We played them in football both at Mid Carolina and Ware Shoals- they always had very good teams and were state champions a couple of times.
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Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
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Nickname(s): B-L, The Twin Cities
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Area
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• Total
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7.4 sq mi (19.2 km2)
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• Land
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7.3 sq mi (19 km2)
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• Water
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0.1 sq mi
(0.2 km2)
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Elevation
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643 ft
(196 m)
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Population (2000)
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• Total
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5,517
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• Density
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752/sq mi
(290.2/km2)
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29006, 29070
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GNIS feature ID
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Website
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Batesburg-Leesville is a town in Lexington and Saluda counties, South
Carolina, United
States. The
population was 5,362 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town of
Batesburg-Leesville was formed in 1992 by the merger of the towns of Batesburg and Leesville, South Carolina. The last
mayor of Batesburg and the first mayor of Batesburg-Leesville was Elza S.
"Sandy" Spradley, Jr.
Law and Government
Batesburg-Leesville
is served by a council-manager style government.
Mayor
Batesburg-Leesville's
mayor is Rita Crapps.
Poultry Industry
The town's
economic dependence on poultry harvesting is apparent due to the presence of
two large processing plants: Amick
Farms and Columbia
Farms. These assist in making Lexington County the top poultry producer in the state.
Poultry Festival
The South
Carolina Poultry Festival (formerly the Ridge Poultry Festival) has been on the
second Saturday in May since the year 1986. The Festival features live music,
food vendors, craft vendors, a carnival, a parade, and to conclude the event a
cake auction and firework show.
Future growth
On May 9, 2007,
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc opened a new
180,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter near the middle of town, and a strip
mall for smaller businesses. It created 375 new jobs, but the complex has been
controversial. Local residents fear Wal-Mart will draw off business from local
ones. Others argue that when a Wal-Mart moves into a small town, the associated
economic benefits result in attracting new residents, who can also patronize
local businesses.
According to
the United States Census Bureau, the town has
a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.2 km2), of which
7.3 square miles (19.0 km2) is land and 0.1 square
mile (0.2 km2) (1.21%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there
were 5,517 people, 2,167 households, and 1,482 families residing in the town.
The population density was 751.4 people per square mile
(290.2/km2). There were 2,446 housing units at an average density of
333.2 per square mile (128.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was
52.82% White, 45.66% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were
2,167 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living
with them, 42.0% were married
couples living
together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6%
were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and
13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the
population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24,
25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or
older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males.
The median
income for a household in the town was $32,865, and the median income for a
family was $40,040. Males had a median income of $32,447 versus $22,196 for
females. The per capita income for the town was $16,078. About 16.1%
of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty
line, including
25.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
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