| Region |
North
Central |
| County |
Lancaster |
| County
Seat |
Lancaster |
| Nearest
Metro City |
Charlotte,
NC |
| Distance
in miles |
|
| Charlotte,
NC |
39 |
| Columbia,
SC |
61 |
| New
York, NY |
664 |
| Miami,
FL |
702 |
| Atlanta,
GA |
247 |
| San
Francisco, CA |
2,770 |
| |
|
|
| Average
Temperature |
|
| Annual |
60.0 |
| January |
40.5 |
| July |
78.5 |
| Mean
Temperature |
|
| High |
79.1 |
| Low |
43.1 |
| Average
Humidity |
|
| 1
am |
76.0 |
| 1
pm |
49.4 |
| 7
pm |
83.0 |
| 7
pm |
61.0 |
| Mean
Yearly Precip |
43.2" |
| Heat
Degree Days |
3,342
hours |
| Cool
Degree Days |
1,546
hours |
| |
|
| 1997 |
56,780 |
| Municipalities
Population |
|
| Heath |
945 |
| Springs |
1,921 |
| Kershaw |
9,986 |
| 1994
City Population |
|
| 15
mile radius |
80,414 |
| 30
mile radius |
399,444 |
| City
Population Changes |
|
| 1990
- 1994 (number) |
1,072 |
| 1980
- 1990 (percent) |
-8.2% |
| 1990
- 1994 (percent) |
12% |
|
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
| Agriculture |
1.79% |
1.66% |
1.65% |
| Mining |
0.40% |
0.28% |
0.29% |
| Construction |
7.93% |
8.00% |
8.17% |
| Manufacturing |
43.66% |
41.34% |
38.22% |
| Transportation |
1.71% |
1.78% |
1.91% |
| Communications |
2.03% |
1.86% |
1.67% |
| Wholesale
Trade |
3.43% |
3.50% |
3.64% |
| Retail
Trade |
14.10% |
14.37% |
14.84% |
| Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate |
3.70% |
3.84% |
4.00% |
| Service |
19.33% |
21.33% |
23.46% |
| Government |
1.91% |
2.02% |
2.14% |
|
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Unemployment
Rate |
5.5% |
8.8% |
9.6% |
8.2% |
5.8% |
6.4% |
5.3% |
4.7% |
4.2% |
4.1% |
5.5% |
|
|
|
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Rights 2003 Lake Wateree Properties.