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==Infrastructure== |
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===Law Enforcement=== |
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The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety has faced staffing issues related to retention in 2024. |
The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety has faced staffing issues related to retention in 2024. According to Town Manager Chris Clauson, the department typically budgets for 18 officers, while currently only employing five certified officers and one fire dispatcher. To address the staffing shortages, particularly during the night shift, the town has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawson |first1=Walker |title=Winnsboro addresses police department staffing shortages despite budget increase |url=https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/winnsboro-police-claims/101-a6c9f043-6301-4836-8e86-bd626b390183#:~:text=This%20year%2C%20it%20has%20increased,the%20next%20town%20council%20meeting. |website=WISTV |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> |
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In 2016, the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety Police Chief Freddie Lorick was arrested after a prostitution sting in Columbia, SC. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Barden |first1=Melanie |title=Winnsboro Police Chief arrested after Prostitution Sting |url=https://wach.com/news/local/winnsboro-police-chief-arrested-after-prostitution-sting |website=wach.com |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> |
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In 2012, a Winnsboro Public Safety Officer Michael Roseboro shot his estranged wife while on duty, fleeing in a white Ford Crown Victoria. Roseboro was arrested on November 1st in Great Falls and was charged with attempted murder.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winnsboro officer formally charged with attempted murder |url=https://www.wistv.com/story/20107175/winnsboro-officer-formally-charged-with-attempted-murder/ |website=wistv.com |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> |
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In October 2017, Winnsboro police officer Lt. Peter Jackson was placed on a no-trespass notice and banned from the Fairfield County Detention Center following an assault between Jackson and a detainee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ball |first1=Barbara |title=County bans officer from jail |url=https://www.blythewoodonline.com/2017/10/county-bans-officer-from-jail/ |website=blythwoodonline.com |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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Revision as of 22:36, 22 June 2025
Winnsboro, South Carolina | |
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| Nickname: Rock City | |
| Motto: "A Town for All Time"[1] | |
 Location of Winnsboro, South Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°22′37″N 81°5′17″W / 34.37694°N 81.08806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.52 sq mi (9.13 km2) |
| • Land | 3.52 sq mi (9.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,215 |
| • Density | 912.32/sq mi (352.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 29180 |
| Area code(s) | 803, 839 |
| FIPS code | 45-78460[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1251474[3] |
| Website | www |
Winnsboro is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,550 at the 2010 census.[6] The population was 3,215 at the 2020 census,[7] a population decrease of approximately 9.5% for the same 10 year period. It is the county seat of Fairfield County.[8] Winnsboro is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan Area as well as a suburb of Columbia.
History
Based on archeological evidence, this area of the Piedmont was occupied by various cultures of indigenous peoples from as early as the Archaic period, about 1500 BC. Blair Mound is a nearby archeological site and earthwork likely occupied 1300-1400 AD, as part of the late Mississippian culture in the region.[9]
Several years before the Revolutionary War, Richard Winn from Virginia moved to what is now Fairfield County in the upland or Piedmont area of South Carolina. His lands included the present site of Winnsboro. As early as 1777, the settlement was known as "Winnsborough" since he was the major landowner. His brothers John and Minor Winn joined him there, adding to family founders.
The village was laid out and chartered in 1785 upon petition of Richard and John Winn, and John Vanderhorst. The brothers Richard, John and Minor Winn all served in the Revolutionary War. Richard became a general, and was said to have fought in more battles than any Whig in South Carolina. John gained the rank of colonel. See Fairfield County, South Carolina, for more.
The area was developed for the cultivation of short-staple cotton after Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793, which made processing of this type of cotton profitable. Previously it was considered too labor-intensive. Short-staple cotton was widely cultivated on plantations in upland areas throughout the Deep South, through an interior area that became known as the Black Belt. The increased demand for slave labor resulted in the forced migration of more than one million African-American slaves into the area through sales in the domestic slave market. By the time of the Civil War, the county's population was majority black and majority slave.
