Belton, South Carolina

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Belton

Fair
Temperature: 35.1 °F

Humidity: 80 %
Wind Speed: 8 mph W
Pressure: 30.09 "

Dew Point: 29 °F
Gusts: 8 mph W
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Belton woman severely beaten
  

  A 80-year-old woman from Belton suffered severe injuries when she was badly beaten in the head and face by an intruder who invaded her home while she was on the phone early Tuesday, a spokeswoman said.

• Lethia Belton Richardson
  

  Mrs. Lethia Belton Richardson, daughter of the late Thomas Glenn and Louise Howell Belton, was born in Fairfield County, Ridgeway, SC, June 11, 1927.

• Six charged in meth busts in Anderson County
  

  Anderson County deputies have charged six people with involvement in making methamphetamine, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

• Teen Pregnancies on the Rise
  

  Children having children. Shameika Williams is one of them. Her dream is to be a registered nurse, but her reality is she's five months pregnant and still in high school.

• Second man arrested in fatal motorcycle crash
  

  The second of three suspects sought in a crash that killed a Belton man in Anderson County on Nov.

• Troopers Release Names Of Hit-And-Run Suspects
  

  A search is under way for two men police said fled the scene of a deadly crash in Anderson County.

• Police: Driver Flees Fatal Motorcycle Wreck
  

  Deputies and police are looking for a driver who they say fled on foot after a head-on collision in which a motorcyclist was killed.

• Driver sought in fatal Anderson crash
  

  A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Belton was killed Thursday when an unidentified motorist struck his Suzuki on Broadway Lake Road, then fled, the Anderson County coroner said.

• Sarah McGill Ruggles
  

  Sarah McGill Ruggles, 92, formerly of Williamston Road and Anderson Place, Anderson, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at Autumn Care of Statesville, North Carolina.

• Chance to review health insurance leaves many people confused
  

  It's open enrollment season and millions of American employees are evaluating insurance documents to choose the best health plan for themselves and their families -- or are they? More than six in 10 "default" ...

• Readers' letters for Oct. 28
  

  Vote 'No' on sales tax in Anderson Why did Anderson County take so long to send out the new property tax assessments? Inefficiency or planned so they would come only weeks before the November election and ...

• Bus rear-ended by car this morning
  

  A car crashed into the back of a school bus as it made its rounds picking up students in Belton this morning.

• School Bus Accident With Possible Injuries
  

  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is at the scene of a wreck involving a school bus.

• More
  

  Despite a slight decline in South Carolina's unemployment rate in September to 7.3 percent, employment officials aren't cheering the news.

• Anderson landfill generating station harnesses power of methane gas
  

  BELTON -- Startup of a new $3.8 million generating station announced Tuesday turns waste into energy to fuel homes and businesses in a state poised to grow by another million people by 2025.

• Car Dealership Closes Doors, Cites 'Economic Conditions'
  

  An Anderson County car dealership has closed its doors, a victim of the struggling economy and credit crunch, the business owner said.

• Insurance tearing up farmers' incomes
  

  A premium hike of $100 a month, or $1,000 more in the yearly deductible. That's the choice Belton farmer Andy Callaham faces now with his health insurance.

• Nature walk, festival are family events
  

  The first weekend of October isn't as busy as later weekends of the month promise to be, but there are a couple of family events you might want to check out.

• Gasoline supplies remain tight throughout state
  

  The Upstate is currently getting 50 percent of its normal load of gasoline, experts said Monday, as another workweek began with sporadic outages at the pumps.

City Description

Belton is a city in eastern Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,461 at the 2000 census. Belton is located at 34°31′32″N, 82°29′46″W (34.525630, -82.496129). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (10.0 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,461 people, 1,948 households, and 1,275 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,158.2 people per square mile (447.4/km²). There were 2,129 housing units at an average density of 552.7/sq mi (213.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.52% White, 17.51% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population. There were 1,948 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average

City Contained By:

• Anderson County
• South Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 10.1009536303 km squared

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