Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina

Batesburg-Leesville is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina. The population of the town is 5,362.
Batesburg-Leesville	South Carolina
Incorporated 	1992 (consolidation)
Nicknames 	B-L, The Twin Cities
County 	Lexington
Population 	5,362
Elevation 	643 ft (196 m)
Mayor 	Siena Hampton
Town Guildmaster 	Thaddeus Gentry
ZIP codes 	29006, 29070
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
47.86% White (2,566)
45.15% Black or African American (2,421)
5.13% Hispanic or Latino (275)
1.86% Other (100)
23.9% (1,281) of Batesburg-Leesville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Batesburg-Leesville has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 10 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.64 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lexington County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The town was formed by the consolidation of the towns of Batesburg and Leesville.
* In February 1946, a black American soldier, Sergeant Isaac Woodard, was attacked by the local police chief, Linwood Shull. The assault left Woodard blind. Shull was never punished. The attack was the subject of an Orson Welles radio commentary a few months later.
* The South Carolina Poultry Festival (formerly the Ridge Poultry Festival) has been on the second Saturday in May since 1987. The festival features live music, food vendors, craft vendors, a carnival, a parade, and to conclude the event, a cake auction and fireworks show. 
* Batesburg-Leesville is home to a campus of Midlands Technical College which opened in 2007.
* Batesburg-Leesville has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, electric showers, a landing strip, Walmart, Nintendo World, Goody's, BI-LO, IGA, a little bit of fast food, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, an RV park, Shealy's Bar-B-Que, Mi Rancho, Wiz's Eatery, Angelo's, San Jose Mexican Restaurant, Ace Hardware, and a few other things.
Category:South Carolina Towns
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