Editing Johnston, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Johnston, South Carolina
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| motto                    = 
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| image_map                = Edgefield County South Carolina Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Johnston Highlighted 4537150.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield County]], [[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        = [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield]]
| government_type          = Mayor-Council
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Terrence D. Culbreath
| established_date         = 
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.73
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.65
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.09
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total         = 1997
| population_density_sq_mi = 754.15
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_ft             = 663
| coordinates              = {{coord|33|49|55|N|81|48|8|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 29832
| area_code                = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 45-37150<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1246191<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| footnotes                = 
| website                  = {{URL|https://townofjohnstonsc.gov/}}
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_total_km2           = 7.08
| area_land_km2            = 6.86
| area_water_km2           = 0.22
| population_density_km2   = 291.21
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| pushpin_map              = South Carolina#United States
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in South Carolina##Location in the United States
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'''Johnston''' is a town in [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 2,362 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_SF1/G001/1600000US4537150| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Johnston town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 22, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044631/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4537150| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Augusta metropolitan area|Augusta, Georgia, metropolitan area]]. The town's official welcome sign states that it is "Peach Capital of the World".

==History==
Johnston is called The Hub of the Ridge because it is located at the meeting place of the three river systems which flow away from the Ridge, a fertile plateau about {{convert|30|mi}} long between clay hills to the north and sand hills to the south. The area has been settled since the mid-1700s. In 1791 as [[George Washington]] traveled through the area on his triumphal tour through the country, he stopped at the Lott family plantation, just east of Johnston.

In the late 1860s, the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad expanded westward from [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] to [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]. Edward Jones Mims, M.D., persuaded William Johnston, president of the railroad, to run the railroad through the {{convert|1200|acre|adj=on}} Mims plantation. In return, Dr. Mims agreed to name the new town for Mr. Johnston.

In the early 1900s, the [[peach]] industry became successful in this area. Today, the Ridge produces about 60 percent of South Carolina's peaches. Johnston is proclaimed to be the "Peach Capitol of the World."

==Geography==
Johnston is located in eastern Edgefield County at {{coord|33|49|55|N|81|48|8|W|type:city}} (33.831927, -81.802304).<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> [[South Carolina Highway 23]] passes through the center of town as Calhoun Street, leading southwest {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Edgefield, South Carolina|Edgefield]], the [[county seat]], and northeast {{convert|4.5|mi}} to [[Ward, South Carolina|Ward]]. [[South Carolina Highway 121]] (Lee Street) crosses SC 23 at the town center, leading north {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Saluda, South Carolina|Saluda]] and south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Trenton, South Carolina|Trenton]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 3.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==

=== 2000 census ===
{{US Census population
|1880= 463
|1890= 827
|1900= 865
|1910= 943
|1920= 1101
|1930= 1072
|1940= 1100
|1950= 1426
|1960= 2119
|1970= 2552
|1980= 2624
|1990= 2688
|2000= 2336
|2010= 2362
|2020= 1997
|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=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,473 people, 923 households, and 635 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|930.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of {{convert|403.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 35.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 62.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.33% of the population.

[[File:Johnston SC Sign.jpg|thumb|alt=Welcome sign entering Johnston, SC|The official welcome sign]]

There were 923 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,570, and the median income for a family was $29,531. Males had a median income of $25,521 versus $19,572 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,671. About 21.2% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
According to the 2010 census, the town had a population of 2,362.  Of which, 1,481 (62.70%) were Black or African American, 845 (35.77%) were White, 18 (0.76%) were two or more races, 11 (0.47%) were some other race, 4 (0.17%) were Asian, 3 (0.13%) were American Indian or Alaska Native.  43 (1.82%) were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/SC/johnston/2010|title=2010 Census Population of Johnston, South Carolina - CensusViewer}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Johnston racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4537150&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|596
|29.84%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,250
|62.59%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|16
|0.8%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|56
|2.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|78
|3.91%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,997 people, 811 households, and 531 families residing in the town.

==Education==
[[Johnston Elementary School]] is part of the Edgefield County School District and serves grades K-5.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edgefield.k12.sc.us/JES |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128090810/http://www.edgefield.k12.sc.us/jes/ |archive-date=November 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other schools include [[Strom Thurmond High School]], [[Johnston-Edgefield- Trenton (JET) Middle School]], [[W.E.Parker Elementary Schools]], and a private school called [[Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy]].

Johnston 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>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://townofjohnstonsc.gov/ Official page]

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

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[[Category:Towns in Edgefield County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Augusta metropolitan area]]