Blacksburg, South Carolina
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Blacksburg is a small town in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,848 at the 2010 census.[5] The communities of Antioch, Cherokee Falls, Kings Creek, Cashion Crossroads, Buffalo, and Mount Paran are located near the town.
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Blacksburg, South Carolina | |
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Nickname: Iron City | |
Motto: "Beginning the New Beginning" | |
Coordinates: 35°7′14″N 81°30′59″W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Cherokee |
Incorporated | 1888 |
Government | |
• Type | Administrator-Council Government |
• Administrator | Dalton Pierce |
• Mayor | Mike Patterson |
Area | |
• Town | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
• Land | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
Population | |
• Town | 1,889 |
• Density | 1,009.62/sq mi (389.78/km2) |
• Metro | 9,655 |
Time zone | UTC5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 29702 |
Area codes | 864 |
FIPS code | 45-06400[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1246907[2] |
Website | www |
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Blacksburg is in Upstate South Carolina on the Interstate 85 corridor about 45 mi (72 km) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area (CSA) which has a population of 1,478,648 according to 2018 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.