Joanna, South Carolina
| Joanna, South Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Joanna, South Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 34°24′53″N 81°48′51″W / 34.41472°N 81.81417°WCoordinates: 34°24′53″N 81°48′51″W / 34.41472°N 81.81417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Laurens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,609 |
| • Density | 511/sq mi (197.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29351 |
| Area code(s) | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-36790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1246175 |
Joanna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Laurens County, South Carolina, along the Bush River. The population was 2,427 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town was settled in the 1760s, and became known as Martin's Depot in the 1850s after a local planter, Martin Kinard, helped bring the Laurens Railroad through the town. It was renamed Goldville in 1872. In 1948 the name of the town was again changed to Joanna. Joanna was the name of the wife of a local industrialist. On April 30, 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet, fleeing Richmond, passed through the town and spent the night at the Lafayette Young house 5 miles southwest of the town.
Joanna is located at 34°24′53″N 81°48′51″W / 34.414668°N 81.814229°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,609 people, 688 households, and 460 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 510.5 people per square mile (197.2/km2). There were 758 housing units at an average density of 240.5/sq mi (92.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.77% White, 11.75% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 1.24% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.05% of the population.
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