Langley, South Carolina Explained

Official Name:Langley, South Carolina
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Carolina
Pushpin Label:Langley
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Aiken
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.95
Area Land Km2:2.94
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:1.14
Area Land Sq Mi:1.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1485
Population Density Km2:504.87
Population Density Sq Mi:1307.22
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:190
Coordinates:33.5178°N -81.8439°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:29834
Area Code:803 and 839
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:45-40390[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1246294[4]

Langley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2010 census.[5] 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 Hamburg. The name was chosen in honor of William C. Langley of Brooklyn, 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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Langley CDP, South Carolina. https://archive.today/20200212195735/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4540390. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. August 6, 2013.
  6. Web site: 2010 Census Population of Langley, South Carolina - CensusViewer.