Editing Cayce, South Carolina

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| official_name            = Cayce, South Carolina
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| motto                    = "A new kind of city" <br/> "Time of Life"
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in South Carolina##Location in the United States

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| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in South Carolina|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]]; [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]]

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| leader_name              = Elise Partin
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| population_total         = 13781
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 29033, 29169, 29170, 29171, 29172<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipmap.net/South_Carolina/Lexington_County/Cayce.htm|title=Cayce, SC Zip Codes|date=2020|publisher=ZipMap|access-date=27 June 2020|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210091804/https://www.zipmap.net/South_Carolina/Lexington_County/Cayce.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| area_code                = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]]
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| website                  = {{URL|cityofcayce-sc.gov}}
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'''Cayce''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|eɪ|s|i}} {{Respell|KAY|see}})<ref>{{Dictionary.com|Cayce|accessdate=2021-05-02}}</ref> is a city in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Carolina]], along the [[Congaree River]]. Its population was 12,528 at the 2010 census<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4512655&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Cayce city, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref> and rose to 13,789 in the [[2020 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Cayce City Quick Facts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/caycecitysouthcarolina,orangeburgcitysouthcarolina,sumtercitysouthcarolina,sumtercountysouthcarolina/PST045221 |website=census.gov |publisher=U.S. Government |access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref> and it is the third-most populated municipality in [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 2019|title=Quick Facts: Cayce, South Carolina|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/caycecitysouthcarolina/POP060210|access-date=27 June 2020|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The city is primarily in Lexington County, with additional, predominantly rural land to the east in [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland County]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cayce Municipal Limits Map|url=https://caycesc.gov/gis/limits.pdf|access-date=27 June 2020|website=Caycesc.gov}}</ref> Cayce is part of the [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] [[Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina|metropolitan statistical area]] and is within South Carolina's [[Midlands of South Carolina|Midlands]] region.

==History==
What was to become Cayce was home to Native Americans for at least 12,000 years.<ref name="cradle"/> This includes what are now known as the [[Manning Archeological Site]], the [[SAM Site]], and the [[Taylor Site]].<ref name="nris"/>

Spanish explorer [[Hernando de Soto]] reached the area in 1540, encountering a large native village at Congaree Creek, where Cayce now stands.<ref name="cradle"/> Near the end of the 17th century, explorer [[John Lawson (explorer)|John Lawson]] visited and documented his trip.<ref name="cradle"/> In 1718, during the [[colonial period of South Carolina|colonial period]], the English built the first permanent fort, the first structure built in the Midlands. A second fort was built on the river in 1748. These were referred to as Congaree Fort #1 and Congaree Fort #2,<ref name="cradle"/> and became part of the [[The Congarees|Congarees Site]] in 1974.<ref name="nris"/><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/lexington/S10817732005/S10817732005.pdf |title= Congarees Site |work= National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form|access-date= 2014-11-02}}</ref>

[[File:Guignard Brick Works.jpg|thumb|upright|left|One of the [[kiln]]s from the [[Guignard Brick Works]], established in 1803]]
The [[Guignard Brick Works]] were established on the west bank of the Congaree in 1803, and remained active for nearly two centuries.<ref name="cradle"/>

The town includes the area that was once [[Granby, South Carolina|Granby]], at one time the county seat and a flourishing community before it was abandoned by the end of the first quarter of the 19th century.<ref name="RL1">{{cite book |first1=Claudette |last1=Holliday |title=Remembering Lexington, South Carolina: Good Stewards in a New Land |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wvt2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT31 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |date=August 29, 2008 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-62584-881-9 |page=31}}</ref>

The town was incorporated in 1914 and named for local businessman William J. Cayce.

In December 2007, the city council voted to annex a {{convert|3100|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[floodplain]] in Richland County. Prior to this annexation, Cayce was entirely situated within Lexington County.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 January 2008|title=Cayce Council OKs Vista Farms Annexation|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/free-times/archives/cayce-council-oks-vista-farms-annexation/article_e411da21-76a8-5e38-a75d-8e848e7146cc.html|access-date=27 June 2020|website=Post and Courier}}</ref> The city planned to develop the annexed area, but after significant evaluations, the city abandoned the project after determining that development was not suitable in the flood-prone area, leaving Cayce with a sizeable piece of sparely populated land.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 October 2009|title=Cayce East project canceled|url=https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article14349011.html|access-date=27 June 2020|website=The State}}</ref>
[[File:Columbia, SC from Cayce, SC.jpg|thumb|The city of Columbia as seen from Cayce, over the [[Congaree River]]]]

