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a recreational complex, has services offered to community residents at a nominal charge. The
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ruptured, releasing a poisonous chlorine cloud. Nine people were killed, more than 550 injured, and more than 5,400 were displaced from their homes for more than a week. The town built a memorial in a small park at the intersection of Canal Street and Aiken Road, and on May 20, 2006, the memorial was
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As of 2010, the total population of the CDP was 2,614. 0.65% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% were Asian, 28.62% were
African American, 0.08% were Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 65.26% were white, 2.83% were some other race, and 2.52% were of two or more races. People of Hispanic
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Graniteville Company is the Gregg-Graniteville Foundation, which was established by the company in 1941 in honor of Mr. Gregg. To continue his concern for people, the Foundation awards annual college scholarships and other charitable contributions. Gregg Park Civic Center,
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1776:Graniteville
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1771:Beech Island
1726:New Ellenton
1688:Aiken County
1614:Sandersville
1246:Burke County
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275:Graniteville
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71:Graniteville
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1947:Clarks Hill
1942:Plum Branch
1791:Warrenville
1761:Gloverville
1634:Riddleville
1099:Montmorenci
1080:communities
1068:Warrenville
1053:Gloverville
923:County seat
688:October 15,
666:October 15,
633:2010 census
595:Other/Mixed
506:2020 census
440:Bridgestone
412:Warrenville
346:cotton mill
342:the South's
291:2010 census
105: /
2004:Categories
1962:Willington
1937:Parksville
1888:Blackville
1756:Clearwater
1716:Burnettown
1653:Washington
1467:Lincolnton
1398:Louisville
1265:Waynesboro
1119:Ghost town
1048:Clearwater
989:Burnettown
646:References
625:As of the
222:Population
93:81°48′29″W
90:33°33′47″N
1932:McCormick
1913:Williston
1844:Allendale
1810:Edgefield
1751:Belvedere
1604:Davisboro
1575:Warrenton
1527:Hephzibah
1472:Chennault
1403:Stapleton
1374:Culverton
1340:Edge Hill
1297:Grovetown
1255:Keysville
1136:Footnotes
1104:Spiderweb
1043:Belvedere
714:August 6,
371:in 1978.
350:mill town
281:(CDP) in
256:FIPS code
214:Elevation
1908:Snelling
1883:Barnwell
1854:Sycamore
1815:Johnston
1786:Vaucluse
1629:Harrison
1624:Deepstep
1619:Tennille
1350:Mitchell
1315:Martinez
1260:Midville
1109:Vaucluse
1093:Ellenton
608:Hispanic
408:Vaucluse
400:chlorine
307:Vaucluse
260:45-30265
244:ZIP code
1849:Fairfax
1820:Trenton
1781:Langley
1746:Windsor
1741:Wagener
1721:Monetta
1711:Jackson
1663:Tignall
1570:Norwood
1516:Augusta
1496:Dearing
1491:Thomson
1442:Perkins
1321:Appling
1278:Vidette
1221:Georgia
1063:Langley
1020:Windsor
1015:Wagener
999:Monetta
994:Jackson
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536:59.08%
446:plant.
424:textile
418:Economy
358:granite
324:History
177:Founded
119:Country
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1736:Salley
1609:Oconee
1585:Jewell
1551:Sharon
1522:Blythe
1437:Millen
1418:Bartow
1408:Wadley
1369:Sparta
1345:Gibson
1302:Harlem
1273:Sardis
1268:Girard
1010:Salley
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612:Latino
589:0.04%
576:0.57%
563:0.49%
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522:Perc.
464:Census
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1903:Kline
1898:Hilda
1859:Ulmer
1731:Perry
1698:Aiken
1658:Rayle
1580:Camak
1413:Wrens
1393:Avera
1308:Evans
1078:Other
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981:Towns
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930:Aiken
602:3.9%
569:Asian
528:White
519:Num.
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432:denim
299:Aiken
277:is a
249:29829
230:2,439
171:Aiken
139:State
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