New Ellenton, South Carolina
| New Ellenton, South Carolina | |
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| City | |
 Location of New Ellenton, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 33°25′17″N 81°40′51″W / 33.42139°N 81.68083°WCoordinates: 33°25′17″N 81°40′51″W / 33.42139°N 81.68083°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 South Carolina
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| County |
 Aiken
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| Area | |
| • Total | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,052 |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (166.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29809 |
| Area code(s) | 803 |
| FIPS code | 45-49705 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1231587 |
| Website | www |
New Ellenton is a city in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
New Ellenton was formed from the citizens of Ellenton, a farming town chartered in 1880 and situated on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway in Barnwell County near the Aiken County line. Upon the approval of President Truman in 1950 of the Savannah River Site for the production of hydrogen bombs, the U.S. government forced 6,000 people in the surrounding area to move. The residents of Ellenton literally moved their homes and buildings 14 miles (23 km) north to New Ellenton after being evicted in the 1950s.
New Ellenton is located at 33°25′17″N 81°40′51″W / 33.42139°N 81.68083°W (33.421311, -81.680856) in southern Aiken County, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site. South Carolina Highway 19 is Main Street for the community, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Aiken, the county seat, and south 1 mile to U.S. Route 278, which leads west 17 miles (27 km) to Augusta, Georgia, and southeast 24 miles (39 km) to Barnwell.
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