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Profile of Aiken, SC Aiken is a growing, vibrant community that offers award winning services and programs.   A perfect place to locate your business, company or manufacturing concern.   The work force, which numbered 63,780 for the county in 1997, is steady and educated supplying the local economy with key elements needed to grow and prosper.   Below you will find more facts and statictics on Aiken and Aiken County.

Location Nestled in the midwestern section of South Carolina between tall mountains and beautiful beaches, Aiken is a great central location convenient to the best the South has to offer.

Form of Government The City of Aiken has a Council-Manager form of government.   The County has a Council-Administrator form of government.

Population As of 1995 the City of Aiken has 24,929 residents.   The 2000 Census shows the County of Aiken has 142,552 residents.   Total in the MSA, which includes Aiken and Augusta areas, is over 500,000.

Square Miles The City of Aiken covers 16 square miles and the County 1,081 square miles.

Climate and Temperatures The Mean average temperature is 68 degrees, in July and August it can reach 85 degrees and in December it averages 48 degrees.   Our Mean annual precipitation is 47 inches.

Median Family Income City $40,370 (1990) County $40,700 (1996) Median Household Income City $33,273 (1990) County $29,994 (1990) Per Capita Income City $15,619 (1994) County $19,468 (1994) Net Taxable Sales County $803,887,000 (1995) Total Retail Sales County $1,003,045,000 (1996)

Farms, Agricultural Products and Rivers Aiken County is home to 713 farms which produce soybeans, cotton, corn, peaches, peanuts, wheat, bermuda grass (hay), livestock and poultry.   The Savannah and Edisto rivers run through Aiken County.

Transportation, Airports and Highways The CSX and Norfolk Southern Railroads service the Aiken area.   Major highways are Interstate 20; US 1, Highways 25, 78, 278; SC Roads 19, 125, 191, 302.   Aiken Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport with 5700 foot runway is located on US 1.   Bush Field Airport in Augusta, Georgia is only 17 miles away and has daily service by major carriers.   Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Columbia, SC in 55 miles away and also had daily service by major carriers.

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