Blacksburg, South Carolina

Blacksburg, South Carolina
Shelby Street in Uptown Blacksburg
Shelby Street in Uptown Blacksburg
Official seal of Blacksburg, South Carolina
Nickname: 
Iron City
Motto: 
"Beginning the New Beginning"
Blacksburg, South Carolina is located in South Carolina
Blacksburg, South Carolina
Blacksburg, South Carolina
Coordinates: 35°7′14″N 81°30′59″W / 35.12056°N 81.51639°W / 35.12056; -81.51639
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyCherokee
Incorporated1888
Government
 • TypeAdministrator-Council Government
 • AdministratorDalton Pierce
 • MayorMike Patterson
Area
 • Town1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
 • Land1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation761 ft (232 m)
Population
 • Town1,889
 • Density1,009.62/sq mi (389.78/km2)
 • Metro
9,655
Time zoneUTC5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29702
FIPS code45-06400[4]
GNIS feature ID1246907[2]
Websitewww.townofblacksburgsc.com
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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.

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.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blacksburg, South Carolina
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  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Blacksburg town, South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2015.