Beaufort, South Carolina
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.jpg) The John A. Cuthbert House in Beaufort, South Carolina |
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| Location of Beaufort in South Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1711 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | South carolina | ||
| County : | Beaufort County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 26 ′ N , 80 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
11,868 (as of 2007) 66,308 |
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| Population density : | 246.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 60.6 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 48.2 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 3 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 29901-29907 | ||
| Area code : | +1 843 | ||
| FIPS : | 45-04690 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1245003 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofbeaufort.org | ||
| Mayor : | Billy Keyserling | ||
Beaufort is a city in the state of South Carolina in the United States and the county seat of Beaufort County . The city was founded in 1711 and is considered the second oldest city in South Carolina after Charleston .
geography
The city is located on Port Royal Island , an island in Port Royal Sound on the Atlantic coast of South Carolina. In and near the city is the Reconstruction Era National Monument .
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 census ( US Census 2000 ) the city had 12,950 inhabitants on a land area of 48.2 km². The median age was 30.1 years (US national average: 35.3 years). The per capita income (English per capita income ) amounted to 20,501 dollars (the national average for the USA: 21,587 US dollars). 13.0% of the population had their income below the poverty line (national average in the USA: 12.4%). About 13% of the population are of German descent .
National Register of Historic Places
| Ref. Number | designation | address | Name of the MPS | date |
| 71000743 | The Anchorage | 1103 Bay St. | November 23, 1971 | |
| 71000744 | William Barnwell House | 800 Prince St. | March 24, 1971 | |
| 72001191 | Barnwell-Gough House | 705 Washington St. | November 15, 1972 | |
| 69000159 | Beaufort Historic District | bounded by Beaufort River, Bladen, Hamar and Boundary St. | 17th December 1969 | |
| 97001208 | Beaufort National Cemetery | 1601 Boundary St. | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS | October 10, 1997 |
| 74001822 | Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site | Address classified | 7th August 1974 | |
| 72001192 | John A. Cuthbert House | 1203 Bay St. | June 13, 1972 | |
| 79003322 | Fort Lyttelton Site | Address Restricted | September 13, 1979 | |
| 70000561 | Hunting Island State Park Lighthouse | 17 mi. SSW of Beaufort on US 21 | 5th June 1970 | |
| 97000095 | Laurel Bay Plantation | Address Restricted | February 27, 1997 | |
| 73001674 | Marshlands | 501 Pinckney St. | 7th November 1973 | |
| 08000537 | Seacoast Packing Company | 100 dill Dr. | June 17, 2008 | |
| 79002375 | Seaside plantation | 10 mi. E of Beaufort on SC 21 | July 16, 1979 | |
| 74001823 | Robert Smalls House | 511 Prince St. | May 30, 1974 | |
| 71000745 | Tabby Manse | 1211 Bay St. | May 14, 1971 | |
| 71000746 | John Mark Verdier House | 801 Bay St. | 19th August 1971 |
Others
Beaufort is a popular holiday resort, the setting for numerous films and is known for an impressive harbor on the Sound. The military training facility Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island of the US Marine Corps is located in the village and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is just outside .
Personalities
Born in Beaufort
- Danni Ashe (* 1968), erotic actress
- Robert Barnwell (1761-1814), Congressman
- Robert Woodward Barnwell (1801-1882), Congressman
- Edward Junius Black (1806–1846), Congressman
- Kevin Brooks , basketball player
- Alvin Brown (* 1962), former Mayor of Jacksonville
- Zach Brown (born 1989), American football player
- Richard W. Colcock , President of the Citadel
- William F. Colcock (1804-1889), Congressman
- Esther Dale (1885–1961), actress
- Mary SB Dana (1810-1883), writer
- Charles H. DuPont , politician and judge
- Middleton Stuart Elliott , military doctor
- Stephen Elliott , Bishop
- William Elliot (1838–1907), Congressman
- William Elliot , writer
- John Floyd (1769–1839), Congressman
- Joe Frazier (1944-2011), boxer
- William J. Grayson (1788–1863), Congressman, poet
- Boyce Green , football player
- John Edwards Holbrook (1794–1871), zoologist
- Jazzy Jay , hip-hop disc jockey
- Francis Lubbock (1815–1905), Governor of Texas
- Joe Montford , football player
- Michael P. O'Connor (1831–1881), Congressman
- Maude Odell , actress
- Dick Oxtot (1918-2001), jazz musician
- Clementa C. Pinckney (1973-2015), politician
- William Hayes Pope , attorney and judge
- Anne Pressly , journalist
- James Saxon , football player and coach
- Robert Rhett (1800–1876), Congressman
- Robert Smalls (1839–1915), Congressman
- Emmet Michael Walsh (1892–1968), Bishop of Youngstown
In association with Beaufort
- Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958), writer, died in Beaufort
- Tom Berenger (* 1949), actor, lives in Beaufort
- Abigail Mandana Holmes Christensen , collector, lived in Beaufort
- Donald Conroy , military, died in Beaufort
- Pat Conroy (1945–2016), writer, lives on Fripp Island, the city is a setting in several of his works
- Charles Craven (1682–1754), governor and founder of the city
- Richard Howell Gleaves (1819–1907), Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, lived in Beaufort
- Greg Jones , football player
- Leon Keyserling (1908–1987), economist
- David Nolan , writer
- Michelle Obama (* 1964), wife of 44th US President Barack Obama, has maternal roots in the city's Gullah culture
- Anita Pollitzer , photographer
- Martha Sleeper , actress, died in Beaufort
- Chuck Taliano , naval officer, lived in Beaufort
- William Verity, Jr. , Minister, died on Beaufort
See also
- Lowcountry , the region
- Sea Islands , the whole coastal area
literature
- Willie Lee Rose: Rehearsal for Reconstruction. The Port Royal experiment. Oxford University Press , 1964
- Roger Pinckney: Blue roots. Africa-American folk magic of the Gullah people. Sandlapper, Orangeburg, South Carolina 1998
Web links
- The city of Beaufort site (English)
- Statistics about Beaufort at city-data.com (English)