, 854]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 45-06850<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1246916<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 1.69
|area_land_km2 = 1.69
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'''Blenheim''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|l|ɪ|n|əm}} is a town in [[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlboro County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 154 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. It is named for [[Blenheim Palace]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England.<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=27}}</ref> Blenheim Palace was the residence of the [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|Duke of Marlborough]], after whom Marlboro County is named.

[[Blenheim Ginger Ale]] was originally bottled in Blenheim, with the local mineral water.

==Geography==
Blenheim is located at {{coord|34|30|27|N|79|39|11|W|type:city}} (34.507513, -79.653088).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 95
|1900= 176
|1910= 228
|1920= 234
|1930= 253
|1940= 237
|1950= 153
|1960= 185
|1970= 236
|1980= 202
|1990= 191
|2000= 137
|2010= 154
|2020= 115
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><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=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Blenheim town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –  2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blenheim town, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4506850&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –  2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blenheim town, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4506850&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60
|56.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.17%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|58
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49
|37.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|1.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|3.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.35%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.87%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''154'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''115'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 138 people, 63 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|210.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 78 housing units at an average density of {{convert|119.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 43.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 54.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 2.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 63 households, out of which 15.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,840. There were 22.6% of families and 15.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 44.0% of those over 64.

== Notable people ==

* [[John Light Napier|John L. Napier]] - U.S. House of Representatives member and Judge

==References==
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{{Marlboro County, South Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in Marlboro County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]