ZIP Code 29461

Moncks Corner is a town in and the county seat of Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The town was named for Thomas Monck, a slaveholder who branded his runaway slaves on their chest with his name "T Monck" The Battle of Monck's Corner was fought here in 1780, associated with the Siege of Charleston. Moncks Corner was granted the trademark "Capital of Santee Cooper Country" by the South Carolina Secretary of State September 9, 1999, and again October 21, 2004. The trademark is a symbol of its abundant outdoor activities, such as horseback riding, hiking, water sports, boating and freshwater fishing. The Biggin Church Ruins, Cooper River Historic District, Mulberry Plantation, Santee Canal, and Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As of the 2020 census, there were 13,297 people, 3,774 households, and 2,796 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 57% White, 36% African American, 059, African American American, and 0,952 Hispanic or Latino. The population was 7,885 at the 2010 census. The area was occupied by the historic Edistow people, a sub-tribe of the Cusabo tribes. Although extinct as a tribe, Etiwan, Edisto, Cherokee, and Catawba descendants make up the eight families of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians. The 1,500-member tribe were recognized by the state as an Indian Tribe in 2009.

History

The town of Moncks Corner dates back to 1728 and is named for landowner Thomas Monck, a slaveholder who branded his runaway slaves on their chest with his name "T Monck" The town began as a trading post with a few taverns and stores. The Battle of Monck's Corner was fought here in 1780, associated with the Siege of Charleston.Moncks Corner was granted the trademark "Capital of Santee Cooper Country" by the South Carolina Secretary of State September 9, 1999, and again October 21, 2004. The trademark is a symbol of its abundant outdoor activities, such as horseback riding, hiking, water sports, boating and freshwater fishing. The Biggin Church Ruins, Cooper River Historic District, Lewisfield Plantation, Mulberry Plantation and Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, a community of 1,500-member tribe, were recognized by the state as an Indian Tribe in 2009. The town is also the home of Santee Cooper's corporate office complex, which is located in the town of Summerville. It was chartered on December 26, 1885, and incorporated December 15, 1909. The Northeastern Railroad, which ran between Charleston, South Carolina, and Siler City, North Carolina, laid its tracks in 1856, and the train depot became the center of the new town of moncks Corner.

Geography

Moncks Corner is located near the center of Berkeley County at 33°12N 80°0W (33.1966, -80.0067) Its boundary extends east to the West Branch of the Cooper River, 3 miles (5 km) south of the outlet of Lake Moultrie. U.S. Route 52 is the main highway through the town, leading south 32 miles (51 km) to Charleston and north 80 miles (130km) to Florence. According to the United States Census Bureau, Moncks Corner has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.2 km²), of which 7.3 square miles. (18.9 km²) is land and 0.12 square miles of (0.3 km²)," is water. The town is located in Berkeley County, South Carolina, near the eastern tip of South Carolina's Piedmont region. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Myrtle Beach, which has a campus of the College of Arts and Sciences. It also has a branch of the South Carolina College of Veterinary Medicine, which is located on the campus of South Pointe College in the town of Summerville. It has a population of 1,071. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I. The Battle was the first battle of the Atlantic Ocean and involved the Battle of Stony Point, where the Confederate States of America were founded.

Climate

Moncks Corner is a humid subtropical climate(Cfa) according to the Köppen climate classification system. It is similar to Charleston in regards of the said climate. However, due to the distance from the coast compared to Charleston, it is noticeably hotter in the summer. The town is a suburb of Charleston, South Carolina. It has a population of about 2,000. The town has a high school football team, the Moncks Corner Trotters, which has won two state championships in the last three years. It also has a baseball team, which won one state championship in the 2010 season. The football team also won a state championship the year before, the 2010 Myrtle Beach Super Bowl, in which it was the first time the team had won the title in the Super Bowl's history. The team was also the first South Carolina team to do so in the history of the game. The game was won by South Carolina's Derek Jeter, who also played for the University of South Carolina football team in the 1980s and 1990s. The city has a football team called the South Carolina Gamecocks, who have won three state titles in the 1990s and one in the 2000s. It was the only South Carolina town to have won the state title in both the 1990 and 2000s, the first two years of which were in the same year. The county also won the national championship in 1998 and 1998. The last time it won the championship was in 2000, when it was in the middle of the season.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 13,297 people, 3,774 households, and 2,796 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 57.33% White, 36.59% African American, 0.64% Native American,0.55% Asian, 2.97% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. There were 2,334 housing units at an average density of 522.8 per square mile (202.1/km²) The town's median income was $31,711, and the median income for a family was $37,335. About 16.5% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% ofThose age 65 or over. The town is located on the shores of the Whitefish River, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It has a population of 5,952, with 2,103 households. It is located near the town's eastern border with the state of New Hampshire, where it is on the New Hampshire Turnpike and the New Jersey Turnpikes. It was the site of the U.N. World War II training camp for American troops in World War I and II. It also hosted the American Civil War's Battle of the Bulge, which ended in the Battle of Gettysburg, which lasted from 1871 to 1875.

Education

Moncks Corner has a public library, a branch of the Berkeley County Library System. The library is located on the corner of Main Street and Main Avenue. It is open to the public on weekdays and on weekends. The public can use the library's computer system to check out books and other items.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina = 95. 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 52. 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 100. 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 Moncks Corner = 4.7 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 1,084 individuals with a median age of 34 age the population grows by 5.12% in Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,169.17 residents per square mile of area (451.41/km²). There are average 2.51 people per household in the 2,320 households with an average household income of $38,132 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.90% of the available work force and has dropped -4.00% 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 21.10%. The number of physicians in Moncks Corner per 100,000 population = 69.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Moncks Corner = 46.3 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 111. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 210. 91 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 35.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 29, 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 Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina which are owned by the occupant = 55.44%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 28 years with median home cost = $113,060 and home appreciation of -5.79%. 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 $4.46 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 $4,183 per student. There are 11.7 students for each teacher in the school, 494 students for each Librarian and 451 students for each Counselor. 5.34% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.87% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.01% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).