Trenton, South Carolina | |
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Town | |
Location of Trenton, South Carolina |
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Coordinates: 33°44′23″N 81°50′25″W / 33.73972°N 81.84028°WCoordinates: 33°44′23″N 81°50′25″W / 33.73972°N 81.84028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Edgefield |
Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
• Land | 1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 196 |
• Density | 155/sq mi (60.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 29847 |
Area code(s) | 803 |
FIPS code | 45-72520 |
GNIS feature ID | 1251201 |
Website | www |
Trenton is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 196 at the 2010 census, down from 226 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Bettis Academy and Junior College and Marshfield, a historic plantation house with outbuilding and cemetery, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Painter Wenonah Bell was born in Trenton.
Trenton is located in eastern Edgefield County at 33°44′23″N 81°50′25″W / 33.73972°N 81.84028°W (33.739721, -81.840208).South Carolina Highway 121 passes through the western side of the town, intersecting U.S. Route 25 at the southwest corner of the town. US 25 leads northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Edgefield, the county seat, and southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Augusta, Georgia, while SC 121 leads northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Johnston.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Trenton has a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.30 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 1.17%, is water.