Bamberg (South Carolina)
| Bamberg | |||
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 Francis Marion Bamberg House |
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| Location of Bamberg in South Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | South carolina | ||
| County : | Bamberg County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 18 ′ N , 81 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,733 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 410.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.2 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.1 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 51 m | ||
| FIPS : | 45-03790 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1244955 | ||
| Website : | bambergsc.com | ||
| Mayor : | Blain Crosby | ||
Bamberg is a town in the US -amerikanischen State South Carolina . It is the county seat of Bamberg County .
Bamberg is located on Highways 301 , 601 and 78 . Bamberg County Airport is a few kilometers outside the city . The nearest train station is in Denmark, South Carolina, seven miles away .
The history of settlement in the area dates back to before the presence of white settlers. The Edisto , a tribe of the Muskogee , lived here. The name of the city is not derived directly from the German city of Bamberg , but goes back to Major William Seaborn Bamberg , who came to Bamberg around 1840 and whose grandfather was German. Around 1890 the city grew considerably due to the flourishing cotton trade.
Bamberg has, among other things, the county authorities, a hospital, a library and a health department.
sons and daughters of the town
- Nikki Haley (* 1972), politician and entrepreneur
