Great Falls, South Carolina

The Great Falls Depot, Great Falls Downtown Historic District, and Republic Theater are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Great Falls is located at 34°34′15″N 80°54′1″W (34.570912, -80.900238).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (11 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (3.19%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 2,194 people, 892 households, and 595 families living in the town. The population density was 516.8 people per square mile (199.3/km²). There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 245.2 per square mile (94.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.01% White, 27.94% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73%.[1]

Of the 892 households 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.9% of households were one person and 17.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median household income was $24,758 and the median family income was $31,683. Males had a median income of $27,336 versus $22,070 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,266. About 16.4% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

Great Falls has a public library, a branch of the Chester County Library System.[7]

• Cal Cooper, a Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in Great Falls in 1922.
• Banks McFadden-All-American football player attended Great Falls High School in the 1930s. He led the school to two basketball and one football championship.
• Torrey Craig, a professional basketball player, attended Great Falls High School in the 2000s. He now plays for the Denver Nuggets.

• Official Website of Great Falls
• Flopeye Fish Festival