Pickens, South Carolina

Pickens is a city in and the county seat of Pickens County, South Carolina. The population of the city is 3,126.
Pickens 	South Carolina
Incorporated 	1826
Nickname 	Where The Mountains Begin
County 	Pickens
Population 	3,126
Elevation 	1,093 ft (333 m)
Mayor 	Frankie Stewart
City Guildmaster	Mauricio Dixon
ZIP code 	29671
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
81.80% White (2,557)
14.36% Black or African American (449)
2.40% Other (75)
1.44% Hispanic or Latino (45)
21.5% (672) of Pickens residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Pickens has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.86 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Pickens County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Pickens has several small mountains that surround the city. Glassy Mountain, located east of Pickens, is a small mountain that can be reached by several small private roads. Glassy Mountain is an excellent example of a piedmont monadnock, which are rare in South Carolina. Sixty-five acres of the mountain are part of the South Carolina Heritage Trust, and contain varied and rare plant species. Perhaps one of the most famous mountains in the area is Table Rock State Park, located just to the north of Pickens, but still in the Pickens area, which has been a symbol for Pickens and can be seen throughout Pickens and nearby cities such as Easley and Greenville. In addition to Table Rock Mountain, the park contains Pinnacle Mountain, the highest mountain contained entirely within the state of South Carolina.
* The Pickens Railway was established in 1898 as a shortline railroad from Easley to Pickens. From 1955 until 1987, Sangamo-Weston Inc. operated a capacitor manufacturing facility just outside Pickens. Until they were banned in the US, Sangamo discharged a significant amount of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into a tributary of the Twelve Mile River which feeds Lake Hartwell. Sangamo also dumped contaminated waste in six locations in the vicinity of Pickens. In two of these locations, the waste was burned, forming more dangerous dioxins. According to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, contamination was discovered at the "Breazeale site", southwest of town. Schlumberger paid $11.8 million to federal and state agencies for injuries to natural resources caused by the contamination.
* Pickens has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, dollar stores, Save-A-Lot, Ingles, Ace Hardware, a bit of fast food, a couple of auto parts places, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, a Verizon retailer, and not much else.
Category:South Carolina Cities