Profile for Greenwood, South Carolina, SC

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 397. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 17.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• South Carolina Festival of Flowers - June 22-24, 2007
• South Carolina Festival of Discovery - July 13-14, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Lake Greenwood State Park

Greenwood attractions: Park Seed Company

Historic sites and museums: Greenwood Museum

Colleges and universities: Lander University, Piedmont Technical College

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.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 107

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Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (2)

Communities (1)

Hotels (7)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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5% of Greenwood residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Greenwood ancestry & family history guide.

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• Greenwood County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• 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 Greenwood was $14,347, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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16% of Greenwood residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Greenwood festival dates:

• South Carolina Festival of Flowers - June 22-24, 2007
• South Carolina Festival of Discovery - July 13-14, 2007

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

Greenwood festival web sites:

• South Carolina Festival of Discovery
• South Carolina Festival of Flowers

• ePodunk festival listings
• South Carolina county fairs
• South Carolina festivals (South Carolina tourism department)
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Median rent in Greenwood, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $309.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $746.

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Libraries in Greenwood include Greenwood County Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Greenwood include Index-Journal

TV stations in Greenwood include WNEH.

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

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The average commute time for Greenwood workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 7 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Greenwood between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Greenwood include Days Inn, Econo Lodge, Fairfield Inn Greenwood, Holiday Inn Express, Inn on the Square, Jameson Inn, Super 8.

• Greenwood travel guide
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• South Carolina tourism bureau

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