Hanahan is a city in Berkeley County,

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, United States. The population was 12,937 at the 2000 census. The 2010 census puts the population at 17,997. Portions of the

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, including the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, are located in Hanahan. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only, Hanahan is included within the

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and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area

Geography

Hanahan is located at the very south end of Berkeley County, and its city limits on the west and south sides are contiguous with the county line between Berkeley and

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counties. It was incorporated as a city in 1973. Hanahan is bordered on the west and south by the city of

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. To the east is the old Naval Weapons Station, which was formerly a

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, and is still federal property. A very small portion of this federal base is actually in Hanahan's city limits. Among other uses of the former submarine base, the Naval Consolidated Brig is there, as is the Navy's Nuclear Power School. To the east and north is the city of Goose Creek, as well as unincorporated portions of Berkeley County.

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has a main north-south track that runs along Hanahan's west city limit. Hanahan is primarily a residential city. It does have quite a number of major warehouses in the northeast and southeast portions of the city, most of whose business is tied directly to the

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, aeronautics, logistics and the defense industries. There are two commercial districts, one in the southernmost section of the city and another in Tanner Plantation. There has been some commercial development in the area known as Tanner Plantation, a primarily residential portion of the city which has developed over about the last 15 years. Hanahan's proximity to rail and major roadways make it an ideal place for cargo warehousing. The

Otranto Plantation Otranto Plantation is a historic plantation house located in Hanahan, Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was built before 1778, and is a 1 1/2-half story, rectangular gable-roofed stuccoed brick dwelling. It has an attached colonnaded piazza, ...

was listed on the

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in 1978. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.14%, is water.

Demographics

With a population of 19,597, Hanahan is a growing city.

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 20,325 people, 8,891 households, and 6,031 families residing in the city.

2000 census

In the

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of 2000, there were 12,937 people (13,818 in 2005 estimate), 5,243 households, and 3,339 families residing in the city. The

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was 1,284.7 people per square mile (496.0/km²). There were 5,698 housing units at an average density of 565.8 per square mile (218.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.6%

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, 17.7%

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, 0.4% Native American, 2.0%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.3% from

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, and 1.9% from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.17% of the population. There were 5,243 households, out of which 27.9% have youngsters under age 18 years living with them, 46.1% were

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living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $39,327, and the median income for a family was $45,246. Males had a median income of $30,354 versus $22,374 for females. The

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for the city was $22,629. About 6.0% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the

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, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

The form of government is council. The council is the governing body of the city, with the city administrator being hired by, and serving at the pleasure of, the city council. The council and mayor are elected by the voters. The mayor is a first among equals on the council, presiding over council meetings and representing the city at official functions. The council hires and fires department heads. The mayor and council members, though paid a small salary, are not full-time, but are citizens with other jobs. The Hanahan Fire Department operates three stations. Station 1 is located at 5826 Campbell Street, Station 2 is located at 1200 S. Basilica Avenue, and Station 3 is located at 1101 Williams Lane in the fast-growing Tanner Plantation area. The department operates two engine companies, one tower company, one medic unit, and one battalion officer vehicle manned by the shift officer. The Hanahan Police Department operates a 40-person Department complete with a dispatch center, animal control officers, community service officer, community youth officer and two School Resource Officers. The patrol division operates on four, twelve hour shifts with a Sergeant and a Corporal overseeing the operations of each shift. Portions of the

, including the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston, are located in Hanahan.

Armed Forces

Portions of The

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, (The City of Charleston, The City of North Charleston, The City of Goose Creek, and The City of Hanahan) are home to branches of the United States Military. During the Cold War, the Naval Base (1902–1996) became the third largest U.S. homeport serving over 80 ships and submarines. In addition, the

Charleston Naval Shipyard Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base Charleston. H ...

repaired frigates, destroyers, cruisers, sub tenders, and submarines. The Shipyard was also equipped for the refueling of nuclear subs. During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's load out base for all nuclear

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s. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a sub tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron,

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, and a sub tender were homeported at the Naval Base. At the 1996 closure of the Station's Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic (POMFLANT), over 2,500 nuclear warheads and their

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, and

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delivery missiles (

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) were stored and maintained, guarded by a U.S. Marine Corps Security Force Company. In 2010, the Air Force Base (3,877 acres) and Naval Weapons Station (>17,000 acres) merged to form

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. Today, Joint Base Charleston, encompassing over 20,877 acres and supporting 53 Military Commands and Federal Agencies, provides service to over 79,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, DOD civilians, dependents, and retirees.

Navy

*Naval Weapons Station,

(>17,000 acres, 27 square miles), Goose Creek and Hanahan *

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(

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) *

Naval Nuclear Power Training Command The Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) is a program element of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and is responsible for educating enlisted and commissioned personnel of the US nuclear naval program. NNPTC's mission is to train office ...

Nuclear Power School Nuclear Power School (NPS) is a technical school operated by the U.S. Navy in Goose Creek, South Carolina as a central part of a program that trains enlisted sailors, officers, KAPL civilians and Bettis civilians for shipboard nuclear power pl ...

