Editing Joanna, South Carolina

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'''Joanna''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 1,539 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4536790&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Joanna CDP, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=December 22, 2020}}</ref> down from 1,609 at the 2000 census. It is part of the [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]&ndash;[[Mauldin, South Carolina|Mauldin]]&ndash;[[Easley, South Carolina|Easley]] [[Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The community was first settled in the 1760s. By the 1850s, the town was known as "Martin's Depot", in honor of a local planter, Martin Kinard, who had helped bring the Laurens Railroad through. On April 30, 1865, Confederate President [[Jefferson Davis]] and his cabinet passed through the town on their flight from [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] and spent the night at the Lafayette Young house, {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the southwest.<ref>Michael B. Ballard, ''A Long Shadow''. University of Georgia Press, p. 120</ref> Martin's Depot was renamed "Goldville" in 1872. In 1948 the name of the town was again changed, to "Joanna", the name of the wife of a local industrialist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.laurenscounty.org/cc/communities.html | title=Communities | publisher=Laurens County Chamber of Commerce | accessdate=14 June 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130113000546/http://www.laurenscounty.org/cc/communities.html | archivedate=13 January 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Joanna is located in eastern Laurens County at {{coord|34.414668|-81.814229|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 76]] passes through the east side of the community, leading northwest {{Convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Clinton, South Carolina|Clinton]] and {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Laurens, South Carolina|Laurens]], the [[county seat]], and southeast {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Newberry, South Carolina|Newberry]]. [[Interstate 26]] passes {{convert|3|mi|0}} northeast of Joanna, accessible from [[South Carolina Highway 66]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.18%, are 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|accessdate=December 22, 2020}}</ref> The CDP extends west to the upper reaches of the [[Bush River (South Carolina)|Bush River]], a southeast-flowing tributary of the [[Saluda River]], and east to Indian Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the [[Enoree River]] and then the [[Broad River (Carolinas)|Broad River]].

==Demographics==
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,609 people, 688 households, and 460 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|510.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 758 housing units at an average density of {{convert|240.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 688 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,891, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $27,271 versus $19,338 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,500. About 10.6% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Laurens School District 56]]<!--UNI 02640-->.<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45059_laurens/DC20SD_C45059.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Laurens County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2025-03-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45059_laurens/DC20SD_C45059_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The district's comprehensive high school is [[Clinton High School (South Carolina)|Clinton High School]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130113000546/http://www.laurenscounty.org/cc/communities.html Information about the community of Joanna from Laurens County]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Laurens County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Upstate South Carolina]]