Pendleton, South Carolina

History

For centuries, the land that is now Pendleton was the territory of the Cherokee nation. After England claimed South Carolina as a colony, the Cherokee traded with the British.

The Ashtabula, Boone-Douthit House, Faith Cabin Library at Anderson County Training School, Pendleton Historic District, and Woodburn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Pendleton is located in northwestern Anderson County. Its northwestern edge touches the Anderson County/Pickens County line and borders the city of Clemson. U.S. Route 76 passes through the southwest part of town, bypassing the town center and leading northwest to Clemson and southeast 14 mi to Anderson, the county seat. Greenville is 30 mi to the northeast by U.S. Route 123.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.9 sqkm, of which 9.8 sqkm is land and 0.1 sqkm, or 0.70%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,489 people, 1,504 households, and 677 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,966 people, 1,397 households, and 799 families residing in the town. The population density was 831.5 PD/sqmi. There were 1,533 housing units at an average density of 429.7 /mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 64.70% White, 33.07% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 1,397 households, out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,052, and the median income for a family was $37,606. Males had a median income of $30,341 versus $23,843 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,630. About 15.7% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Schools include Pendleton Elementary, Mount Lebanon Elementary, LaFrance Elementary, Riverside Middle School, and Pendleton High School. Tri-County Technical College is located within the town.

Pendleton has a public library, a branch of the Anderson County Library System.

Pendleton has 4 schools: 4 public schools and 0 private schools. Pendleton schools spend $11,812 per student (The US average is $12,383). There are 16 pupils per teacher, 488 students per librarian, and 366 children per counselor.

Notable residents

• Stephen Adams (1807–1857), born in the Pendleton District, congressman and senator
• Joe Ellis Brown (1933–2018), was an American schoolteacher and politician.
• Floride Calhoun, wife of U.S. Senator and Vice President John C. Calhoun
• Warren R. Davis (1793 – 1835), elected as a Jacksonian to the 20th - 24th Congresses.
• Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr., commanded the 3rd Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 1861
• Juanita Goggins, was the first African American woman elected to the South Carolina legislature.
• Brandon Hall, is an American actor who starred in God Friended Me.
• Jane Edna Hunter, African American social worker who established the Working Girls Association
• Bryce McGowens is a basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets
• Samuel Augustus Maverick, Texas rancher/politician for whom the word "maverick" originated.
• Mazÿck Porcher Ravenel, pathologist and medical doctor who worked towards the elimination of tuberculosis as a public health problem. --
• Thomas Jefferson Rusk, early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas
• John Allen Wakefield, political and military leader, took part in the Black Hawk War
• Margaret Sellers Walker (1935–2020), Michigan state official, born in Pendleton
• Alexander F. Warley (1823–1895), Confederate States Navy officer, moved to Pendleton

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