Textile mills were constructed in the area beginning in the late 19th century, and originally only whites were allowed to work in the mills. "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues", an industrial folk song of the 1930s with lyrics typical of the blues, refers to working in a cotton mill in this city. The song arose after the textile mill had been converted to a tire manufacturing plant,[10] reflecting the widespread expansion of the auto industry. The song has been sung by Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, and other artists. It was the basis of one of the ballads by modernist composer/pianist Frederic Rzewski in his Four North American Ballads for solo piano, completed in 1979.[10]
Geography
US 321 Business passes through Winnsboro. The unincorporated community of Winnsboro Mills borders the south side of Winnsboro.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Winnsboro has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2), all land.[6]
Climate
| Climate data for Winnsboro, South Carolina (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 53.1 (11.7) |
57.1 (13.9) |
65.0 (18.3) |
74.0 (23.3) |
81.1 (27.3) |
87.6 (30.9) |
91.1 (32.8) |
88.8 (31.6) |
83.3 (28.5) |
73.6 (23.1) |
63.4 (17.4) |
55.4 (13.0) |
72.8 (22.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 42.0 (5.6) |
45.2 (7.3) |
52.3 (11.3) |
61.1 (16.2) |
69.0 (20.6) |
76.4 (24.7) |
80.0 (26.7) |
78.3 (25.7) |
72.5 (22.5) |
61.8 (16.6) |
51.2 (10.7) |
44.5 (6.9) |
61.2 (16.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 30.9 (−0.6) |
33.4 (0.8) |
39.6 (4.2) |
48.2 (9.0) |
56.9 (13.8) |
65.2 (18.4) |
68.9 (20.5) |
67.9 (19.9) |
61.8 (16.6) |
50.0 (10.0) |
38.9 (3.8) |
33.5 (0.8) |
49.6 (9.8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.99 (101) |
3.59 (91) |
4.03 (102) |
3.10 (79) |
3.07 (78) |
4.05 (103) |
4.10 (104) |
4.69 (119) |
3.88 (99) |
3.29 (84) |
3.19 (81) |
4.14 (105) |
45.12 (1,146) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
| Source: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 355 | — | |
| 1870 | 1,124 | 216.6% | |
| 1880 | 1,500 | 33.5% | |
| 1890 | 1,738 | 15.9% | |
| 1900 | 1,765 | 1.6% | |
| 1910 | 1,754 | −0.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,822 | 3.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,344 | 28.6% | |
| 1940 | 3,181 | 35.7% | |
| 1950 | 3,267 | 2.7% | |
| 1960 | 3,479 | 6.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,411 | −2.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,919 | −14.4% | |
| 1990 | 3,475 | 19.0% | |
| 2000 | 3,599 | 3.6% | |
| 2010 | 3,550 | −1.4% | |
| 2020 | 3,215 | −9.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12][4] | |||
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,926 | 59.91% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,078 | 33.53% |
| Native American | 14 | 0.44% |
| Asian | 26 | 0.81% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 89 | 2.77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 2.52% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,215 people, 1,329 households, and 878 families residing in the town.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census,[14] there were 3,550 people, 1,497 households, and 931 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 60.3% African American, 36.1% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
Crime
Based on data from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Winnsboro is ranked 87% higher than the national average for violent crime, 26% higher than the national average for property crime, and 36% higher than the national average for total crime.[15] The rate of crime in Winnsboro is 39.24 per 1,000 residents. The chance of being a victim of crime in Winnsboro may be as high as 1 in 17 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 40 in the west part of the city. A crime occurs every 20 hours and 53 minutes (on average) in Winnsboro.[16]
Arts and culture
The Winnsboro Town Clock built in 1837 is the oldest continuously running clock in the United States.[17]
Winnsboro has a public library, a branch of the Fairfield County Library.[18]
Government
The mayor of Winnsboro is Demetrius Chatman.[19]
Education
Fairfield Institute, a school for African Americans run by a missionary from New Jersey was in Winnsboro from 1869 to 1888 when it closed and merged with Brainerd Institute in Chester, South Carolina. Joseph Winthrop Holley and Kelly Miller attended the school.[20]
Winnsboro is served by the Fairfield County Public School system.