== Geography ==
[[File:Still Hopes.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Still Hopes]], built in 1910]]
Cayce is in eastern Lexington County and western Richland County, with the traditional center of town on the west side of the [[Congaree River]] at 33°58'29" north, 81°3'6" west.<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> The Congaree divides the city from the state capital, [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], to the northeast.<ref name=":0" /> Cayce is also bordered by the city of [[West Columbia, South Carolina|West Columbia]] to the north, the town of [[Springdale, Lexington County, South Carolina|Springdale]] to the northwest,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Springdale Zoning Map|url=http://www.springdalesc.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/Websites/springdalesc/images/docs/Springdale_Zoning_Map.pdf|access-date=27 June 2020|website=Town of Springdale}}</ref> and the town of [[Pine Ridge, South Carolina|Pine Ridge]] to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|45.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|43.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 4.38%, are covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_45.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref>

==Attractions==
[[File:Exhibit of the Cayce Historical Museum.jpg|thumb|right|Exhibit of the Cayce Historical Museum]]
Cayce has several hiking trails throughout the city. All of its public attractions, with the exception of the Cayce Historical Museum, are free of charge.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Cayce Riverwalk|url=https://caycesc.gov/riverwalk.php|access-date=27 June 2020|website=Cayce Time for Life}}</ref>

* The Cayce Riverwalk, sometimes referred to as the Cayce/West Columbia River Walk, is a paved, {{convert|12|mi|adj=on}}{{Efn|Four miles of this trail are in the City of West Columbia.|name=|group=}} hiking and biking trail along the Congaree River. The Riverwalk has four segments with several access points, and provides historical markers along the pathway. The park sometimes floods when the Congaree River exceeds [[flood stage]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cayce-West Columbia Riverwalk |url=https://www.sctrails.net/trails/trail/cayce-west-columbia-riverwalk |access-date=June 27, 2020 |website=South Carolina Trails}}</ref>
* The 12,000-year-old park is built upon land that the city states has not changed much in the past 12,000 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12,000 Year History Park |url=https://cayce12000years.com/ |access-date=June 27, 2020 |website=Cayce Tour for Life}}</ref>
* The Timmerman Trail is a {{convert|3.5|mi|adj=on}} hiking and biking trail through the woods. The trail is maintained by [[Dominion Energy]] and is located near the company's headquarters. The trail is named after the pro-segregationist former [[governor of South Carolina]], [[George Bell Timmerman Jr.]]<ref name=":1" />
* The Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve' has a {{convert|2.7|mi|adj=on}} hiking trail through the woods along Congaree Creek.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve |url=https://www.sctrails.net/trails/trail/congaree-creek-heritage-preserve |access-date=June 27, 2020 |website=South Carolina Trails}}</ref>
* Cayce Historical Museum, located at the city's municipal complex, includes Native American, colonial, Revolutionary War, and Civil War artifacts.<ref name=":1" />
* The [[Guignard Brick Works]] were established by the Guignard family in 1801. The complex, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], includes four brick beehive kilns, a historic brick office, and remnants of other industrial features of the brick works.

==Economy==
[[File:Cayce, SC Knox Abbot Road.jpg|thumb|Knox Abbott Drive in Cayce]]
[[File:Corn field in Cayce, Richland County, SC.jpg|thumb|A corn field in the rural Richland County portion of the city]]
Cayce is the home of Dominion Energy South Carolina, a subsidiary company of [[Dominion Energy]], which purchased [[SCANA]] following the [[nukegate]] scandal. Prior to this acquisition, SCANA was headquartered in Cayce. Dominion Energy employs over 17,000 people in 15 states, providing energy to nearly 7 million customers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Company|url=https://www.dominionenergy.com/our-company |website=Dominion Energy}}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Public transportation===
==== Bus system ====
{{Main|The Comet (transit)}}
Public transportation in Cayce is provided by the COMET, or officially the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority. The bus system has several routes in Cayce and is the main public transit system for the greater Columbia area.

==== Columbia Metropolitan Airport ====
{{main|Columbia Metropolitan Airport}}
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport ([[IATA]]:CAE) serves as the main airport for the greater Columbia area, and is just west of the Cayce city limits. In 2018, the airport served 1,197,603 passengers with 12,324 flights. The airport is the regional hub for [[UPS Airlines]], transporting 136.7 million pounds of freight/mail in 2018.<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=CAE|use=PU|own=PU|site=22209.*A}}, effective 2007-12-20</ref> The airport was originally named Lexington County Airport, and during [[World War II]] trained pilots for [[B-25 Mitchell]] crews.

