Belton, South Carolina

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The 2000 Census showed that Belton had a population of 4,461 people^<1>. This represents 0.11% of the total population of South Carolina, making it the state's 60th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
57	Barnwell	SE	109 mi [175.4 km]	4,783	5% decrease
58	Mullins	E	185 mi [297.7 km]	4,716	6.22% decrease
59	Isle-of-Palms	SE	197 mi [317 km]	4,678	2.07% increase
-60-	Belton			4,670	4.69% increase
61	Edgefield	SE	60 mi [96.6 km]	4,418	0.7% decrease
62	Surfside Beach	E	210 mi [338 km]	4,783	8.09% increase
63	Woodruff	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	4,103	2.98% decrease

Belton had 2,129 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Belton has an area^<4> of 3.85 square miles [9.98 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Belton had a 2000 population density of 1,158 people per square mile [447.2 people/km²], making it the state's 55th most densely populated area.

Anderson County

The city of Belton is located in Anderson County.

The county had a population of 166,313 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 4,461 people, Belton contained 2.68% of the Anderson County total.

In addition, where the community of Belton has a population density of 1,158 people per square mile [447.2 people/km²], Anderson County averages 231.6 people per square mile [89.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Anderson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Belton and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Belton. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Belton.

A Census Quickfact is available for Anderson County (QF-45007).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Anderson County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Pickens	QF-45077	N	116,915	5.24% increase
	Greenville	QF-45045	NE	438,119	14.96% increase
	Laurens	QF-45059	E	69,681	---
	Abbeville	QF-45001	SE	25,404	3.13% decrease
	Elbert (GA)	QF-13105	SW	20,494	---
	Hart (GA)	QF-13147	SW	24,278	5.31% increase
	Oconee	QF-45073	NW	71,274	7.32% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Belton:

Belton is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Belton.

The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Belton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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