Infrastructure
Law Enforcement
The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety has faced staffing issues related to retention in 2024. According to Town Manager Chris Clauson, the department typically budgets for 18 officers, while currently only employing five certified officers and one fire dispatcher. To address the staffing shortages, particularly during the night shift, the town has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.[21]
In 2016, the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety Police Chief Freddie Lorick was arrested after a prostitution sting in Columbia, SC. [22]
In 2012, a Winnsboro Public Safety Officer Michael Roseboro shot his estranged wife while on duty, fleeing in a white Ford Crown Victoria. Roseboro was arrested on November 1st in Great Falls and was charged with attempted murder.[23]
In October 2017, Winnsboro police officer Lt. Peter Jackson was placed on a no-trespass notice and banned from the Fairfield County Detention Center following an assault between Jackson and a detainee.[24]
Notable people
- D. Wyatt Aiken (1828–1887), U.S. congressman from South Carolina[25]
- Mike Anderson, Baltimore Ravens running back, formerly of the Denver Broncos where he was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2000 season
- Webster Anderson (1933 – 2003), U.S. Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor, the highest US military award, for his actions in the Vietnam War
- Israel Bird, state senator in 1870s[26]
- John Bratton (1838-1898), Confederate general during the American Civil War; U.S. congressman from South Carolina
- Walter B. Brown (1920-1998), former vice-president of Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern); political figure in South Carolina legislative government
- William Porcher DuBose (1836-1918), priest, theologian, educator in the Episcopal Church, and Civil War veteran
- William Ellison (1790-1861), Jr., born a mixed-race slave April on the plantation of William Ellison (likely his father) near Winnsboro; he was apprenticed as a cotton gin maker and allowed to buy his freedom in 1816. He had his own business and also became a major planter in Sumter County, where he owned 1000 acres by 1860 and numerous slaves to work that land.
- Gordon Glisson (1930-1997), champion jockey in thoroughbred horse racing
- Justin Hobgood, NASCAR driver
- James Hooker, singer/songwriter
- Ellis Johnson, college football coach
- Catherine Stratton Ladd (1808–1899) founder of Winnsboro Female Institute, writer, and journalist
- David Leventritt (1845–1926), New York City lawyer and judge, born in Winnsboro
- Donnie Levister, NASCAR driver
- James G. Martin, 70th governor of North Carolina (1985-1993)
- John Hugh Means (1812-1862), 64th governor of South Carolina (1850–1852); signed South Carolina Ordinance of Secession in 1860; killed at Second Battle of Manassas during Civil War
- James Francis Miller (1830-1902), politician who represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1883-1886
- Kelly Miller (1863-1939), African-American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, and author
- James Milling, professional football player
- Thomas J. Robertson (1823-1897), U.S. senator from South Carolina
- Orlando Ruff, defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints
- Alex Sanders, former Court of Appeals judge, Lt. Governor candidate, College of Charleston president, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; resides in Charleston; related to Thomas family of Ridgeway
- Miriam Stevenson, Miss South Carolina 1953, Miss South Carolina USA 1954, Miss USA 1954, Miss Universe 1954
- Tyler Thigpen, Buffalo Bills quarterback
- Joseph A. Woodward (1806-1885), congressman from South Carolina; son of William Woodward
References
- ^ "Historic Town Clock & Museum - Town of Winnsboro | South Carolina". Town of Winnsboro.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winnsboro, South Carolina
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Winnsboro town, South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 15, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Robert L. Stevenson and George Teague (April 1974). "Blair Mound" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Kathryn Woodard, "The Pianist's Body at Work: Mediating Sound and Meaning in Frederic Rzewski's Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues", Sonic Meditations, 2008, at Academia website, accessed November 13, 2014
- ^ "NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". NOAA. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". Census.gov. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program".
- ^ "The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Winnsboro, SC: Crime Maps and Statistics | CrimeGrade.org". crimegrade.org.
- ^ "Winnsboro Town Clock". SC Picture Project. September 4, 2020.
- ^ "South Carolina libraries and archives". SCIWAY. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Ball, Barbara (April 2, 2025). "Chatman elected mayor of Winnsboro". The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Holley, Joseph Winthrop (1992). You Can't Build a Chimney from the Top. University Press of America. ISBN 9780819184832.
- ^ Lawson, Walker. "Winnsboro addresses police department staffing shortages despite budget increase". WISTV. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Barden, Melanie. "Winnsboro Police Chief arrested after Prostitution Sting". wach.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ "Winnsboro officer formally charged with attempted murder". wistv.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Ball, Barbara. "County bans officer from jail". blythwoodonline.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, Being the Sessions of". 1878.
External links
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