Saluda, South Carolina facts for kids
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Saluda, South Carolina
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Downtown Saluda
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Location in Saluda County, South Carolina
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| Country | United States | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| County | Saluda | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.29 sq mi (8.52 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.25 sq mi (8.41 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) | |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,122 | |
| • Density | 960.91/sq mi (371.05/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
29138
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| Area codes | 864, 821 | |
| FIPS code | 45-63250 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1250737 | |
| Website | www.townofsaluda.com | |
Saluda is a town in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States, along the Little Saluda River. The population was 3,565 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Saluda County.
Geography
Saluda is located at 34°0′11″N 81°46′18″W / 34.00306°N 81.77167°W (34.003131, -81.771691).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (1.22%) is water.
The town is shaped like a circle.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 289 | — | |
| 1910 | 610 | 111.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,203 | 97.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,381 | 14.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,516 | 9.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,594 | 5.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,089 | 31.1% | |
| 1970 | 2,442 | 16.9% | |
| 1980 | 2,752 | 12.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,798 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,066 | 9.6% | |
| 2010 | 3,565 | 16.3% | |
| 2020 | 3,122 | −12.4% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 782 | 25.05% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 963 | 30.85% |
| Native American | 6 | 0.19% |
| Asian | 7 | 0.22% |
| Other/Mixed | 89 | 2.85% |
| Hispanic or 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.
History
Prior to the formation of 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 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Education
It is in the Saluda County School District. 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. 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.
Saluda has a public library, a branch of the Saluda County Library.
Notable people
- James Butler Hare, (1918–1966) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district
- 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
- 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
See also
In Spanish: Saluda (Carolina del Sur) para niños
