This old house on S.C. Highway 260 in Clarendon County outside of Manning is now the office for a septic tank company, writes Kingstree photographer and retired editor Linda W. Brown. Once a rural area, this road which leads to Lake Marion is now lined with commercial establishments.
Clarendon County has 34,357 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 population estimate. About half of the county’s residence are white; the other half are black. Some other statistics:
- High school graduation rate of those 25 or older: 76.3 percent.
- Bachelor’s degree graduates: 13.8 percent
- Median household income: $33,267
- Poverty rate: 22.8 percent
- Unemployment rate, November 2013: 9.9 percent (2.5 percent higher than the state average)
- Black-owned firms: 30.1 percent (18 points higher than state average)
- Women-owned firms: 35.4 percent (8 points higher than state average)
Photo taken October 2013 by Linda W. Brown. Copyrighted; all rights reserved.