Travelers Rest

Travelers Rest is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,576 at the 2010 census, a small increase from 4,099 in 2000. By 2018 the population had jumped to 5,253. It is part of the GreenvilleMauldinEasley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Furman University, a private liberal-arts university, was annexed into the city limits of Travelers Rest in April of 2018. American Revolutionary heroine Dicey Langston's home, now site of a historical marker, is located just north of the city proper. U.S. Route 276-N enters connects Downtown Greenville with the city, before heading northwest past Caesar's Head State Park, and into North Carolina to Brevard, NC. The John H. Goodwin House and George Salmon House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city had a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km²), of which 0.02 sq miles (0.06 km²) was water. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,17, and the median for a family was $38,229. About 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 11.8 per cent of those 65 or over. For. every 100,000 people over the age of 18 there were 86.7 males.

History

Travelers Rest is the primary city name, but also Travelers Rst are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Travelers Rest was most recently incorporated as a city in 1959, although there was an 1891 incorporation that expired. The John H. Goodwin House and George Salmon House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. American Revolutionary heroine Dicey Langston's home, now site of a historical marker, is located just north of the city proper. U.S. Route 276-N enters connects Downtown Greenville with the city and becomes Travelers Rest's Main Street before heading northwest past Caesar's Head State Park, and into North Carolina to Brevard, NC. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km²), of which 0.02 square mile (0.06 km²) was water. The city is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 54 miles north of Asheville, North Carolina, and about 20 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, on the Tennessee-Tennessee border. It has a population of 2,816. The town is located on the banks of the Little River, which flows into the Blue River, a tributary of the Cumberland River. The Little River runs through the center of the town, and runs into the Little river, which runs into Knoxville. It is the only town in the state that is not located on a major river or river, and the only one with a population over 1,000. It was founded in 1794, when the South Carolina General Assembly appropriated $2,000 to construct a wagon road from Greenville, SC, north into theBlue Ridge Mountains.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 7,788 people, 1,751 households, and 1,171 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 77.36% White, 18.30% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.22% Asian and 1.68% from other races. The city's median income was $34,917, and the median income for a family was $38,229. About 12.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 11.8%. The per capita income for the city in 2000 was $15,704. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over there were 86.7 males. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04. There were 1,563 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, and 18.6%. There were 2,729 housing units at an average density of 392.6 per square mile (151.7/km²). The city has a population of 4,099 people, as of the census of 2000, and there are 1,137 people, according to the 2020 United States census.

Education

Travelers Rest has a public library, a branch of the Greenville County Library System. Furman University is south of Travelers Rest with Greenville as the designated address. The city is also the home of the Traveler's Rest High School Devildogs. The town has a population of about 2,000 people. It is located in the eastern part of the state, near the state line with South Carolina. The nearest town is Greenville, which is about 30 miles away. The closest town to the city is Asheville, South Carolina, about 20 miles to the north. The population is about 1,200. The largest city in the town is Greensboro, North Carolina, with 2,100 people. The most populous town is Asheville with 1,800 people. the city has a total population of 2,200 people, including 1,000 residents of the town of Greenville. It has an estimated population of 1,400 people, with the majority of its residents living in the city of Greenvillle. The majority of the city's residents are African-American, with a majority of them living in Greenville and surrounding areas. It also has a small percentage of white residents, with most of the population living near the town line. The average age of the residents is about 40 years old, with an average of about 50 years old. The highest rate of obesity is around 20%. The city has an average population of around 1,500 people. it has a high school with a student population of approximately 1,100.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina = 12.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 40. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Travelers Rest = 5 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,145 individuals with a median age of 33.4 age the population grows by 11.97% in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,247.88 residents per square mile of area (481.82/km²). There are average 2.56 people per household in the 1,776 households with an average household income of $39,023 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.60% of the available work force and has dropped -4.11% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.18%. The number of physicians in Travelers Rest per 100,000 population = 249.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Travelers Rest = 53.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 105. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 219. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 29.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 38, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina which are owned by the occupant = 55.34%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 24 years with median home cost = $122,170 and home appreciation of 0.27%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $5.48 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,124 per student. There are 12.3 students for each teacher in the school, 654 students for each Librarian and 432 students for each Counselor. 5.77% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.35% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.09% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).