Lugoff

Lugoff is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,434 at the 2010 census, up from 6,278 at the 2000 census. Lugoff was named for Count Lugoff, a Russian engineer who worked on construction of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1899. It is located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Camden, the Kershaw county seat, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of the Wateree River. The estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $56,665, and the median income for the family was $64,148. The CDP has a total area of 15.3 square miles (39.6 km²), of which 15.0 square miles are land and 0.6 square kilometres (0.2 sq mi), or 1.64%, are water. The community is part of the Columbia-South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has a population of 9,990 as of the 2020 U.S. census, and a population density of 494.6 people per square mile (190.9/km²) It is home to two public schools: Lugoff-Elgin High School and Elgin Middle School. It also has an elementary school and a middle school, as well as nearby Elgin and Doby's Mill elementary schools. The town has a high school football team.

History

Lugoff was named for Count Lugoff. The Count was a Russian engineer who worked on construction of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1899. The railroad had a station in Lugoff, named for the Count. Lugoff was a town in the Russian province of Leningrad. It is now part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The town of Lugoff has a population of around 2,000. The Lugoff railway station is located in the town. It was built in 1899 and was called Lugoff Station. The station is now known as Lugoff International Airport. It has a station on the New Jersey Turnpike, which opened in 1903. It also has a branch on the Long Island Rail Road, which was opened in 1904. The train station was named Lugoff in honor of the Count, who was an engineer on the railroad's construction. It closed in the 1950s and was replaced by the New York City and Long Island Railroad, which is now called the New England and New Jersey Railroad, or N.E.R. Railroad. The N.H. and N.C. Railroad were both built in the late 1800s and the N.Y. and New England Railroad, respectively, in the 1930s and 1940s. N.J. and NJR were both once owned by the same company, the American National Railway Company (ANR), which was based in New York, New Jersey, and Boston. The name of the station was changed to Lugoff after the Count's death.

Geography

Lugoff is located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Camden, the Kershaw county seat, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of the Wateree River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.3 square miles (39.6 km²) of which 15.0 square miles are land and 0.6 square kilometres (0.2 sq mi), or 1.64% are water. The CDP is located in Kershaw County, one of the poorest counties in the U.S., with an average household income of less than $30,000. The town of Lugoff has a population of 1,000, with the majority of its residents living in or near the town of Camden. It is the only CDP in the county that does not have a post office, and the only one in the state with a population over 1,500. The city of Camden is the county seat and the largest city in Kersaw County, with a total population of 2,835. The U.N. World Heritage Site is in Lugoff, South Carolina, at an elevation of 603 meters (1,715 feet) and is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. The state's largest city, Camden, is just over 2 miles (3 km) away, at a height of 605 metres (1.2 km) and has a census-designated place (CDP) of 1.2 square miles (2.4 km).

Demographics

As of the 2010 U.S. census, there were 7,434 people, 2,861 households, and 2,130 families residing in the CDP. There were 3,017 housing units, of which 156, or 5.2%, were vacant. The estimated median annual income for a household in theCDP was $56,665, and the median income for the family was $64,148. The CDP has a population of 9,990 as of the 2020 United States census. It is located in the northern part of the city, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the New York City River. It has a median age of 39.2 years, and a population density of 494.6 people per square mile (190.9/km²) It is one of the most densely populated cities in the state, with more than half of its residents living in the city's downtown area. It also has the highest percentage of Hispanic or Latino residents, with 2.7% of the population being Hispanic or Latinos of any race. The city has a high percentage of African-Americans, with 16.9% of its population being African-American, 0.2% Native American, and 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander. The town has a low percentage of whites, with only 1.4% being white, and 1.0% from two or more races. The average household size is 2.59, with the average family size of 3.03.

Arts and culture

The Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade takes place every Christmas season in Lugoff. The parade is one of the largest in the world. Lugoff is a town of about 2,000 people. It is located in the Lugoff region of the Russian Federation. The town is known for its Christmas lights and the Christmas parade. It also has a famous Christmas tree in the town square, which is lit up at Christmas time.

Education

Lugoff-Elgin High School is a private high school in Elgin, Illinois. The school is also a middle school and an elementary school. The high school has a reputation for academic achievement. The middle school has been known to have a poor academic record. The elementary school has had a good academic record as well. It is a magnet school for students from other schools in the Elgin area.

Infrastructure

The U.S. state of South Carolina is home to several major highways. The state is also home to a number of major interstates and other highways. South Carolina's major highways include I-20, US 1, US 601, SC 34, SC 12 and US 601. The SC Turnpike is one of the busiest highways in the state. It was built in the 1930s and 1940s for the construction of the interstate highway system. It is the busiest highway system in the United States, with more than 1.5 million vehicles per day. It also has the highest number of lanes in the country. The US Highway System is the nation's second-busiest highway system, behind only the Interstate Highway System. The U.N. says it has the world's busiest road system in terms of traffic volume. It has more than 2.4 million lanes of traffic per day, more than any other state highway in the world. The highway system is also the busiest in North America. It's the second-largest in the U.K. after the U-S. and is the third- busiest in the continental United States. It opened in 1956 and has been in operation since 1956. The interstate system is the longest in the nation, overtaking the US-Mexico Highway System in 2007. It cost $1.2 billion to build and maintain. It runs from New Jersey to South Carolina, with a total of more than 100,000 miles of highway.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Lugoff, Kershaw County, South Carolina = 86. 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 55. 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 91. 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 Lugoff = 4.9 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 2,715 individuals with a median age of 36.2 age the population grows by 15.86% in Lugoff, Kershaw County, South Carolina population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 438.58 residents per square mile of area (169.34/km²). There are average 2.57 people per household in the 2,821 households with an average household income of $59,554 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.50% of the available work force and has dropped -2.52% 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 24.46%. The number of physicians in Lugoff per 100,000 population = 132.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Lugoff = 45.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 109. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 220. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 29.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 31, 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 Lugoff, Kershaw County, South Carolina which are owned by the occupant = 79.65%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 20 years with median home cost = $110,980 and home appreciation of -1.09%. 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 $3.52 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 $4,429 per student. There are 11.5 students for each teacher in the school, 326 students for each Librarian and 386 students for each Counselor. 7.78% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 18.16% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.66% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).