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New Brookland Historic District
"Bridging Past, Present, And Future"[1]
Location in Lexington County, South Carolina
Coordinates: 33°59?27.8?N 81°4?23.4?W / 33.991056°N 81.073167°W / 33.991056; -81.073167Coordinates: 33°59?27.8?N 81°4?23.4?W / 33.991056°N 81.073167°W / 33.991056; -81.073167
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City Council, City Administrator
Bobby Horton[2]
16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
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0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
831.0/km2 (2,152/sq mi)
UTC−5 (EST)
UTC−4 (EDT)
www.westcolumbiasc.gov
West Columbia is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988. It is a part of the greater Columbia, SC metropolitan statistical area.
West Columbia lies west of Columbia, South Carolina, directly across the Congaree River. It is near Columbia's city center or downtown district as well as the South Carolina State House and the Congaree Vista, known locally as "the Vista."
West Columbia is bordered to the south by its sister suburb, Cayce, South Carolina.
West Columbia was incorporated in 1894 as Brookland, but the United States Postal Service called the town "New Brookland" since there was another town called Brookland. In 1936, the name was changed to West Columbia to emphasize its proximity to Columbia, South Carolina.[1] Numerous businesses, churches and a high school retain the Brookland and New Brookland names.
The Gervais Street Bridge, Mount Hebron Temperance Hall, New Brookland Historic District, and Saluda Factory Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
The 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash occurred just before midnight on September 19, 2008, when a Learjet 60 (registration N999LJ[6]) crashed while taking off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina.[7][8] The weather at the time was cool, dry, and clear. The plane hit runway lights and crashed through the boundary fence, crossing South Carolina Highway 302 (SC 302/Edmund Highway/Airport Boulevard), and coming to rest on an embankment by the side of the highway. No one on the ground was hurt, but four of the six people on the plane (including both pilots) died in the crash, while the other two, Travis Barker (the drummer of Blink-182) and Adam Goldstein (DJ AM of Crazy Town), suffered severe burns. The plane was a charter flight taken by Barker, Goldstein and their entourage following a performance by their musical group TRV$DJAM at a free concert in Five Points earlier that night to Van Nuys, California.
West Columbia lies to the south and west of the Saluda and Congaree Rivers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.3 km²), of which 6.1 square miles (15.7 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km²) (3.18%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,064 people, 5,968 households, and 3,300 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,150.6 people per square mile (831.0/km²). There were 6,436 housing units at an average density of 1,059.5 per square mile (409.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.54% White, 19.81% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.66% of the population.
There were 5,968 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the city, the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,999, and the median income for a family was $40,253. Males had a median income of $30,033 versus $24,637 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,135. About 12.8% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over. West Columbia is the home of Glenforest School.
West Columbia has a public library, a branch of the Lexington County Library.[12]
Lexington Medical Center
^ a b "City of West Columbia South Carolina". City of West Columbia South Carolina. Retrieved 2012.
^ "City Council". City of West Columbia. Retrieved 2015.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved .
^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012.
^ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
^ "FAA Registry (N999LJ)". Federal Aviation Administration.
^ 4 killed, 2 hurt as rock star's jet crashes, as well as MSNBC News Live, 8:30 AM, September 20, 2008.
^ Meg Kinnard "Experts: Pilots of doomed Learjet should've lifted off SC runway instead of trying to stop", NewsDay, (Associated Press) October 22, 2008
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved 2017.
^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved 2013.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Retrieved 2013.
^ "Locations & Hours". Greenville County Library System. Retrieved 2019.
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