*Nuclear Power Training Unit *Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, *Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, *Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, , After 2018 delivery *Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, , After 2019 delivery *

Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston The Naval Consolidated Brig (NAVCONBRIG CHASN), is a medium security U.S. military prison. The brig, Building #3107, is located in the south annex of Joint Base Charleston in the city of Hanahan, South Carolina. The Brig was commissioned on Nove ...

, East Coast *Mobile Mine Assembly Unit Eleven (MOMAU-11) *Naval Operations Support Center Charleston *Navy Reserve Center *Navy Munitions Command CONUS, Detachment Charleston *Explosive Ordnance Detachment * Naval Health Clinic Charleston *Navy Dental Clinic *

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Training, Federal Complex *Lay berth for Roll-On Roll-Off Naval Ships, Military Sealift Command, Federal Complex *, Military Sealift Command Ship, Ready Reserve Force, Federal Complex *MV ''Cape Douglas'' (T-AKR-5052), Military Sealift Command Ship, Ready Reserve Force, Federal Complex *MV ''Cape Domingo'' (T-AKR-5053), Military Sealift Command Ship, Ready Reserve Force, Federal Complex *MV ''Cape Decision'' (T-AKR-5054), Military Sealift Command Ship, Ready Reserve Force, Federal Complex *MV ''Cape Diamond'' (T-AKR-5055), Military Sealift Command Ship, Ready Reserve Force, Federal Complex *MV ''Cape Edmont'' (T-AKR-5069), Military Sealift Command Ship, Ready Reserve Force, Federal Complex

Air Force

*Charleston Air Force Base,

(3,877 acres, 6.06 square miles), North Charleston *Charleston Air Force Auxiliary Base, North, SC (2,393 acres, 3.74 square miles) *Charleston Defense Fuel Storage and Distribution Facility, Hanahan *

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*628th Mission Support Group *628th Medical Group *

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* 437th Airlift Wing *373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 5 *1st Combat Camera Squadron *412th Logistics Support Squadron OL-AC *Air Force ROTC Det 772 *Civil Air Patrol – Charleston Composite Squadron

Marines

*Marine Corps Reserve Center, Naval Weapons Station

Coast Guard

*Coast Guard Sector Charleston (District 7) *Coast Guard Station Charleston *Coast Guard Helicopter Air Facility, Johns Island *Coast Guard

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, Johns Island *Coast Guard Reserves, Charleston *Coast Guard

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, Federal Complex *

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, Federal Complex *

, 2021 Delivery, Federal Complex *USCGC ''Tarpon'',

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, Tybee Island *USCGC ''Yellowfin'',

, Charleston *USCGC ''Anvil'', Charleston

Army

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, Charleston District *

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*Army Reserve Training Center, Naval Weapons Station *841st Army Transportation Battalion, Naval Weapons Station *1182nd Army Deployment & Distribution Support Battalion, Naval Weapons Station *1189th Army Transportation Brigade, Reserve Support Command, Naval Weapons Station *Army Strategic Logistics Activity, Naval Weapons Station

Federal Complex (former Charleston Naval Base), North Charleston

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(FLETC), Department of Homeland Security *Moored FLETC Training Ship, SS Cape Chalmers (T-AK-5036) *Sea Hawk Interagency Operations Center *Customs and Border Protection Satellite Academy *Immigration and Customs Enforcement Satellite Academy *U.S. Courts, Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Academy *Food and Drug Administration Training Academy *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (

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) *

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Ship *

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Ship *U.S. Department of State *Global Financial Services Center, U.S. Department of State *Passport Service Center, U.S. Department of State *

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Education

Hanahan has three public schools for school aged children. Hanahan Elementary and Hanahan Middle School were both awarded National Blue Ribbon Award status by the U.S. Department of Education in 2014. Out of 5 schools in the entire state, Hanahan has two of them. Hanahan also continues to cultivate some of the best softball and baseball players in the state. Both the 9- and 11-year-old girls team won the Dixie Ponytails World Series Softball Championship in 2013 as well as the Dixie Angles World Series Softball Championship. Hanahan has a

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, a branch of the Berkeley County Library System.

Arts and culture

Yeamans Hall Club is located in Hanahan. Yeamans is ranked the #2 private course in the State of South Carolina. and was built in 1925. Fishing and water sports are a large part of life in Hanahan. With several neighborhoods that have tidal water behind them, Hanahan has direct access to the Cooper River and the Charleston Harbor. Fishing is a very popular thing to do in Hanahan. The Goose Creek Reservoir is located in the middle of Hanahan. The Reservoir contains a wide range of fish species and hosts several tournaments per year. Opened in 2013, the Hanahan Amphitheater is an outdoor community theater that hosts city run events, movies in the park and concerts. The Amphitheater is complete with concessions, setup for professional audio/video events and host weddings and other community events.

References

External links

City of Hanahan official website
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

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