Editing Welcome, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Welcome, South Carolina
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Tanglewood Middle School, Welcome, SC June 2019.jpg
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|image_caption            = Tanglewood Middle School in Welcome
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|pushpin_map              = USA South Carolina
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location of Welcome, South Carolina

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[South Carolina]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville]]

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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>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 12.07
|area_land_km2            = 11.95
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.66
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.61
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <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>
|population_total         = 7298
|population_density_km2   = 610.82
|population_density_sq_mi = 1582.05

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_ft             = 984
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|49|20|N|82|26|54|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 29611<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/29611|title=Welcome ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
|area_codes                       = [[Area codes 864 and 821|864, 821]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 45-75535<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1231902<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1231902}}</ref>
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'''Welcome''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 6,668 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4575535| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Welcome CDP, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 15, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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]]. Welcome has been noted for its [[place names considered unusual|colorful place name]].<ref name="Symons2012">{{cite book|last=Symons|first=Mitchell|title=The Bumper Book For The Loo: Facts and figures, stats and stories – an unputdownable treat of trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vnxaoks-vtAC&pg=PA270|date=8 November 2012|publisher=Transworld|isbn=978-1-4481-5271-1|pages=270}}</ref>

==Geography==
Welcome is located in west-central Greenville County at {{coord|34|49|20|N|82|26|54|W|type:city}} (34.822089, -82.448455).<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> It is bordered to the north by [[Parker, South Carolina|Parker]], to the east by [[Judson, South Carolina|Judson]], to the southwest by [[Powdersville, South Carolina|Powdersville]] in [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson County]] and to the west by [[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens County]]. The western border of the CDP follows the [[Saluda River]], which forms the county line.

[[U.S. Route 123]] (New Easley Highway) forms the northern edge of the CDP; the highway leads east {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the center of [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]] and west {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Easley, South Carolina|Easley]]. [[U.S. Route 25]] (White Horse Road) passes through the east side of the CDP, leading north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Travelers Rest, South Carolina|Travelers Rest]] and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Gantt, South Carolina|Gantt]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Welcome CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.05%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 7298
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Welcome racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4575535&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,940
|40.29%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,109
|28.9%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|13
|0.18%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|26
|0.36%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|5
|0.07%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|302
|4.14%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,903
|26.08%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,298 people, 3,073 households, and 1,801 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,390 people, 2,696 households, and 1,771 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,384.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,947 housing units at an average density of {{convert|638.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.98% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.87% of the population.

There were 2,696 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,851, and the median income for a family was $39,531. Males had a median income of $31,086 versus $22,368 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,451. About 7.9% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those whose ages are 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Greenville County, South Carolina}}
{{Greenville, South Carolina}}

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