Editing Timmonsville, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Timmonsville, South Carolina
| settlement_type          = Town
| nickname                 = 
| image_skyline            = Timmonsville, SC.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Downtown Timmonsville
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = 
| image_map                = SCMap-doton-Timmonsville.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Timmonsville in South Carolina
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_name1        = [[South Carolina]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Florence County, South Carolina|Florence]]
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_date         = 
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.78
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.78
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total         = 2099
| population_density_sq_mi = 755.85
| elevation_ft             = 144
| coordinates              = {{coord|34|8|N|79|57|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset               = −5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = −4
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 29161
| area_code                = [[Area codes 843 and 854|843, 854]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 45-71980<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              = 1227149<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>
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.timmonsvillesc.org/}}
| footnotes                = 
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| population_est           = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_total_km2           = 7.19
| area_land_km2            = 7.19
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| population_density_km2   = 291.85
| population_footnotes     =<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| founder                  = John Morgan Timmons
}}

'''Timmonsville''' is a town in [[Florence County, South Carolina|Florence County]], South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,320 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], an increase of five persons from [[2000 United States census|2000]]. It is part of the [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]] [[Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Timmonsville was founded in 1854 by John Morgan Timmons,<ref>"[http://www.timmonsvillesc.com/2012/02/founder-of-timmonsville-sc-john-morgan.html Founder of Timmonsville, SC – John Morgan Timmons]". ''Timmonsville, SC – My Town!'', February 12, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref> a [[Baptists|Baptist]] minister of [[Huguenots|French Huguenot]] ancestry.<ref>"[http://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/exhibits/show/first-families/timmons-family-origins-in-sout Timmons Family: French Huguenots to Revolutionary Patriots]". ''Johnsonville South Carolina. History''. Retrieved May 13, 2017.</ref>
 
The [[Smith-Cannon House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In 2016 the municipal government passed an ordinance banning people from having [[Sagging (fashion)|sagging pants]], with a fine of $600.<ref>"[http://wbtw.com/2016/07/05/sagging-pants-ordinance-passes-in-timmonsville/ Sagging pants ordinance passes in Timmonsville]." ''[[WTBW]]''. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.</ref> It is known as Ordinance 543.<ref>Sturdivant, Nick. "[http://wbtw.com/2016/06/08/timmonsville-leaders-consider-adopting-a-new-dress-ordinance/ Timmonsville leaders consider adopting a new dress ordinance]." ''[[WTBW]]''. June 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.</ref>

==Geography==
Timmonsville is located at {{coord|34|8|N|79|57|W|type:city}} (34.135, −79.944).<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 2.6&nbsp;square miles (6.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 477
|1880= 557
|1890= 516
|1900= 861
|1910= 1708
|1920= 1860
|1930= 1919
|1940= 1979
|1950= 2001
|1960= 2178
|1970= 2246
|1980= 2112
|1990= 2182
|2000= 2315
|2010= 2320
|2020= 2099
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060208103743/http://www.census.gov:80/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]<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;"
|+'''Timmonsville 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 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Timmonsville town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4571980&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!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) – Timmonsville town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4571980&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – Timmonsville town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4571980&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|499
|376
|style='background: #ffffe6; |235
|21.56%
|16.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.20%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,782
|1,889
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,771
|76.98%
|81.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84.37%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|9
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.39%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.09%
|0.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.04%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53
|0.13%
|0.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.53%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|0.82%
|1.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,315'''
|'''2,320'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,099'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,315 people, 829 households, and 596 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|896.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 956 housing units at an average density of {{convert|370.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 21.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 77.32% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 829 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.9% were married couples living together, 31.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. Of all households 24.0% were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,514, and the median income for a family was $29,213. Males had a median income of $23,500 versus $16,588 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,714. About 25.5% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.1% of those under age 18 and 23.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
In 2012 the police force was disbanded due to lack of funds.  It was revived in 2014, and Gregory Palmer was appointed chief of police. In 2016, Palmer was dismissed by Mayor Darrick Jackson, who had reportedly lost confidence in him.<ref>"[http://wbtw.com/ap/timmonsville-police-chief-fired-after-town-loan-for-bail/ Timmonsville Police Chief Fired after Town Loan for Bail]." ''[[WBTW]]''. July 7, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2017.</ref>

==Economy==
The [[Honda|Honda Motor Company]] manufactures [[all-terrain vehicle]]s ([[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]]s) and multi-use SxS (side-by-side) vehicles in Timmonsville.  Manufactured there are Four Trax Recon, Four Trax Foreman, Four Trax Rancher, Four Trax Rincon, Four Trax Rubicon, Sportrax 400EX/250EX, Pioneer 500, Pioneer 700, and the Pioneer 1000.

The [[Myrtle Beach Speedway|Florence Motor Speedway]] is also located in Timmonsville.  Following the closure of the Myrtle Beach Speedway in the same market, promoters acquired Florence Motor Speedway from the Powell family, moving the entire operation to the .400-mile circuit, built in 1982, where it is an active [[NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series]] circuit.  Florence hosts the Icebreaker, CARS Tours, and Myrtle Beach 400 big-money events in addition to the regular club racing schedule.

==Education==
Public education in Timmonsville is administered by Florence County School District 1, following the absorption of District 4 by District 1.  Students continue to attend Brockington Elementary School in Timmonsville, but high school students are now served by [[West Florence High School]] or [[South Florence High School]].  Johnson Middle School and [[Timmonsville High School]], which were part of a unified campus with Brockington Elementary, were both closed as part of the merger.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wpde.com/news/local/timmonsville-school-consolidation-closure-student-family-impact-education | title=Timmonsville families facing academic, financial concerns due to impending school closures | publisher=WPDE | accessdate=December 20, 2023}}</ref>

Timmonsville has a public library, a branch of the Florence County Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | title=South Carolina libraries and archives | publisher=SCIWAY | accessdate=June 8, 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[John Abraham (American football)|John Abraham]] (1978–), [[National Football League|NFL]] player
* [[Kent Anderson (baseball)|Kent Anderson]] (1963–), born in [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]], lived in Timmonsville
* [[Johnny D. Boggs]] (1962–), [[Spur Award]]-winning<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnnydboggs.com/|title=Western Writer Johnny D. Boggs -|website=johnnydboggs.com}}</ref> author of [[Western fiction|Westerns]]
* [[David Fairly McInnis]] (born 1934), politician
* [[Melvin Purvis]] (1903–1960), [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent
* [[J. Willard Ragsdale]] (1872–1919), [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[List of United States representatives from South Carolina|South Carolina]]
* [[Ernest Shahid]] (1921–2008), Florida [[Real estate development|real estate developer]]
* [[Charles Aurelius Smith]] (1861–1916), 91st [[Governor of South Carolina]] who served for five days
* [[Cale Yarborough]] (1939–2023), three-time [[NASCAR]] Cup Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[List of towns in South Carolina]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{Florence County, South Carolina}}

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