Chapin, South Carolina

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Chapin

Partly Cloudy
Temperature: 30.9 °F

Humidity: 95 %
Wind Speed: 0 mph NNE
Pressure: 30.13 "

Dew Point: 30 °F
Gusts: 3 mph NNE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Close to home
  

  Richland 1 fifth-grade teacher Kelley Sumner has been named the 2008 National Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year.

• Daniel Jordan Douglas Jr.
  

  Daniel Jordan Douglas, Jr., born September 1, 1989, beloved son of Dan and Ann Douglas, and loving brother of Angela Douglas and Ali Douglas, was called home to heaven on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

• Teen Dies from Train Collision
  

  He had been in critical condition. A Midlands teen seriously injured in a train-versus-vehicle collision earlier this month has died.

• Man dies of injuries in Nov. 2 train collision
  

  A 19-year-old Chapin man died Tuesday morning of injuries suffered when his truck collided with a train earlier this month, Richland County Gary Watts said.

• A taste of Carolina
  

  Robin's Gourmet Veggies offer all-natural, South Carolina-made products. The veggies are marinated in a vinegar base, pickled with jalapeno, garlic and dill.

• Barbara Brown Bryan
  

  Barbara Brown Bryan, age 71, passed Monday, November 17, 2008, surrounded by her immediate family, in Atlanta, GA.

• Man Accused of Trying to Run Over Police Arrested
  

  According to Chapin police officers, the man they say tried to hit them with a vehicle has been arrested and he faces seven charges from the incident.

• Man arrested in connection with incident at Chapin checkpoint
  

  Officials with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department say a West Columbia man is under arrest in connection with an incident on Nov.

• Washington Honor Flight trip 'overwhelming'
  

  Fred Shealy's lower lip quivered a bit after he read the words "Battle of the Bulge" engraved on the National World War II Memorial, but his eyes were as hard as the granite around him.

• Authorities Search for Driver of Runaway Pickup
  

  Officers with three agencies are looking for a suspect on the run in the Chapin area.

• Officers fire on pickup truck that fled Chapin checkpoint
  

  The Chapin police chief and a fellow officer fired Wednesday night on a pickup truck that nearly hit them after it sped away from a checkpoint on Chapin Road, authorities said.

• Honor Flight Heroes to be Parade VIPs
  

  When the annual Veterans Day parade rolls down Sumter Street in Columbia today, it will be viewed by some very special guests.

• Master Sgt. O'Brien "Bill" Summers
  

  Master Sgt. O'Brien "Bill" Summers, of Dorchester, SC, passed away October 13, 2008, in Trident Medical Center in St.

• In Our Towns
  

  Angel Food orders for November will be taken from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Freedom Center, in the Big Block Business Center, Unit 5, at the corner of Big Block Road and S.C. 544 in Socastee.

• Result resonates in South
  

  The red-brick Bethel AME Church on the corner of Racepath Avenue was built in 1866, only a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves that attended it.

• Chapin teens hit by train
  

  The South Carolina Highway Patrol says two teenagers were hit by a train. The accident happened Sunday just before 9pm.

• Vital Zips
  

  Galleon Road, 400 block, between 8 and 8:15 p.m. Oct. 12. Someone stole a stove worth $300 from a home.

• Warren Bolton: Lexington-Richland 5 voters must take back district
  

  AS BADLY AS Lexington-Richland 5 needs new schools, the district's bond issue on the ballot Tuesday is about far more than bricks and mortar.

• High winds, storms cause power outages, damage in Midlands
  

  A sudden weather system in the Midlands has caused power outages and damages throughout the area.

City Description

Chapin is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 628 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chapin is located at 34°9′57″N, 81°20′50″W (34.165783, -81.347260). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.55% is water. While Chapin is a part of Lexington County, the creation of Lake Murray, South Carolina by the Dreher Shoals Dam cut Chapin off from the rest of the county, creating something of an exclave. The town is named after Martin Chapin, who built the Chapin Hotel in the 1880's along the new rail line that ran from Columbia, South Carolina to Newberry, South Carolina. As of the census of 2000, there were 628 people, 249 households, and 193 families residing in the town. The population density was 349.6 people per square mile (134.7/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 145.3/sq mi (56.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.04% White, 6.37% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more

City Contained By:

• Lexington County
• South Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 4.6619785986 km squared

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