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Aiken
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city in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- County
- Aiken
- Incorporated
- December 19, 1835 ; 190 years ago ( 1835-12-19 )
- Named after
- William Aiken
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Teddy Milner
- City manager
- Stuart Bedenbaugh
- Total
- 21.58 sq mi (55.90 km )
- Land
- 21.45 sq mi (55.56 km )
- Water
- 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km ) 0.60%
- Elevation
- 502 ft (153 m)
- Density
- 1,492.9/sq mi (576.42/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 29801-29805, 29808
- Area codes
- 803, 839
- Fips code
- 45-00550
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Encyclopedic overview
Aiken is the most populous city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. According to 2020 census, the population was 32,025, making it the 15th-most populous city in South Carolina, and one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area.
Founded in 1835, Aiken was named after William Aiken, the president of the South Carolina Railroad. It became part of Aiken County when the county was formed in 1871. In the late 19th century, Aiken gained fame as a wintering spot for wealthy people from the Northeast. Thomas Hitchcock, Sr. and William C. Whitney established the Aiken Winter Colony. Over the years Aiken became a winter home for many notable people, including George H. Bostwick, James B. Eustis, Madeleine Astor, William Kissam Vanderbilt, Eugene Grace, president of Bethlehem Steel, Allan Pinkerton, and W. Averell Harriman.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aiken” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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