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Blacksburg is a town in Cherokee County, South Carolina. It is part of the Gaffney Metro Area, and has a total area of 1.9 square miles, all of which is land. Whitaker Mountain is within city limits. Cherokee Falls, Kings Creek, Cashion Crossroads, Buffalo, and Mt. Paran communities are within the town. This was settled in the late nineteenth century (the earlier settlement effort had failed), and was named after John G. Black, the pioneer settler. It was incorporated in 1888.
Manufacturing, agriculture and tourism are the major contributors to the local economy. The town hosts a number of events, such as the Ed Brown Championship Rodeo, Bike Ride for Iron City Ministries, the Iron City Festival and a few more. The Kings Mountain National Military Park and State Park are near the town. Public schooling comprises one elementary, one primary, one middle and one high school. The closest hospital is the Upstate Carolina Medical Center, located about 11 miles away in Gaffney. The cost of living here is 16.30% lower than the country average.
This place gets about 49 inches of rain annually. The number of days with measurable precipitation is 112. Snowfall is about 3 inches annually.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
2,390 | ±615 | 2,390% | (x) |
| Male | 958 | ±299 | 40% | ±6 |
| Female | 1,432 | ±389 | 60% | ±6 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 67 | ±18 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 207 | ±91 | 9% | ±4 |
| 5 to 9 years | 111 | ±68 | 5% | ±2 |
| 10 to 14 years | 253 | ±189 | 11% | ±6 |
| 15 to 19 years | 158 | ±107 | 7% | ±4 |
| 20 to 24 years | 167 | ±91 | 7% | ±4 |
| 25 to 34 years | 433 | ±165 | 18% | ±6 |
| 35 to 44 years | 332 | ±174 | 14% | ±6 |
| 45 to 54 years | 222 | ±103 | 9% | ±4 |
| 55 to 59 years | 85 | ±65 | 4% | ±3 |
| 60 to 64 years | 103 | ±52 | 4% | ±2 |
| 65 to 74 years | 194 | ±67 | 8% | ±3 |
| 75 to 84 years | 116 | ±96 | 5% | ±4 |
| 85 years and over | 9 | ±10 | 0% | ±0 |
| Median age (years) | 32 | ±5 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 646 | ±297 | 27% | ±8 |
| 16 years and over | 1,794 | ±439 | 75% | ±8 |
| 18 years and over | 1,744 | ±430 | 73% | ±8 |
| 21 years and over | 1,625 | ±412 | 68% | ±8 |
| 62 years and over | 400 | ±146 | 17% | ±5 |
| 65 years and over | 319 | ±132 | 13% | ±5 |
| 18 years and over |
1,744 | ±430 | 1,744% | (x) |
| Male | 683 | ±193 | 39% | ±6 |
| Female | 1,061 | ±291 | 61% | ±6 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 64 | ±17 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
319 | ±132 | 319 | (x) |
| Male | 88 | ±45 | 28% | ±11 |
| Female | 231 | ±110 | 72% | ±11 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 38 | ±22 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
2,390 | ±615 | 2,390% | (x) |
| One race | 2,126 | ±557 | 89% | ±8 |
| Two or more races | 264 | ±222 | 11% | ±8 |
| One race |
2,126 | ±557 | 89% | ±8 |
| White | 1,648 | ±512 | 69% | ±11 |
| Black or African American | 455 | ±185 | 19% | ±7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
15 | ±28 | 1% | ±1 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 15 | ±28 | 1% | ±1 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Asian |
8 | ±11 | 0% | ±1 |
| Asian Indian | 2 | ±4 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Filipino | 6 | ±10 | 0% | ±0 |
| Japanese | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Korean | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Vietnamese | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Other Asian | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Some other race | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Two or more races |
264 | ±222 | 11% | ±8 |
| White and Black or African American | 90 | ±123 | 4% | ±5 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| White and Asian | 7 | ±12 | 0% | ±1 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 6 | ±10 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
2,390 | ±615 | 2,390% | (x) |
| White | 1,906 | ±563 | 80% | ±7 |
| Black or African American | 551 | ±245 | 23% | ±9 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 21 | ±29 | 1% | ±1 |
| Asian | 15 | ±22 | 1% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Some other race | 161 | ±186 | 7% | ±7 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
2,390 | ±615 | 2,390% | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
204 | ±195 | 9% | ±8 |
| Mexican | 167 | ±176 | 7% | ±7 |
| Puerto Rican | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Cuban | 13 | ±25 | 1% | ±1 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 24 | ±45 | 1% | ±2 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
2,186 | ±596 | 92% | ±8 |
| White alone | 1,605 | ±511 | 67% | ±11 |
| Black or African American alone | 455 | ±185 | 19% | ±7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 15 | ±28 | 1% | ±1 |
| Asian alone | 8 | ±11 | 0% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Some other race alone | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Two or more races |
103 | ±124 | 4% | ±5 |
| Two races including Some other race | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±2 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 103 | ±124 | 4% | ±5 |
| Total housing units | 976 | ±199 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
1,639 | ±410 | 1,639% | (x) |
| Male | 683 | ±193 | 42% | ±6 |
| Female | 956 | ±258 | 58% | ±6 |
