Travelers Rest, South Carolina facts for kids
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Travelers Rest
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U.S. Route 276 in Travelers Rest
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| Nickname(s):
TR, Gateway to the Foothills
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| Motto(s):
"Get in Your Element"
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Location of Travelers Rest, South Carolina
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| Country | United States | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| County | Greenville | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor-Council | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.33 sq mi (16.40 km2) | |
| • Land | 6.24 sq mi (16.16 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 7,788 | |
| • Density | 1,247.88/sq mi (481.82/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
29690
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| Area code(s) | 864 | |
| FIPS code | 45-72430 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1251197 | |
Travelers Rest is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina. The population was 7,788 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Travelers Rest, the northernmost city in Greenville County, is located 10 miles north of Greenville and around 20 miles south of the North Carolina border. Furman University, a private liberal-arts university, was annexed into the city limits of Travelers Rest in April 2018 and North Greenville University, a private Christian institution, is located in nearby Tigerville.
History
In 1794, the South Carolina General Assembly appropriated $2,000 to construct a wagon road from Greenville, SC, north into the Blue Ridge Mountains, through Asheville, North Carolina, ending in East Tennessee. This road, once fully completed in the mid-1850's, was full of wagon traffic. For those going north into the mountains from the coast through Greenville, Travelers Rest was the first well equipped stop to prepare for the several thousand foot climb ahead of them. Travelers Rest was most recently incorporated as a city in 1959, although there was an 1891 incorporation that expired. While unincorporated, most of the area was known as Bates Township during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The John H. Goodwin House and George Salmon House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. American Revolutionary heroine Dicey Langston's home, now site of a historical marker, is located just north of the city proper.
Transportation
U.S. Route 276-N enters connects Downtown Greenville with the city and becomes Travelers Rest's Main Street before heading northwest past Caesar's Head State Park, and into North Carolina to Brevard, NC. U.S. Route 25-N, enters the city from West Greenville, then turns north into the Blue Ridge Mountains, connecting to Asheville, NC, 54 miles away.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.54%, were water.
Climate
| Climate data for Travelers Rest, SC | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.1 (10.6) |
55.0 (12.8) |
62.8 (17.1) |
72.3 (22.4) |
79.9 (26.6) |
85.6 (29.8) |
88.3 (31.3) |
87.4 (30.8) |
81.5 (27.5) |
72.3 (22.4) |
62.4 (16.9) |
53.1 (11.7) |
71.0 (21.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 40.5 (4.7) |
43.5 (6.4) |
50.7 (10.4) |
59.4 (15.2) |
67.6 (19.8) |
74.1 (23.4) |
77.4 (25.2) |
76.6 (24.8) |
70.5 (21.4) |
59.9 (15.5) |
50.5 (10.3) |
42.6 (5.9) |
59.4 (15.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 30.0 (−1.1) |
32.0 (0.0) |
38.7 (3.7) |
46.4 (8.0) |
55.4 (13.0) |
62.8 (17.1) |
66.6 (19.2) |
65.8 (18.8) |
59.7 (15.4) |
47.7 (8.7) |
38.8 (3.8) |
32.4 (0.2) |
48.0 (8.9) |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 1,973 | — | |
| 1970 | 2,241 | 13.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,017 | 34.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,069 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,099 | 33.6% | |
| 2010 | 4,576 | 11.6% | |
| 2020 | 7,788 | 70.2% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 6,004 | 77.09% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 879 | 11.29% |
| Native American | 16 | 0.21% |
| Asian | 151 | 1.94% |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.05% |
| Other/Mixed | 343 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 391 | 5.02% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,788 people, 1,751 households, and 1,171 families residing in the city.
Education
Furman University is south of Travelers Rest with Greenville as the designated address. The city is also the home of the Travelers Rest High School Devildogs.
Travelers Rest has a public library, a branch of the Greenville County Library System.
See also
In Spanish: Travelers Rest para niños
