Editing Williamston, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Williamston
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]

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| image_caption            = Top, left to right: Downtown Williamston, the grave of West Allen Williams (founder of Williamston) in Williamston Springs Mineral Park, water tower at the Williamston Mill, Williamston Municipal Center
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| map_caption              = Location of Williamston, South Carolina
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| 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        = [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson]]

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| area_total_km2           = 9.65
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| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.69
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.04

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| population_total         = 4043
| population_density_km2   = 423.20
| population_density_sq_mi = 1095.96

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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 29697
| area_codes                = [[Area codes 864 and 821|864, 821]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 45-77875<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>
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| website                  = {{URL|www.williamstonsc.us}}
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'''Williamston''' is a town in [[Anderson County, South Carolina]]. The population was 4,043 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|date=2016|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=November 18, 2017|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Geography==
Williamston is located in northeastern Anderson County at {{coord|34|37|4|N|82|28|45|W|type:city}} (34.617699, -82.479256).<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> The twin towns of [[Pelzer, South Carolina|Pelzer]] and [[West Pelzer, South Carolina|West Pelzer]] are {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the north. [[Anderson, South Carolina|Anderson]], the county seat, is {{convert|15|mi}} to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|9.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.4|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.01%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4577875|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204122/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4577875|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Williamston town, South Carolina|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=August 8, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 935
|1900= 991
|1910= 1957
|1920= 2322
|1930= 2235
|1940= 2509
|1950= 2782
|1960= 3721
|1970= 3991
|1980= 4310
|1990= 3876
|2000= 3791
|2010= 3934
|2020= 4043
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 4148
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Williamston racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4577875&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,117
|77.1%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|517
|12.79%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|23
|0.57%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|6
|0.15%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|145
|3.59%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|234
|5.79%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,043 people, 1,963 households, and 1,092 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,791 people, 1,590 households, and 1,090 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,056.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|490.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 80.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 1,590 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,458, and the median income for a family was $37,679. Males had a median income of $30,585 versus $21,771 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,085. About 9.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public schools in the Pelzer/Williamston/West Pelzer area are administered by Anderson District One. The public elementary schools in Anderson district one are Cedar Grove Elementary, Powdersville Elementary, Concrete Primary, Spearman Elementary, Hunt Meadows Elementary, West Pelzer Elementary, Palmetto Elementary, and Wren Elementary. The Middle schools are Palmetto Middle, Wren Middle, and Powdersville Middle. High schools are; [[Palmetto High School (South Carolina)|Palmetto High School]], Palmetto High Freshman Academy, [[Powdersville High School]], [[Wren High School]], and Wren High School Freshman Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/domain/11|title=Schools / Primary & Elementary Schools|website=Anderson1.k12.sc.us|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>

Willimaston has a [[public library]], a branch of the Anderson County 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>

==Emergency Services==

* EMS - Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic level service is provided by Anderson County EMS, utilizing quick response vehicles (QRVs) which are equipped and staffed at the paramedic level. Basic life support (BLS) transport is provided by Medshore Ambulance Service through a contract with Anderson County.
* Fire - Fire/Rescue service is provided by the Williamston Fire Department. This is a primarily volunteer fire department, with a paid full-time fire chief. Mutual aid back-up is also provided to and from, the West Pelzer Fire Department, South Greenville Fire Department, Piedmont Fire Department, Wren Fire Department, Belton Fire Department, Cheddar Fire Department, and Whitefield Fire Department.
* Law Enforcement - The Williamston Police department provides services to the town. They are backed-up, when necessary, by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, Belton Police Department, and the West Pelzer Police Department. The department also provides mutual aid back-up to those agencies as requested.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.williamstonsc.us Town of Williamston official website]
* [http://www.thejournalonline.com ''The Journal''], Williamston's newspaper
* [http://www.pelzerwilliamston.com PelzerWilliamston.com], local information
* [http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us Anderson School District One]

{{Anderson County, South Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in Anderson County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1842]]