Editing Saluda, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Saluda, South Carolina
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_skyline      = Downtown Saluda, SC.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Downtown Saluda
| image_map          = SCMap-doton-Saluda.PNG
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Saluda County, South Carolina|Saluda 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  = [[Saluda County, South Carolina|Saluda]]
| named_for          = [[Saluda County, South Carolina]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| established_date   = 
| area_total_km2     = 8.52
| area_land_km2      = 8.41
| area_water_km2     = 0.11
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 3122
| population_density_km2 = 371.05
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_ft       = 479
| coordinates        = {{coord|34|0|11|N|81|46|18|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.29
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.25
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.04
| elevation_m        = 146
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 29138
| area_codes         = [[Area codes 864 and 821|864, 821]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 45-63250<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        = 1250737<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>
| footnotes          = 
| website            = [http://www.townofsaluda.com/home-page www.townofsaluda.com]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='45'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
| population_density_sq_mi = 960.91
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| image_seal         = Saluda, SC Town Seal.png
}}
'''Saluda''' is a town in [[Saluda County, South Carolina|Saluda County]], [[South Carolina]], United States, along the [[Saluda River#Principal tributaries|Little Saluda River]]. The population was 3,565 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. It is the [[county seat]] of Saluda County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==Geography==
Saluda is located at {{coord|34|0|11|N|81|46|18|W|type:city}} (34.003131, -81.771691).<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|3.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (1.22%) is water.

The town is shaped like a circle.

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Saluda, South Carolina (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =53.9
| Feb high F  =58.5
| Mar high F  =66.4
| Apr high F  =75.4
| May high F  =82.8
| Jun high F  =89.3
| Jul high F  =92.6
| Aug high F  =90.8
| Sep high F  =85.1
| Oct high F  =75.1
| Nov high F  =64.1
| Dec high F  =56.3
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =42.8
| Feb mean F  =46.3
| Mar mean F  =53.3
| Apr mean F  =61.9
| May mean F  =70.3
| Jun mean F  =77.9
| Jul mean F  =81.4
| Aug mean F  =79.9
| Sep mean F  =73.7
| Oct mean F  =62.4
| Nov mean F  =51.5
| Dec mean F  =45.0
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =31.7
| Feb low F  =34.2
| Mar low F  =40.2
| Apr low F  =48.3
| May low F  =57.8
| Jun low F  =66.5
| Jul low F  =70.2
| Aug low F  =69.0
| Sep low F  =62.4
| Oct low F  =49.8
| Nov low F  =39.0
| Dec low F  =33.8
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =4.09
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.82
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.57
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.07
| May precipitation inch  =3.49
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.18
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.28
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.50
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.97
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.22
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.36
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.25
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| Jan snow inch  =0.0
| Feb snow inch  =0.0
| Mar snow inch  =0.2
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.1
| Dec snow inch  =0.1
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}}<!-- Infobox ends -->

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 289
|1910= 610
|1920= 1203
|1930= 1381
|1940= 1516
|1950= 1594
|1960= 2089
|1970= 2442
|1980= 2752
|1990= 2798
|2000= 3066
|2010= 3565
|2020= 3122
|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"
|+Saluda racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4563250&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|782
|25.05%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|963
|30.85%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.19%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|7
|0.22%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|89
|2.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,275
|40.84%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,122 people, 1,126 households, and 756 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,066 people, 1,103 households, and 788 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|947.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,211 housing units at an average density of {{convert|374.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 48.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 40.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 19.37% of the population.

There were 1,103 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,964, and the median income for a family was $31,042. Males had a median income of $25,208 versus $19,921 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,032. About 22.9% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
Prior to the formation of [[Saluda County, South Carolina|Saluda County]] in 1896, the town was named '''Redbank''' and was renamed to match the county it became the seat of.

The [[Bonham House]], [[Butler Family Cemetery]], [[Marsh-Johnson House]], [[Old Strother Place]], [[Saluda Old Town Site]], [[Saluda Theatre]], [[Stevens-Dorn Farmstead]], and [[Whitehall (Saluda, South Carolina)|Whitehall]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Education==
It is in the [[Saluda County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45081_saluda/DC20SD_C45081.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Saluda County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45081_saluda/DC20SD_C45081_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Saluda County School District includes five public schools: Hollywood Elementary, Saluda Primary, Saluda Elementary, Saluda Middle, and Saluda High School. It also has a private school known as W. Wyman Kings Academy; and two other public schools, Saluda Opportunity School, and Saluda County Adult Education. It has a college center which is [[Piedmont Technical College]] Saluda County Center.<ref>{{cite web |title=Education {{!}} Saluda County |url=https://saludacounty.sc.gov/community/education |website=saludacounty.sc.gov |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref> Based on the information given about fifty-nine percent of the students enrolled in the district during the years 2018-2022 were white, twenty-two percent of the students were Black or African American, twenty-one percent of the students were Hispanic or Latino, one percent were American Indian/ Alaska Native and the rest were some other race or more than one race. About sixty-six percent of the students aged five and above spoke English only at home, and 2.7 percent of the students have a disability.<ref>{{cite web |title=ACS School District Profile 2018-22 |url=https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/Edge/ACSDashboard/4503460 |website=nces.ed.gov |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref>

Saluda has a [[public library]], a branch of the Saluda County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/locations-and-hours | title=Locations & Hours | publisher=Greenville County Library System | accessdate=June 13, 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[James Butler Hare]], (1918–1966) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000202 Congressional biography]</ref>
* [[Lyndon Amick]], former [[NASCAR]] driver turned soldier
* [[James Bonham]], who fought and died at the [[Battle of the Alamo]] (his boyhood home is the only home of an Alamo defender known to still exist today)
* [[Milledge Luke Bonham]] (younger brother of James), former [[Governor of South Carolina]]
* [[Jon Brooks (American football)|Jonathon Brooks]], professional football player who was drafted in the 4th round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He played two professional seasons, one with Detroit in 1979 and with Atlanta and St Louis in 1980.
* [[Rudolph Mitchell]] (1926-2019), politician
* [[William B. Travis]], Texian commander of the Alamo

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofsaluda.com Town of Saluda]
* [http://www.saludacountychamber.com/ Saluda County Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120829/http://www.saludastandard-sentinel.com/public_html/saludastandard-sentinel/ Saluda Standard-Sentinel Newspaper]

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[[Category:Towns in Saluda County, South Carolina]]
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[[Category:County seats in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)]]