==== Highways, roadways, and railways ====

* [[File:I-26_(SC).svg|20x20px]] [[Interstate 26 in South Carolina|I-26]] - Interstate 26 passes through the western side of Cayce and connects the Columbia area to the other two major population centers of South Carolina, the [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]-[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]] area to the northwest and the [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] area to the southeast.
* [[File:I-77_(SC).svg|20x20px]] [[Interstate 77 in South Carolina|I-77]] - Interstate 77 has its southern terminus in Cayce at I-26 and ends in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. It is frequently used by travelers on the eastern Midwest<!-- east coast would use I95 --> of the United States heading to or from [[Florida]].
* [[File:US_321.svg|20x20px]] [[U.S. Route 321 in South Carolina|US-321]] - U.S. Route 321 passes through the western and northern sides of Cayce. It leads east across the Congaree River into downtown Columbia, then continues north toward [[Gastonia, North Carolina]], while to the south it leads to the [[Savannah, Georgia]], area.
*[[File:South Carolina 2.svg|20x20px]] [[South Carolina Highway 2|SC-2]] - South Carolina Highway 2 passes through the center of Cayce on State Street and Frink Street.
*The [[Columbia Subdivision]], a [[railroad]] line owned by [[CSX Transportation]], passes through Cayce; it was the site of a deadly [[Cayce, South Carolina train collision|train collision]] in February 2018.

==Education==
{{Main|Lexington County School District Two}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Public schools{{Efn|Schools that are outside of Cayce's limits and inside another municipality's limits are not included in this list.|name=|group=}}
|-
! Type
! School
! Enrollment<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019|title=Report Cards|url=https://ed.sc.gov/data/report-cards/|access-date=27 June 2020|website=South Carolina Department of Education}}</ref>
! Within <br>
city limits
|-
|Elementary
|Cayce Elementary School
|1,058
|Yes
|-
|Middle
|Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy
|418
|Yes
|-
|Middle
|R. H. Fulmer Middle School
|684
|Yes
|-
|High
|[[Airport High School (South Carolina)|Airport High School]]
|1,348
|Yes
|-
|High
|[[Brookland-Cayce High School]]
|964
|Yes
|-
|College
|[[Midlands Technical College]], Airport campus
|15,000{{Efn|System wide|name=|group=}}<ref name="Lexington Financial report">{{cite web|date=2018|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|url=https://lex-co.sc.gov/sites/default/files/Documents/Lexington%20County/Departments/Financial/CAFR18%20FINAL%20Eletronic%20Copy.pdf|access-date=24 June 2020|publisher=Lexington County Government}}</ref>
|No
|}

The Cayce-West Columbia branch of the [[Lexington County Public Library]] serves the cities of Cayce and West Columbia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lexcolibrary.com/locations| title=Locations| publisher=Lexington County Public Library | access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1920= 746
|1930= 1267
|1940= 1476
|1950= 3294
|1960= 8517
|1970= 9967
|1980= 11701
|1990= 11163
|2000= 12150
|2010= 12528
|2020= 13781
|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|access-date=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=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Cayce racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4512655&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|8,664
|62.87%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,062
|22.22%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|34
|0.25%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|502
|3.64%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|627
|4.55%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|891
|6.47%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 13,781 people, 6,017 households, and 2,794 families were residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> 12,150 people lived in the city, in 5,133 households and 3,079 families. The population density was {{convert|1,114.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 5,517 housing units had an average density of {{convert|506.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 74.55% White, 22.50% African American, 1.08% Asian, 0.26% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. About 1.28% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 5,133 households, 24.4% had children under 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were not families. About 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the age distribution was 20.7% under 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,850, and for a family was $43,560. Males had a median income of $30,317 versus $24,408 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,745. 17.0% of the population and 9.9% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 20.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="cradle">{{cite web| title= "Cradle of the Midlands": A Comprehensive History| publisher= City of Cayce| url= http://www.cityofcayce-sc.gov/museum-history.asp| access-date= 2014-11-02| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160117073454/http://www.cityofcayce-sc.gov/museum-history.asp| archive-date= 2016-01-17| url-status= dead}}</ref>
<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Cayce, South Carolina}}
* {{official website|www.cityofcayce-sc.gov}}

{{Lexington County, South Carolina}}
{{Richland County, South Carolina}}

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[[Category:Cities in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in Lexington County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in Richland County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)]]