Campobello, South Carolina
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Campobello is a town in Spartanburg County,
South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
, United States, along the South Pacolet River. The population was 502 at the 2010 census.


History

Campobello was founded in 1840. Campobello is a name derived from Italian meaning "beautiful field". A post office called Campobello has been in operation since 1850.


Geography

Campobello is located at (35.115403, -82.149622). The town is concentrated around the intersection of U.S. Route 176 and South Carolina Highway 357, northwest of
Spartanburg Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city had a population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in the state. The Office of Management and Budg ...
, and a few miles south of the
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-South Carolina border.
South Carolina Highway 11 South Carolina Highway 11 (SC 11), also known as the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, is a state highway through the far northern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina, following the southernmost peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains ...
passes through the northern part of Campobello, connecting the town with
Interstate 26 Interstate 26 (I-26) is a main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States. Nominally east–west, as indicated by its even number, I-26 runs from the junction of U.S. Route 11W, US Route 11W (US 11W) ...
to the east. According to the
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, the town has a total area of , all land.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 675 people, 208 households, and 145 families residing in the town.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 449 people, 160 households, and 124 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 176 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 85.97%
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, 8.69%
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, 0.45% Native American, 4.01% Asian, and 0.89% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population. There were 160 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were
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living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $21,875 for females. The
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for the town was $15,904. About 3.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the
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, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.


Education

It is in the
Spartanburg School District 1 Spartanburg County School District 1 is a school district based in Campobello, South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carol ...
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External links

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Town website
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