The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
pne Towns of South Caroi,na.

at last we have the census figures
for the incorporated places in South
Carolina having popuiatioa Of more
than 1000 DC. less than 25,o0o peo
pie, aod ,hey present some surprises,
/ Goth pleasant aud unpleasant
There are % such towns and cities
bu, from the list are exciuded al! un
Incorporated mil towns like Peizer,
pacoles, Grani,eville, Clifton and
Piedmont, places which have shown,
perhaps, the most remarkable per
centages Of growth of any comnun'
ties ia the state Were these n!ll
towns Included in the count South
Carolina would have as maay towns
of 2,o00 people aud upward as her
much larger and more popnlous
sister, North Carolina, which has 81
There is no reason that we can see
why these mill communities, although
not incorporated, should not have
been separately enumerated and
returned with the other towns OF
South Carolina Their absence from
the list unfairly minimizes the urban
growth of this State in the last ten
years
Charleston, of course, stands at the
head of the list of So1th Carolina
cities, it's population previously
reported, being 55,S07 against 81,
-955 in 1890 !; a gain OF S52, or J
per cent
Columbia is the second city, with
an accredited population OF y ,l08
against 353 10 1890 /; gain of
5.755. or 375 per cent
Greenvil.e comes third, with Ii,
460 people against 8.607 IN 1890; q
gain of 1858, or SO l per cent
Spar.anburg is close fourth, with
H., ,395 people sgaiDs; 5,544 in 1890 ;
a gain Of 1851, or 1858 per ceot.
Sunter-and this will be asurprise
to our friends in the Piedmont-ls
fifth, with a population OF 3,673
agaius. 1866 in 1890; gain of
1908, OF As I per cent
Anderson is sixth, having 4,49S
agsins, g 0is in 1890; gain OF
2, $50. OF 80 2 per cent
Rock Eil; is seventh, with 5,4s5
agains, 2.744 in 1890 (; a gain OF
2,741, or 100 per cen.
Uoion-and here is another sur
p7ise-is eighth. with 5.4oo people
against 1909 in 1890, q gain Of
3,791, or 2S5 s per cent
Greenwood takes ninth place over
many Older competitors Il has
1924 people against ! 326 in 1890 (;
a gam of 3,49s, or 263 per cent
Florence follows as No ]0. with
population of 647 against 8 395
in 1890; gain of 1852, CT 3o 9
per cent
Newberry is eleventh, With 1907
against 1920 in 1896; a gain CT
i 5S7, or 81 5 per cent
Orangebusg has twelfth place, with
4 455 inhabitants against 2 9e4 n
1890; gain OF i.zol, Or 50 PEI
cent
Georgetown has passed Beaufort
aud taken the thirteenth place, out
the nanoer in this case IS cot IN
lucky Georgetown has <. l3S Pee
pie egains: 1896 in 1890; gsia Of
1913. or az per cent.
Beaufort is fourteenth. with 4.ll0
Inhabitants against 8 5S7 in 1890; a
gain Of 523 or Is per ceat
Chester is fifteenth, with CTS 4
against 7o3 in 1890; a gain CT
1872, or so 5 per cent
The sixteenth place is held by
Laurens, with, 1929 people against
2,245 10 1899 gain of l,7S4 OF 79
per cent.
Gafaey follows In sevenseen,i
place: with 1887 people againe.
1881 10 1890; gain Of 2 306, OF
al per cent.
Abbevi|le is No. IS. with 8 is6
inhabitants against 1896 in 1890;
gain Of 2.070. OR l22 per cent.
Aiken is nineteenth, with 3,4i4
ishati.au,s agains. 1852 in 1899
gain of |, ,052, or 43 per cent
Darlington is twentieth. will:
3.2cs people against 1850 in 1890;
a gain ofsl9 or 81 3 per cent
Camden is twenty first, with 2.44l
people agalns: g. 533 in 1890; an
sppa.en: less Of 1902, or 81 per
ce:t
summerviIie is twcn:y second vita,
9 42o agains, against 2,2l9 il 1850;
a gain of POI, or Q per ceat
n, Peasant holds twen;y 'and
place. with 1852 people aga'nsi
l3e Ia 1890 ; . gain q LA. or
IS pr cent
Yoikvi.ie corc.udes TIE lis: rcmei'
cat.c .cd sio::she:;cai,y with; , Gl2