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42: 1560: 1015: 60: 88: 405:, Travelers Rest was the first well equipped stop to prepare for the several thousand foot climb ahead of them. Travelers Rest was most recently incorporated as a city in 1959, although there was an 1891 incorporation that expired. While unincorporated, most of the area was known as Bates Township during the 19th and early 20th centuries. 1161: 1066:
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.
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of 2000, there were 4,099 people, 1,563 households, and 1,137 families residing in the city. The population density was 930.8 inhabitants per square mile (359.4/km). There were 1,729 housing units at an average density of 392.6 per square mile (151.6/km). The racial makeup of the city was 77.36%
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 34,917, and the median income for a family was $ 38,229. Males had a median income of $ 30,377 versus $ 22,634 for females. The
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As of the 2010 census, the city had a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km), or 0.54%, were water.
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There were 1,563 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were
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is south of Travelers Rest with Greenville as the designated address. The city is also the home of the
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for the city was $ 15,704. About 12.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Travelers Rest, South Carolina
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home, now site of a historical marker, is located just north of the city proper.
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and around 20 miles south of the North Carolina border.
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Map of South Carolina highlighting Greenville County
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appropriated $ 2,000 to construct a wagon road from
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American Revolutionary heroine 351:Greenville County, South Carolina 1162:"ArcGIS REST Services Directory" 361:, is located 10 miles north of 86: 58: 40: 1390: 1365: 740: 387:South Carolina General Assembly 247:1,247.88/sq mi (481.82/km) 186: • City Administrator 1754:Travelers Rest, South Carolina 1272: 1132: 1110: 1009: 882: 1: 1203:. United States Census Bureau 1164:. 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Index

City
U.S. Route 276 in Travelers Rest
U.S. Route 276
Official logo of Travelers Rest
Location of Travelers Rest, South Carolina
34°58′12″N 82°26′16″W / 34.97000°N 82.43778°W / 34.97000; -82.43778
State
South Carolina
County
Greenville
Time zone
UTC−5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC−4
ZIP code
Area code(s)
864, 821
FIPS code
GNIS
travelersrestsc.com
Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area
Greenville County
Greenville
Furman University
North Greenville University
Tigerville
South Carolina General Assembly
Greenville, SC

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