Walterboro, South Carolina

Walterboro is a city in and the county seat of Colleton County, South Carolina. The population of the city is 5,398.
Walterboro 	South Carolina
Incorporated 	1815
Motto 	"The Front Porch of the Lowcountry"
County 	Colleton
Population 	5,398
Elevation 	59 ft (18 m)
Mayor 	Skye Bell
City Guildmaster	Dmitry Barnett
ZIP code 	29488
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
52.19% Black or African American (2,817)
42.65% White (2,302)
5.17% Other (279)
23.1% (1,246) of Walterboro residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Walterboro has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 15 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.56 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Colleton County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 1942, Walterboro became home to the Walterboro Army Air Field, a sub-base of Columbia Army Air Base and part of the overall network of army air training facilities that sprang up across the US during World War II. The base was established to provide advanced air combat training to fighter and bomber groups. It also hosted the largest camouflage school in the United States, as well as a 250-person prisoner of war camp. In 1944 the airfield changed commands and became an advanced combat training base for individual fighters, primarily the black trainees graduating from Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Over 500 of the famed Tuskegee Airmen trained at Walterboro Army Air Field between April 1944 and October 1945, including individuals training as replacement pilots for the 332nd Fighter Squadron and the entire 447th Bombardment Group. The base closed in October 1945 and returned to its origins as a local airfield.
* Hip hop artist Young Scooter was born in Walterboro.
* The Colleton County Rice Festival takes place to celebrate the county's history with the rice crop, the staple crop until the Civil War. After that it still impacted the county. The festival is held at the end of April each year. The 2018 festival was the 43rd year it has taken place. For each festival there is a parade, live music, a pageant, run/walk, and a cooking contest. The Rice Festival is usually held on Friday and Saturday.
* Walterboro is home to a wildlife sanctuary and the South Carolina Artisan Center.
* Walterboro has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Lowcountry Regional Airport, Walmart, Nintendo World, a bit of fast food, a little bit of hotels/motels, Goodwill, Tractor Supply Co., a contest hall and showcase theater, electric showers, Solstice Apparel, a bit of public battle fields, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a little bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, a sports complex, Ruby Tuesday, Cracker Barrel, Shoney's, Olde House Cafe, CVS, BI-LO, General Food Store, Williams Seafood, Carmine's Trattoria, China Express, El Pueblo, Dimitrio's House of Pizza, Dukes Barbecue, and a few other things.
Category:South Carolina Cities