Florence (South Carolina)
| Florence | |
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| Nickname : The Magic City, Flo-Town, FLO | |
 Aerial view of the western part of the city near the interchange of the I-20 and I-95 . |
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| Location of Florence in South Carolina | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | December 24, 1890 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | South carolina |
| County : | Florence County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 12 ′ N , 79 ° 46 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
38,317 (as of 2016) 205,976 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 836.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 45.9 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) of which 45.8 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 42 m |
| Postcodes : | 29501-29506 |
| Area code : | +1 843 |
| FIPS : | 45-25810 |
| GNIS ID : | 1222461 |
| Website : | www.cityofflorence.com |
| Mayor : | Frank E. Willis |
Florence is an American city with 38,317 inhabitants (2016), located in Florence County , in the northeast of the state of South Carolina . Parts of the city are in neighboring Darlington County . The city has a shopping mall, the Magnolia Mall , a multi-purpose event hall, the Florence Civic Center and a large library. Florence is also home to the Mc Leod Health Center , which makes the city an important medical location. The city is connected to the Interstate Highways I-95 and I-20 . There is also a regional airport a few kilometers east of the city. Florence Regional Airport is served by two airlines ( Delta Air Lines and US Airways ) several times a day.
history
On March 11, 1958, a USAF Boeing B-47 from Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia , accidentally lost an atomic bomb without a detonator at an altitude of 4,200 meters. On the ground, she destroyed a house in Florence and injured a resident.
geography
Florence extends over an area of 45.9 square kilometers and has a population density of 659.8 inhabitants / square kilometer. According to the 2000 census, the city has a population of 30,248. Florence is located at the 34th parallel north and the 79th longitude west (34.184088, −79.774147). Located in the mostly flat Pee Dee region, Jeffries Creek , a tributary of the Pee Dee River , is the main river in Florence.
education
There are three public high schools in the Florence School District One District : West Florence High School , South Florence High School, and Wilson High School . This also includes Junior High Schools or Middle Schools , Sneed Middle School, Southside Middle School and Williams Middle School, as well as 13 elementary schools . There are also a number of private schools in the city .
Francis Marion University and Florence Darlington Tech College are in the immediate vicinity . Coker College in Hartsville and Coastal Carolina University in Conway are also nearby colleges .
sons and daughters of the town
- William D. Pawley (1896–1977), diplomat and Curtiss-Wright acquirer
- Taft Jordan (1915–1981), jazz trumpeter
- Lindsay Shepherd Olive (1917–1988), mycologist
- Emmett J. Rice (1919–2011), Governor of the Federal Reserve System and Manager at the World Bank
- Edward Lunn Young (1920-2017), politician
- Houston Person (* 1934), tenor saxophonist of modern jazz
- Buddy Baker (1941-2015), NASCAR racing driver
- Steve Windom (born 1949), politician, lieutenant governor of Alabama, member of the Senate
- Harry Carson (born 1953), football player
- Trey Lorenz (* 1969), singer and songwriter
- Lawrence Timmons (born 1986), American football player in the NFL
- Malliciah Goodman (born 1990), football player
