|
Click to draw/clear city borders
|
Notable locations in Florence: Florence Country Club (A), Peedee Agricultural Experiment Station (B), Florence County Courthouse (C), Florence County Jail (D), Florence Public Library (E), Central Fire Station (F), Harllee Natural History Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Florence Mall Shopping Center (1), Florence Plaza Shopping Center (2), South Park Shopping Center (3), Hallmark Square Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Florence include: Highland Park Church (A), Highway Church of Christ (B), Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word (C), Pentecostal Holiness Church (D), Peaceful Baptist Church (E), Original Free Will Baptist Church (F), Immanuel Baptist Church (G), Immanuel Church (H), Calvary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Hope Cemetery (1), North Vista Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Muldrows Mill Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Florence include: Jeffries Creek Park (1), Levy Park (2), Friendship Park (3), Maple Park (4), Iola Jones Park (5), Northwest Community Park (6), David H McLeod Park (7), Chase Park (8), Timrod Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Florence Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Florence Museum (558 Spruce Street), Tank Scape (Aquariums; 2112 Rosemary Avenue), Bingo-Rama (Amusement & Theme Parks; 901 2nd Loop Road), Moss Amusement CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 120 Conyers Avenue), Mister Mark's Fun Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1331 North Cashua Drive), Champion Amusements (Amusement & Theme Parks; 904 South Cashua Drive), Rosemary Coin Machines Inc (3222 East Palmetto Street), Pee Dee Tourism Commission (3290 West Radio Drive), Aladdin's Castle (Arcades & Amusements; 2701 David H McLeod Boulevard).
Hotels: Hampton Inn Florence-North (1826 West Lucas Street), Comfort Inn Florence (1916 West Lucas Street), Colonial Inn (415 South Irby Street), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (2101 Florence Harllee Boulevard), Marriott (2670 Hospitality Boulevard), Best Western (1808 West Lucas Street), Florence Howard Johnson Express Inn - Florence- SC (3821 Bancroft Rd. 1-95 & U.S. 76), Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites (2101 Florence Harllee Blv), Microtel (1912 Enterprise Drive).
Courts: Florence County - Circuit Court (180 North Irby Street), U S Government - U S District Court- Clerk's Office Information (401 West Evans Street), Florence County - Clerk Of Court- Administration (180 North Irby Street), Florence County - Family Court- Administration (180 North Irby Street), Florence County - Circuit Court- Presiding Circuit Judge (180 North Irby Street), Florence County - Circuit Court- Judge John H Waller (Main Street), Florence County - Court Of Appeals (180 North Irby Street), Florence County - Family Court (180 North Irby Street), Florence County - Administration- Probate Court (180 North Irby Street).
|
Air pollution trends in Florence
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5): 13.0 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 14.4 µ/m3 in 2000).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Florence and their reported violations in the past:
FLORENCE CITY OF (Population served: 70000, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-13-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-07-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-27-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-23-2004)
- One regular monitoring violation
CALLAWASSIE ISLAND (Population served: 824, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
FOREST LAKE MHP (Population served: 78, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-24-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-24-2004)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  19.3% | | Whole state: |  14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.2% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Florence compared to South Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Back to the top
Arena or stadium:
- Florence Civic Center. Capacity: 10,000.
Banks with most branches in Florence (2007 data):
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston: 238 S. Coit Street Branch, Florence Second Loop Branch, Florence Branch, Pamplico Highway Branch, Wal-Mart Supercenter Branch, 132 West Cheves Street Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,610.2 mil, Deposits: $1,841.6 mil, headquarters in Charleston, SC, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 48 total offices
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Florence Five Points Branch, Florence Main, Southpark Branch, Florence Mall Branch, Irby Street Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Community Resource Bank, National Association: Second Loop Branch, Florence National Bank Branch, Messenger Service Branch. Info updated 2006-10-18: Bank assets: $575.5 mil, Deposits: $488.9 mil, headquarters in Orangeburg, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bankshares, Inc.
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Florence Branch, Pamplico Hwy Branch, Second Loop Road Branch. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $5,676.9 mil, Deposits: $4,748.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 169 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
- First Reliance Bank: at 2170 West Palmetto Street, Second Loop Branch, Florence Messenger Service. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $458.5 mil, Deposits: $376.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Reliance Bancshares, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Second Loop Road Branch, Irby Street Branch, Florence Main Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: K-Mart Plaza Branch at 1995 Hoffmeyer Road, branch established on 1969-05-21; Florence Main Branch at 265 South Irby Street, branch established on 1965-07-08. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- The National Bank of South Carolina: Florence Mall Branch at 2016 North Hoffmeyer, branch established on 2001-06-18; Florence Branch at 600 West Palmetto Street, branch established on 1992-09-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,215.7 mil, Deposits: $3,641.4 mil, headquarters in Sumter, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
- 9 other banks with 12 local branches
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
2004 Presidential Election results in Florence County South Carolina:
|
|
|
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
|
|
|
|
|
Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
|
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Judicial and Legal |
7 | $22,490 | $38,554 | 1 | $3,538 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
111 | $352,938 | $38,155 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
12 | $26,537 | $26,537 | 16 | $8,258 |
| Firefighters |
66 | $208,477 | $37,905 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $4,634 | $27,804 | 1 | $1,224 |
| Streets and Highways |
29 | $63,610 | $26,321 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
24 | $51,325 | $25,663 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
57 | $163,143 | $34,346 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
23 | $52,689 | $27,490 | 2 | $852 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
9 | $29,794 | $39,725 | 1 | $1,703 |
| Water Supply |
54 | $141,541 | $31,454 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
7 | $19,833 | $33,999 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
13 | $44,269 | $40,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
16 | $57,498 | $43,124 | 2 | $2,061 |
| Totals for Government |
430 | $1,238,777 | $34,571 | 23 | $17,637 |
Florence government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,251,000
All Other: $712,000
Parking Facilities: $21,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $2,001,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $7,875,000
Police Protection: $5,954,000
Fire Protection: $3,563,000
General - Other: $2,396,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,219,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,130,000
Regular Highways: $1,629,000
Central Staff Services: $1,261,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,115,000
Financial Administration: $709,000
Natural Resources - Other: $509,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $489,000
General Public Buildings: $348,000
Health Services - Other: $23,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,551,000
Housing & Community Development: $266,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,445,000
All Other: $203,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $33,445,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $39,839,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,861,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $41,520,000
Water Utilities: $31,670,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,775,000
Other, NEC: $1,180,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,232,000
Property Sale Other: $569,000
Interest Earnings: $58,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $599,000
Solid Waste Management: $479,000
Fire Protection: $75,000
Regular Highways: $63,000
Parks & Recreation: $59,000
General - Other: $27,000
Housing & Community Development: $22,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,574,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,388,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,694,000
General Support: $1,570,000
Highways: $23,000
- Tax - NEC: $5,652,000
Property: $2,238,000
Public Utilities: $1,807,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,122,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $17,178,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,600,000
6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,297 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.11% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)| Florence County: | 0.05% | | South Carolina average: | 0.15% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,206 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.83% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)| Florence County: | 0.04% | | South Carolina average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Florence:
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WOLS (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: WOLS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYNN (540 AM; 0 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPFM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
Strongest FM radio stations in Florence:
- W237AS (95.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W283AB (104.5 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- W206AR (89.1 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Florence:
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
|
(84.8 miles 
, pop. 121,015).
, pop. 540,828).
),
),
),
),
