Ridge Spring, South Carolina

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Ridge Spring is a town in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Ridge Hill High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". are land and Script error: No such module "convert". (1.08%) is covered by water.

Demographics

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2020 census

Ridge Spring town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[4] Pop 2010[5] Pop 2020[6] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 279 260 224 33.90% 35.28% 38.69%
Black or African American alone (NH) 511 435 317 62.09% 59.02% 54.75%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 2 0 0.12% 0.27% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 1 0 0.00% 0.14% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 1 0 0.00% 0.14% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 11 16 13 1.34% 2.17% 2.25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21 22 25 2.55% 2.99% 4.32%
Total 823 737 579 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2000 census

As of the census[7] of 2000, 823 people, 321 households, and 217 families resided in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The 368 housing units averaged Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 33.90% White, 63.91% Black, 0.12% Native American, 0.61% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.55% of the population.

Of the 321 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were not families. About 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was distributed as 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,982, and for a family was $28,984. Males had a median income of $30,476 versus $20,208 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,083. About 23.4% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.2% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within the Aiken County Public School District.[8]

Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle-High School, which has a Monetta postal address,[9] and is outside of the city limits in unincorporated Aiken County,[10] is the secondary school of the area.

Areas of the district in Saluda County are zoned to Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School and Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle-High School.[11]

Ridge Spring has a public library, a branch of the Saluda County Library.[12]

References

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External links

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