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Florence is the central city of a metropolitan area with a total population of 205,566 (2010 US census), including the entire populations of Florence and Darlington counties. However, in the more detailed 2000 Census data, only about 54% of this metro was urbanized, consisting of the urban areas Florence (2000 pop.: 67,314), Hartsville (14,907 ...
The Florence Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Florence, South Carolina. The arena was known as the Florence Civic Center until it rebranded in November 2017. [6] It hosted the infamous eighth WWE In Your House pay-per-view in 1996, during which a storm knocked out the power and thus the broadcast signal during the event.
Florence City Hall and Opera House (1900) on Evans Street [1] Darlington City Hall and Opera House (1904), designed by Frank P. Milburn [2] Building contractor Murchison School in Bennettsville (1902), [3] designed by Denver architect John J. Huddart. Wilkins had his first building commission as an architect with the Poynor School in Florence ...
The largest municipality by population in South Carolina is the city of Charleston with 150,227 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Cope with 37 residents. [3] The largest municipality by land area is Columbia which spans 137.188 sq mi (355.32 km 2 ), while Jenkinsville is the smallest at 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km 2 ).
Fred Hopkins’ 2018 ambush shootings killed two Florence SC police officers and wounded five others. He had been up for the death penalty. ... Several Florence city police officers were wounded ...
According to the 2000 census, the population of Florence County was classified as 58% urban and 42% rural, containing the two urban areas of Florence (2000 pop. 67,314) and Lake City (8,728). Along with Darlington County, it comprises part of the Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lake City is located in southern Florence County at (33.867697, -79.756153 U.S. Route 52 is the main highway through the city, leading north 24 miles (39 km) to Florence , the county seat , and south 17 miles (27 km) to Kingstree .
South Carolina Highway 341 passes through the center of town as Broadway Street, leading west 20 miles (32 km) to Lake City. Florence , the county seat , is 35 miles (56 km) to the northwest, while Myrtle Beach is 45 miles (72 km) to the east.