Newberry, South Carolina facts for kids
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Newberry, South Carolina
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Newberry Opera House
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"The City of Friendly Folks."
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Location of Newberry, South Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Newberry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.99 sq mi (23.30 km2) |
| • Land | 8.99 sq mi (23.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 10,277 |
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(2019)
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10,199 |
| • Density | 1,134.36/sq mi (437.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
29108
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| Area code(s) | 803, 839 |
| FIPS code | 45-49570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1249864 |
| Website | www.cityofnewberry.com |
Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Piedmont 43 miles (69 kilometers) northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. The population was 10,277 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Newberry County; at one time it was called Newberry Courthouse.
Newberry became a city in 1976, but did not report the change to the Census Bureau for more than twenty-five years. As a result, the city was listed as a town in the 2000 census.
It is the home of Newberry College, a private liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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Geography
Newberry is located at 34°16′40″N 81°37′00″W / 34.277655°N 81.616560°W (34.277655, -81.616560).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 509 | — | |
| 1870 | 1,891 | — | |
| 1880 | 2,343 | 23.9% | |
| 1890 | 3,020 | 28.9% | |
| 1900 | 4,607 | 52.5% | |
| 1910 | 5,028 | 9.1% | |
| 1920 | 5,894 | 17.2% | |
| 1930 | 7,298 | 23.8% | |
| 1940 | 7,510 | 2.9% | |
| 1950 | 7,546 | 0.5% | |
| 1960 | 8,208 | 8.8% | |
| 1970 | 9,218 | 12.3% | |
| 1980 | 9,866 | 7.0% | |
| 1990 | 10,542 | 6.9% | |
| 2000 | 10,580 | 0.4% | |
| 2010 | 10,277 | −2.9% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 10,199 | −0.8% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,378 | 40.95% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,529 | 42.36% |
| Native American | 19 | 0.18% |
| Asian | 78 | 0.73% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 373 | 3.49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,312 | 12.27% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,691 people, 4,047 households, and 2,233 families residing in the city.
Points of interest
- Wells Japanese Garden
- Newberry Opera House
- Newberry Court House
- Lynches Woods
- Newberry College (Lutheran)
- Enoree River Vineyards
- Carter & Holmes Orchids
- EuroLux Antiques
- Newberry County Historical Museum
- Newberry Country Club
- The Ritz Theater
- Sumter National Forest
- Hope School
- Osborne Wells House
- Lake Murray
- Oktoberfest
- Dreher Island State Park
History
European settlers (primarily German, Scots-Irish, and English) began arriving in great numbers in the 1750s. Newberry County was formed from the Ninety-Six District in 1785. Because of its central location, the town of Newberry was chosen in 1789 as the county seat for Newberry County, which was part of an extensive area of cotton plantations. County and town politics were dominated by planters. By the coming of the railroad in 1851, Newberry had become a thriving trade center. This remained the case until the 1860s.
During the American Civil War, Newberry College was used as a hospital for Confederate and later Union troops. The historic Newberry Court House wasn't burned by William Tecumseh Sherman's troops as he swept through the South.
The Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District, Burton House, Caldwell Street Historic District, Coateswood, College Street Historic District, Cousins House, Hannah Rosenwald School, Harrington Street Historic District, Francis B. Higgins House, Main Street Historic District, George Mower House, Newberry College Historic District, Newberry County Memorial Hospital, Newberry Historic District, Newberry Opera House, Oakland Mill, Old Courthouse, Ike Reighley House, Summer Brothers Stores, Timberhouse, Vincent Street Historic District, Wells Japanese Garden, Osborne Wells House, and West Boundary Street Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Education
Newberry has a public library, a branch of the Newberry County Library System.
Notable people
- Coleman Livingston Blease, South Carolina politician
- Eugene Satterwhite Blease, former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
- Trevor Booker, NBA player
- Carl "CJ" Edwards Jr., MLB pitcher, 2016 World Series champion with the Chicago Cubs
- Jordan Hill, NBA player
- Mickey Livingston, MLB player
- Billy O'Dell, MLB pitcher
- Ralph Rowe, American baseball player and manager
- Richard Sligh, tallest player in pro football history
- Henry McNeal Turner, minister, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), and Georgia state legislator
Images for kids
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A few of the doffers and sweepers in the Mollohan Mills. December 1908. Photographed by Lewis Hine.
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Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 from Newberry.
See also
In Spanish: Newberry (Carolina del Sur) para niños
