Place:Aiken, South Carolina, United States

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Place Information
Name
Aiken
Alternate names
Aiken     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
33.583°N 81.6°W
Located in
South Carolina, United States     (1871 - )
See also
Barnwell, South Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Lexington, South Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Census-designated place
Belvedere
Clearwater
Gloverville
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Aiken Estates
Aiken Heights
Aiken
Ansley Park
Apia
Ascaga Heights
Audubon Homes
Augusta View Heights
Bahama Heights
Balltown
Barclay Estates
Barclay Park
Barefoot
Bath
Baynham
Beech Island
Belclear
Berlin
Big Cone Ridge
Bonnie Glen
Bonniview Estates
Bradleyville
Briarcliff
Brierfield
Brigham Woods
Brogden
Brookgreen
Brookhaven Estates
Browns Hill
Burnettown
Bush
Camp Gravatt
Camp Long
Camp Rawls
Cardinal Park
Carolina Heights
Carolina Terrace
Chaffee
Chukker Creek
College Acres
Conger Woods
Couchton
Country Place
Coventry
Cowden
Crestdale
Crestland
Croft
Deerwood
Dogwood Manor
Dry Branch
Dunbarton Oaks
Earle
Edgefield Heights
Elmwood Park
Eureka
Fairview Gardens
Forest Heights
Forrest Park
Foxchase
Foxtown
Gatewood
Gem Lake Estates
Graniteville
Grays Landing
Greenfield
Gregg Park
Hamburg
Hammond Hills
Hankinson
Hawthorne
Heatherwood
Heathwood Park
Hidden Haven
Hillview
Hollow Creek
Horse Creek
Huntcliff
Hunters Glen
Jackson
Jacksonville
Johnson Crossroads
Jones Crossroads
Kalmia Hills
Kalmia Landing
Kitchings Mill
Lakewood
Langley Villa
Langley
Laurel Lakes
Lynnhurst
Lynns Ranchettes
Lynwood
Madison
Martintowne
Mealing Heights
Merritts Bridge
Midland Valley
Millbrook Estates
Millbrook
Milledgeville
Mixville
Monetta
Monticello Estates
Montmorenci
Mount Beulah
New Ellenton
New Holland Crossroads
New Holland
Nicholson Village
North Augusta
Oak Grove
Oak Hill
Oakwood
Pembrook
Perry
Pine Valley
Pine and Oak Woods
Pinecrest
Pinehurst
Pineview Acres
Pineview Estates
Pinewood Plantation
Plunket
Quail Hollow
Rainbow Falls
Rennie
Ridgecrest
Robinwood Estates
Rose Hill
Roseland
Russell Hill
Salley
Sandlewood
Savanna Town
Savannah Terrace
Seiglers Crossroads
Seivern
Shannon
Shiloh Heights
Silver Bluff Estates
Six Points
Sleepy Hollow
Smithfield
Southwood
Spiderweb
Spring Branch
Springdale
Stone Gap
Storm Branch Park
Summerfields
Sunny Brook
Sunset Heights
Sweetwater
Talatha Farms
Talatha
The Colony
Twiggs
Vaucluse
Virginia Acres
Wagener
Ward Hills
Warrenville
Wellington
Westcliff
Westwood
White Pond
Willow Springs Park
Windsor
Windtree
Wood Valley
Woodlawn
Woodridge
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source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Aiken County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2000, its population was 142,552; in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 150,181. Its county seat is Aiken.

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History

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Both Aiken County and its county seat of Aiken are named after William Aiken Sr.(1806-1831) who was the first president of the South Carolina Railroad Company. In 1871, Aiken County was formed from pieces of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties.

After the Civil War, the county became a hotspot as a winter home for affluent Northerners. The county still remains popular with horse trainers and riders. In the 1950s, Aiken County along with the nearby counties of Allendale and Barnwell were chosen as the location for a hydrogen bomb plant, now known as the Savannah River Site.[1]

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1871 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1871 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1911 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1915 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 28,112
1890 31,822
1900 39,032
1910 41,849
1920 45,574
1930 47,403
1940 49,916
1950 53,137
1960 81,038
1970 91,023
1980 105,625
1990 120,940
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External links

www.aikencounty.net/

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