This old farmhouse in the Sardinia community in rural Clarendon County seems to be getting a little long-needed loving. Retired editor and photographer Linda W. Brown of Kingstree, S.C., noted how the scaffolding across the house’s front porch indicates it is getting a new lease on life.
Clarendon County has 34,357 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 population estimate. About half of the county’s residence are white; the other half are black. Some other statistics:
- High school graduation rate of those 25 or older: 76.3 percent.
- Bachelor’s degree graduates: 13.8 percent
- Median household income: $33,267
- Poverty rate: 22.8 percent
- Unemployment rate, November 2013: 9.9 percent (2.5 percent higher than the state average)
- Black-owned firms: 30.1 percent (18 points higher than state average)
- Women-owned firms: 35.4 percent (8 points higher than state average)
Copyrighted photo is by Linda W. Brown; taken March 30, 2014. All rights reserved.