Langley, South Carolina
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Langley is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in Aiken County,
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, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2010 census. It is bordered by Gloverville to the northeast and Burnettown to the west. Langley is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Langley is located in historic Horse Creek Valley. It sits next to the Langley pond. The town was named Langley in March 1870, at a meeting of the Board of Directors for the Langley Manufacturing Company in nearby
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. The name was chosen in honor of William C. Langley of
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, New York, the company's principal stockholder. The original name was Kalmia, after the Kalmia Mills, purchased by Langley and several other stockholders. This was reported in the ''Augusta Chronicle'' in March 1870. According to ''Who Was Who in America'', William C. Langley was a shrewd and astute 19th-century businessman who amassed a fortune in the textile industry.


Demographics


2010 Census

As of the 2010 census, the population of Langley was 1,447. 0.35% of the population were of American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.28% were Asian, 4.77% were African American, 0.07% were Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 91.91% were white, 0.83% were some other race, and 1.80% were of two or more races. Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) comprised 2.56% of the population. Males made up 48.79% of the population, and females 51.21%. Children under age 5 were 7.46% of the population, persons aged 5 to 17 were 15.89%, persons aged 18 to 64 were 62.61%, and persons aged 65 or over were 14.03% of the population.


Education

It is in the Aiken County Public School District. Zoned schools in most areas are Jefferson Elementary School, Langley-Bath-Clearwater (LBC) Middle School, and Midland Valley High School. - maps fo
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References

Census-designated places in South Carolina Census-designated places in Aiken County, South Carolina Augusta metropolitan area {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub