Profile for Beaufort, South Carolina, SC

Beaufort is on Port Royal Island.

Yemasee Indians burned the town in 1715.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 159. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 12.6 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1983 movie, "The Big Chill"
· 1979 movie, "The Great Santini"

Well-known residents have included:
· Joe Frazier, boxer

Local festivals include:

• Shrimp Festival - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• Water Festival - July 13-22, 2007
• Gullah Festival - May 25-27, 2007
• Beaufort Film Festival - Feb. 22-24, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Beaufort Museum, John Mark Verdier House Museum

Colleges and universities: University of South Carolina, Technical College of the Lowcountry

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Pronunciations: BEW-furt

Quotes:
The sweet smell of the South, of camellias and azaleas, clings to Beaufort's ancient and historic buildings
-- Around America
Walter Cronkite

Listed places near Beaufort

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (25)

Colleges (2)

Communities (5)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (2)

Military bases (2)

Museums (1)

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13% of Beaufort residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Beaufort ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Beaufort County Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - SC data
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Beaufort was $20,501, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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29% of Beaufort residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Beaufort festival dates:

• Shrimp Festival - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• Water Festival - July 13-22, 2007
• Gullah Festival - May 25-27, 2007
• Beaufort Film Festival - Feb. 22-24, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Beaufort festival web sites:

• Beaufort Film Festival
• Gullah Festival
• Water Festival

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Historic districts in Beaufort include Beaufort Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Beaufort, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $480.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $990.

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Newspapers in Beaufort include Beaufort Gazette

TV stations in Beaufort include WJWJ.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WJWJ-FM.

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Beaufort County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Beaufort political report.

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The average commute time for Beaufort workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Beaufort between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Beaufort include Best Western, Comfort Inn Beaufort, Country Inn & Suites Beaufort West, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson Express, Ramada Limited, Red Carpet Inn Beaufort, Sleep Inn.

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